November 2016: re:architecture is working with Mile High Early Childhood Center in Denver on a new strategic vision of their new home.
January 2017: re:architecture is working with the City of Boulder to study options for a new market hall to activate the Civic Area in downtown Boulder.
This is an interesting project in Amsterdam that both respects and transforms a traditional setting. This would be provocative in places like downtown Boulder and LoDo in Denver that have a rich tradition of brick. click here for the YouTube Video.
The Boulder City Council reviewed the Civic Area work and the project is proceeding! The park should break ground in the summer. re:architecture completed a comprehensive analysis of the flood implications on re-development in the area. We discovered interesting opportunities to couple an attitude of resilience with approaches of redevelopment. The next steps include studying a new Market Hall for the East Bookend near the Teahouse which could be a transformative project for Boulder, building on our foodie culture and the success of the Farmer's Market. We are also assisting Tom Leader Studio of Berkeley on the design of the new 11th. St. Bridge.
Here is a link to the complete memo with our work: City Council Memo
I arrived in Copenhagen with 14 students from UC Denver and my colleague Leila Tolderlund. She is schooling us in all things Danish as well as her other insights about the built environment. We are biking through the city en masse led by Danish experts in urban design and architecture seeing an amazing mix of old and new. From BIG to small, shared streets to classical churches and always on the bike. Bikes are everywhere - it reminds of China in the old days. The students are excited to start their urban design projects on the site of the old Carlsberg brewery - a historical site that mixed industry with art - which will become a new city district. It is inspiring to be in an environment where design is celebrated and bold - old and new co-exist with experimentation and deep research into what make a place become both inspiring and sustainable. 
Many more posts to come but here are a few of the greatest hits:
An interesting article about the future of both http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/suburbs-or-cities-which-is-growing_o.aspx?dfpzone=home&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=jump&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANW_052314&day=2014-05-23
Mister Glasses Knows See this video and discover the true power of architecture!!
http://channel102.net/view.php?epid=272#.U2CIyVj5QWg.facebook
A recent journey to Costa Rica brought me face to face with the beautiful reality of a shared street. One bumpy dirt track did it all - cars, atv's, bicycles, dirt bikes, cars, trucks, pedestrians, all shared the space moving at their own pace. Of course the rutted and bumpy road ensured that no ones pace was too fast. Given its closeness to the beach, no one was moving too fast anyway. Don't Worry, Be Happy.
The road had restaurants and cafe with outdoor tables, and a place where all modes of travel felt equally at home. The dust though was a real problem - many even wore masks. Patches of paving were beginning to be laid down - a welcome relief to the pervasive dust. Soon it will all be pavement which ironically will make it an even more hospitable place. The informality and the way a road can support all modes of movement, as well as place to meet people, hang out, eat dinner, have drinks,made this not just a road but a place, the place of gathering for Santa Teresa. And only 2 minutes from the beach!
