The last expo showcasing architects from around the world ran into some financial problems, but there is hope that things work out this time for Pavilion 2020 USA in Dubai. The theme is “What Moves You.” The architects involved in the expo have been announced, and at least one firm hails from Denver: Fentress Architects …
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Yesterday, I was going through the agenda for the Dec. 4 meeting of the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission. One project caught my eye: an infill construction proposed in Curtis Park, a neighborhood that includes eight historic districts and a lot of people who keep an eye on what is going on there. Curtis Park also …
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Sometimes you just have to see something beautiful, so I paid a visit to “Dior: From Paris to the World,” a sweeping exhibition on view at the Denver Art Museum. And beautiful it is, not just in terms of the designs by the various creative directors for the House of Dior since Christian Dior founded …
Last night, the Denver City Council voted to allow a supervised injection site pilot program in Denver, a step that will require the Colorado General Assembly to pass a bill that authorizes a safe-use site in Denver. A bill to that effect almost passed during the last legislative session, but concerns prompted some Republican legislators …
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Usually, someone goes to view an exhibition, but “Undesign the Redline,” at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, is an exhibition you read. Believe, me: I am not complaining. On three walls, this interactive exhibition presents a sweeping view of how federal agencies and insurance underwriters began to promote segregation based on the condition of …
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Thanksgiving dinner with friends was wonderful – laughter, great food, and a wide-ranging discussion. During the course of the evening, the topics became more deep and difficult. Like homelessness. That problem is growing all over the country. But in our metro area, the growth of the homeless people now seems particularly striking. We know the …
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Happy Thanksgiving! Make the day a parade..... The New Yorker daily calendar makes things OK every morning.
Several days ago, The Colorado Sun posted a story on a book. The story made me gasp. The headline: Is Denver’s contemporary architecture killing us? The lead-in: Denver architect Don Ruggles worries that the odd angles and sharp points meant to excite are also causing neuroaesthetic problems. "This is a public-health issue, not a style issue." …
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In today’s Denverite, I learned an answer that I’ve always wanted to ask, if that makes sense. As reporter Ashley Dean noted: “ ‘How much does the city collect by monetizing our parks? How much of that money is returned to parks?’ “Denverite reader Tom Morris asked those very questions. “The short version is: A …
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Over the weekend, I received a letter from a friend, who included an essay torn from a recent New York Times Sunday magazine. It was a piece on the photography of Robert Adams, one of the most sensitive and ultra-aware artists in our country. I had already read the essay, by Teju Cole, whose thoughtful writing …
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Chandler in Denver 