Schedule 2019

All Access pass to all the Denver Design Week parties, lectures and tours.

Ever wonder how architects breathe new life into historic, often dilapidated buildings? Learn all about the process by touring the meticulously renovated Hilton Garden Inn, next to Denver’s first firehouse.

For its new Dairy Block office, architecture firm Hord Coplan Macht designed a “home away from home.” Tour the new space and enjoy its “biophilic” design (lots of light, plants, and nature views).

Denver is growing at warp speed. Meet some of the developers, architects, designers, and brokers behind that growth as they talk about the role design plays in a dollar-driven market.

Meet intrepid local designer Lindsey Kruger, who’ll talk about the challenges she has faced—rough roads, an iffy power grid—while helping a Nepalese village rebuild after devastating earthquakes.

Take a virtual tour of two of NEOstudio’s model townhomes in Lowry, whose designs meet sustainability goals while connecting with the surround parkland and single-family neighborhood.

See photos of the “before”—a 1960s-era warehouse in the Baker Historic District—and then do a walking tour of the “after”—an art gallery and event venue called the Space Annex.

In this tour, you will be guided by Peter Blank, the owner of Mile Hi Modern, an expert in modern architecture and visionary behind this Entasis Group designed home in hilltop.

Start the presses! Visit the Highlands offices of Genghis Kern, pull a print on one of their antique letterpress printing machines, and learn about the pleasures of physical printing.

Ever wonder how prefabricated homes are designed and constructed? Tour Denver’s Simple Homes factory, a construction start-up focused on using technology to solve Colorado’s growing housing crisis.

Learn the thinking behind the holistic transformation of a core urban area—North Wynkoop—from an industrial warehouse district to a retail, residential and entertainment mecca.

Tour S*Park Sustainability Park, RiNo’s newest development, which includes a green space, solar energy systems, a vertical greenhouse, an urban soil farm, and a James Beard award-winning restaurant.

Take a tour of the fabrication facility at Raw Creative and listen to its principals talk about how early collaboration can help designers see their creative ideas come to life, from finish details to installation.

Join the team at the Cherry Creek design studio of California Closets for wine & hors d’oeuvres. While there, explore the finishes, visit the interactive Design Studio, and meet with designers.

With this Party Hopper Package, you can attend the California Closets networking event at 3:30 p.m. and then stroll across the street to Aviano Coffee at 6 p.m. for a design discussion.

Ted Vadakan, co-founder of Poketo, is making a book tour stop in Denver to celebrate Poketo's new book CREATIVE SPACES.

Create your own dinner at Mountain High Appliance’s Littleton showroom with the help of its personal chef. Enjoy multiple kitchens, each with its own technology.

Have a cup of joe, and listen to the husband-and-wife team behind Aviano Coffee talk about how create spaces that will appeal to all the senses.

What do a government agency, Room & Board and a human services organization have in common? Wood. Hear how they salvaged old-growth timber to create jobs and make beautiful furniture, too.

With all the exciting new buildings in Denver, what about the older ones? John McIntyre of Tryba Architects will discuss connecting the past and present in our urban fabric.

Studio Completiva, which is studying what affordable housing in the next 10-30 years should look like in the face of global warming, will discuss the findings with other experts.

How does a space affect the mental and emotional health of its occupants? Three principals at OZ Architecture will answer that question.

Join California architects Jason Ro and Zac Rockett as they discuss their dual-studio design collaborative, working from L.A. and San Francisco and connected by an exploratory process.

Join Studio BBA Principal, Bonnie Bridges, as she reflects on the firm’s design of Checkr’s SF headquarters and their project on the boards, Checkr HQ Denver. This interactive discussion will include Catherine Quintero of Interior Architects and Sam Gill of Pear Workplace. Healthy light bites will be provided.

What will 21st-century libraries look like? Join Joseph Montalbano of studiotrope design collective and Denver city librarian Michelle Jeske for an enlightening discussion.

The best spaces result from deep collaboration. Listen to this lively panel discussion between the architect, contractor and owner behind the new Roth Living Showroom and other daring designs.

Hosted by Civitas and Arch11 at the Pink House, experts in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, industrial design, lighting and public art will discuss urban public spaces. Followed by a happy hour.

Two design nerds—Amy Auscherman, Herman Miller’s corporate archivist and Mad Men adviser, and Darrin Alfred, DAM’s curator of architecture and design—will share their thoughts on architectural and archival preservation.

Light is crucial to good design—what will it look like in the future? Join this forum discussion about LED and other new lighting technologies and watch a demo on how the color of light is quantified.

With climate change, we must go from a “take, make, waste” model of design to a circular model that keeps waste out of landfills and oceans. Join this provocative discussion on the circular economy.

At this fun networking cocktail party, learn about modern architecture and design and see Marvin’s new line of windows and doors, which feature innovative, high-density, thermal fiberglass.

Traffic jams on I-25! They’re happening more and more often. As Denver grows more dense, this panel of urbanists discuss proactively managing the city’s growth.

After the Signature Windows cocktail party at 3:30, cruise down the street to Riamdesio Showroom by Rifugio Modern for a design discussion titled “Tribal Art, Memory and Minimalism.”

This Pecha Kucha style program with local presenters from RATIO|HPA, Arch 11, SA&R and more. Cocktails and networking will commence at 5 pm and then the mini-presentations will start promptly at 6pm.

Internationally renowned architect Débora Mesa Molina explores underutilized materials as a source for creating stunning architecture in this Keystone presentation. Networking, libations & food provided.

Scott Lindenau of Aspen’s Studio B talks about how his extensive travel in Africa has informed his firm’s commitment to restraint and clarity in design and his own passion for tribal art.

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Tile tracking devices, Jawbone trackers, robotic bassinets—all products of San Francisco company fuseproject, whose VP of design, Qin Li, will talk about how it innovates to create a smarter, cooler world.