Boulder, Colorado Design Development Resources
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jul 18th, 2008
Through the Sustainable CU Fund, the CU Bicycle Program, and students efforts; CU will be introducing custom designed solar bike stations later this year. With a team of eight students and one faculty advisor, the general schematic design for the project was approved by the University of Colorado Design Review Board earlier this […]
Posted in Architecture, Community Think, Design on Jul 17th, 2008
For all the Dwell fans, architects, and contemporary creatives out there - here is your chance to, “Design Your Dwelling” through the
Dwell & Google SketchUp Design Challenge. Design the space you find most inspiring, functional and green before August 31st, 2008, and you could be flown to San Francisco, California to join Dwell […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Culture, Design, Development on Jul 15th, 2008
Net zero energy homes are all the rage today in the green building world. The challenge is to build a house that will produce as much renewable energy as the house and it’s occupants will be using. But not all net zero energy (NZE) houses achieve the goal the same way. […]
Posted in Architecture, Community Think, Culture, Design, Development, Green Issues, Healthy Living on Jul 11th, 2008
Regulatory and societal pressures are instigating higher performance and greater energy efficient buildings throughout the world. We are learning to build greener through
LEED Certification,
HERS Rating Systems,
E-star, using more environmentally safe and sustainable products and through energy-saving technologies. As many of our users are aware, modern building design can be a […]
Posted in Architecture, Community Think, Culture, Design, Development, Outdoor Space, Public Space on Jul 10th, 2008
As we explore elements of design from around the world this week, our next stop brings us to the
High Line project in NYC.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a NYC firm that specializes in interdisciplinary design, has taken this unique project under their wing. The High Line story captures creative insight to preservation, architecture […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jul 3rd, 2008
Denver is ranked 9th in the top 10 largest
50 US Sustainable Cities nationwide for their green development strategies and innovative technologies. From Denver International Airport being the first major airport in the country to implement an
Environmental Management System and the City being a pioneer user of
light-emitting diode (LED) traffic signals, […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, Inhabitants on Jun 21st, 2008
I was recently searching for architects on the internet, and came across some unique architectural structures by
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. From Mazama, Washington, check the photos of these rolling huts that were inspired by the owner’s need for space to house visiting friends and family. Nearly six feet above the […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Development on Jun 13th, 2008
Historic spaces are often distinguished as old and static, lacking freshness and modern appeal. I was recently invited to take a tour of one of Boulder’s most historically significant structures, the
Highland Building, and found the very opposite to be true. Known for it’s value as Boulder’s first
National Historic Landmark (1977), but […]