Boulder, Colorado Design Development Resources
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Culture, Design, Graphic Design, Public Space on Oct 31st, 2007
Welcome to the first post of a new series here at Boulderspace, the intention of which is to highlight examples of unique and interesting signage in and around Boulder. Signs occupy a vital place in the public arena of a community, and it feels like less and less attention is being given to their design […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Public Space on Oct 28th, 2007
I did a little digging into the general history of the Ideal Broadway Shops and the Community Plaza on Alpine and Broadway, mostly just because I think those plazas look cool and I wanted to know when they were built. Originally named the North Boulder Shopping Center, the Ideal plaza was built in 1958 […]
Posted in Bicycling, Boulder & Environs, Design, Healthy Living, Public Space on Oct 23rd, 2007
The guidelines and submission instructions for the Bike Rack Design Competition are available for
download.
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Residential Space on Oct 18th, 2007
There’s been a lot of buzz about The Walnut, the new development at the NW corner of 17th and Walnut in downtown Boulder. I’ve seen print materials and signage in various locations around town, and last weekend I noted that construction fences went up around the site. It looks as if work began this week… […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Interior Space, Office Space, Outdoor Space, Public Space, Residential Space on Oct 17th, 2007
In an attempt to find and locate the best design in Boulder, we are taking our efforts on the road. Over the course of the next couple of weeks we will be looking for design in our everyday lives. In doing so, you as Boulderspace readers will be exposed to some of the most hidden […]
Posted in Bicycling, Boulder & Environs, Design, Outdoor Space, Public Space on Oct 17th, 2007
As mentioned
earlier on this site, the City of Boulder has purchased a quantity of bike racks to attach to the recently-beheaded parking meter poles. I saw one being installed last Friday, and thought I’d post a picture of it here to fuel ideas for our
Bike Rack Design Competition.
These new racks are pretty basic, […]
Posted in Architecture, Community Think on Oct 16th, 2007
Part of what makes CU’s architecture unique and award winning is also – for me – what makes it incredibly annoying. The uniformity of the red tile and slate buildings creates a cohesive flow to the campus – an automatic statement of community, perhaps. But on the other hand, everything looks the same, […]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Building Materials, Outdoor Space, Public Space on Oct 13th, 2007
The University of Colorado is installing a porous parking lot. It sounds like it might be the first of its kind here in Boulder, and it’s located on the CU Campus, at University and 13th to the east of the Starbucks Coffee located on Broadway and University.
The assembly of construction includes:
1. A base layer […]