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Continuing with their recent expansion into the United States, MAD has officially broken ground on a new residential development in Denver called One River North. Courtesy Colorado Drone Images The Beijing and Los Angeles-based firm is looking to cement its footprint in North America with a... View full entry
As part of the newly reopened Denver Art Museum renovation project, OMA has transformed the design galleries of the iconic Martin Building in order to better display, exhibit, and communicate the museum’s robust holdings in architecture and design. The remade space features two new... View full entry
The wait is over at one of the most important synoptic collections in the western U.S. As part of a 50th-anniversary celebration of its iconic Gio Ponti building, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will officially reopen on Sunday following a four-year $150 million facelift and campus expansion by... View full entry
Alleging that vaccine mandates for contractors are unconstitutional, the Colorado Contractors Association is suing the city of Denver for requiring workers on public contracts to get inoculated against COVID-19. — Construction Dive
The Colorado Contractors Association, along with six other construction associations, believe the mandate violates the U.S. Constitution’s contracts clause because it substantially impairs their existing contract rights with the city. As reported by Construction Dive, the associations expect the... View full entry
Inspired by the area's natural landscapes and environment, Studio Gang reveals the latest visuals for their most recent mix-used project Populus. Located in Denver, along the city's historic Civic Center Park, the project pulls reference from the aspen tree by using its highly recognizable... View full entry
floors in the exchange building gleamed with terrazzo-tile. Walls were decorated with marble wainscoting. Cherry wood lined windows and doors. Intricate wrought-iron railings accented a grand staircase. The exterior proclaimed its importance with Beaux Arts-style classical columns, porticos, arched windows and decorative brickwork. — Colorado Sun
Nancy Lofholm covers the $8.5 million sale of Denver’s Livestock Exchange Building and digs into the history and plans for it's reuse, as part of the larger revamp of the National Western Complex. View full entry
The Denver Architecture Foundation (DAF) has launched two free audio tours featuring 24 locations of notable structures across Denver. The tours highlight over a century of architectural history throughout the region through dynamic storytelling and presentation. "DAF values historic preservation... View full entry
The Denver City Council voted Monday night to approve changes to the city’s zoning code to help welcome temporary tiny home villages hoping to use vacant land to help address homelessness...The city voted to approve the Beloved Community Village. According to the release, it was Denver’s first temporary tiny home village and is a successful pilot of using tiny homes to help vulnerable or marginalized residents aiming to find permanent homes. — FOX
"In residential zone districts, these villages must be located on the grounds of a public, civic or institutional use, such as a school, church or community center," Fox reports. The tiny home villages will be able to remain in these locations temporarily for up to four years, it is a creative... View full entry
Grauberger says they've already ruled out light rail because it would be too slow to travel the 173-mile route.
"We need higher speeds to be competitive with the interstate system," he says.
— KDVR
Regional governments in Colorado are studying ways for boosting the Front Range Urban Corridor region's interconnectivity. Officials expect the regional population to grow by 1.7 million inhabitants over the next 25 years and are looking to position that future growth to take advantage of... View full entry
Barros recalls talking over dinner at the old shelter about what was needed at the new facility. Now that it has opened, she said, she can see that she and her peers were heard and their suggestions taken up enthusiastically. — Denverite
Wide hallways inside the Sanderson Apartments, Mar Lee, April 22, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)Donna Bryson introduces readers to trauma-informed design, through two recent examples; one designed by Denver-based Davis Partnership Architects and the other by Shopworks Architecture. View full entry
Beyond the beautiful landscapes Colorado has to offer, the state is filled with fantastic architecture. From the Aspen Art Museum to the Denver Public Library the state is a perfect blend of nature and the built environment. Home to amazing sites Colorado has also been ranked as one of the best... View full entry
Roof decks are increasingly a Big Thing in Denver — as they should be in a city so warm and sunny — and the Denver Art Museum is getting in on them. — Denverite
Ashley Dean reports in from a recent presentation Denver Art Museum Deputy Director and Chief Marketing Officer, gave on the North Building Project expansion. View full entry
The Henderson House, 2600 N. Milwaukee St., reflects the architectural styling of the highly respected modern architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. John Henderson was very intentional in his nod to modernism, and specifically included a wall of large, plate glass windows on the southern façade – both to look out over the City Park Golf Course and to create a sense of horizontality that is so distinctively mid-century modern. — Denverite
View of the southern wing’s western end | Image by Paul Brokering, 2018 This past Monday, Denver City Council designated the Henderson House as Denver's newest landmark! Read the original application here. To learn more, check out a 2007 profile (in Denver Urban Spectrum) on the occasion of his... View full entry
The Denver Art Museum is featuring: Dior: From Paris to the World, an exhibition featuring the history and design evolution of one of the world's renowned fashion houses. Now open to the public, the museum is to showcase over 200 couture garments, artworks, artifacts, accessories, jewelry... View full entry
Denver is home to many unique institutions such as Daniel Libeskind's angular Denver Art Museum, Philip Johnson's Wells Fargo Center, David Adjaye's glass Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, and Perez Architects and Fentress Bradburn's Denver International Airport. This week we have gathered up... View full entry
