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Schawn CM Li

Schawn CM Li

Denver, CO, US

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School of Colfax

THE SCHOOL OF COLFAX IS A COLLABORATION PROJECT WITH SULAIMA SALIM AND STEPHAN SUEDMEYER IN RESEARCH OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL THAT IS CONTEXTUALLY SUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WITH THE HISTORY AND FABRIC OF EAST COLFAX AVENUE IN DENVER COLORADO. THE SCHOOL IS DESIGNED IN THE AIM OF PROVIDING A DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENT TO STUDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF DENVER TO LEARN THE ARTISTRIES IN AUTO-TUNING CULINARY ARTS AND GLASS-MAKING. THE SCHOOL IS DESIGNED IN THE IMAGE AND REFLECTION OF EAST COLFAX AVENUE AND ITS NEIGHBORHOODS. THE SCHOOL’S IMAGE IS A COMPILATION OF FORMS AND SHAPES ALONG EAST COLFAX AVENUE AND RECOMPILED INTO A MASSIVE STRUCTURE THAT WOULD REGENERATE AS COLFAX AVENUE PROGRESSES THROUGH TIME. AND THIS SCHOOL IS A TESTAMENT OF THE WILD GRITTY AND INDOMITABLE NATURE OF EAST COLFAX AVENUE THE LONGEST COMMERCIAL STREET IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

SCHOOL OF COLFAX
2100 EAST COLFAX AVENUE
DENVER COLORADO
CO 80206

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Denver, CO, US
My Role: Project Manager/ Coordinator, Designer
Additional Credits: Sulaima Salim
Paul Stephan Suedmeyer