On view through early August, the show spotlights nature-infused architectural works by Studio Gang, MAD Architects, and J. MAYER H. alongside design objects, fashion, and more.
The Denver-based firms provide the once-industrial River North Arts District with an accessible green space that offers curated views of the Platte River.
An opening in the SOM-designed canopy over the train platform has am opening that frames the historic Denver Union Station. The neon sign on top of Denver’s historic Union Station says “Travel by Train,” a reminder of the bygone era when up to 80 trains a day would stop at the busy depot. In recent years, however, the building’s grand waiting room has sat empty except for the few Amtrak passengers waiting to catch the California Zephyr to Chicago or San Francisco.
Completion Date: November 2009 Owner: Denver Art Museum Program: A 4,936-square-foot shop in the lobby of the museum's Daniel Libeskind–designed building. The project, which also includes a café and office, replaces and updates the lobby's original shop. Design concept and solution: The architects aimed to attract more museum patrons while making the store feel like a natural extension of the art-viewing experience. They moved the shop from its original, somewhat obscure location under the main stairs into an underused portion of the lobby near the entrance. Respecting the dramatic angles and skewed geometry of Libeskind's design, the Roth + Sheppard
When The Children’s Hospital set out to design and build its new 1.44 million-square-foot facility, the mission was straightforward: to create a family-centered care center where children could heal, and to include the latest advances in medical-facility design.