Urban and Regional Planning Department
Our vision is to be a national leader in educating skilled, engaged planners and creating vibrant, sustainable communities.
Our Mission and Values
Inspired by our setting in the downtown of a thriving urban center in the dynamic Rocky Mountain region, our mission is to:
Seven core values inspire all the work we do:
Recent Department News
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CU's On the Air Podcast highlights the work done by the University Technical Assistance program in rural communities around Colorado
Sep 30, 2019The CU On the Air Podcast recently talked to representatives of the University Technical Assistance program, or UTA, a unique collaboration between a Colorado Center for Community Development in the College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver, and a division of local government within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, or DOLA.Full story -
Professor Jeremy Németh's research highlighted in CityLab article on the link between green spaces and gentrification
Oct 10, 2019 byProfessor Jeremy Németh's research was featured in Richard Florida's recent CityLab article, "Why Greenway Parks Cause Greater Gentrification."Full story -
Professor Jennifer Steffel Johnson brings her housing expertise to a Denver Design Week panel
Oct 24, 2019 byProfessor Jennifer Steffel Johnson recently spoke on a Denver Design Week panel exploring how affordable housing needs to evolve in the coming decades to adapt to climate change.Full story
College of Architecture and Planning
CU Denver
CU Denver Building
1250 14th Street
2000
Denver, CO 80202
303-315-1000
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