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| The Denver Art Museum |
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| Museum of Contempory
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| Central Library |
Denver, Colorado
October 16–19, 2008
The architecture world’s focus has turned to Denver
in recent years, and CAF is planning a Denver study tour
October 16–19, 2008.
Highlights include The Denver Art Museum with a wing designed
by Daniel Libeskind in 2006. Its jagged, knife-edged form
stands across a new plaza from Libeskind-designed luxury
condominiums. Not far away is the new Museum of Contemporary
Art by David Adjaye, the Ghanian-British architect and rising
star based in London.
Michael Graves’ extraordinary post-modern Central
Library will be explored, as well as ZGF’s new LEED®
Gold-rated regional headquarters for the EPA. The former
Stapleton International Airport – 4,700 acres –
is now the largest urban re-development community in the
nation. Considered one of the country’s greenest new
community plans, one-third of the property is reserved for
parkland.
The 16th Street Mall, opened in 1982 and designed by I.
M. Pei, makes Denver one of the very few which has succeeded
with a downtown mall. It extends over a mile through the
downtown office district. AIA Western Mountain Region gave
the project its prestigious 25-Year award to signify its
success.
The tour includes the Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo
to locals), an area of 19th century brick warehouses now
converted to lofts, stores, and restaurants. Just out of
downtown is a trendy complex named Taxi in the former home
of Yellow Cab. Its office-residential mix is appealing to
young entrepreneurs. The developer and his architect will
provide a private tour and join the group for lunch at their
restaurant, Fuel.
The Denver Architecture Foundation, modeled after CAF, will
be a full partner in this tour, helping make the best local
connections to enhance the experience. Their Board will
host a reception in the elegant office-home of
a prominent city architect.
More information on the tour will be available soon. Check
www.architecture.org for updates. Vickie Apostolopoulos,
Manager of Member Relations and Events is creating a mailing
list for the tour. She can be reached at Vickie@architecture.org
or 312.922.3432 x295.
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