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M.Arch Studio 5 on the Architect-ing Podcast
Recorded live at the University of Colorado, Denver College of Architecture and Planning, located in the heart of downtown Denver, Thomas Phifer, founder of Thomas Phifer and Partners, joins Adam Wagoner on the show to discuss the essence of architecture, the balance between client needs and creative expression.
Fall 2024-Spring 2025 Lecture and Exhibition Series
Our lectures and exhibitions are free and open to the public. Lectures will be hosted in person in CAP's 2nd Floor Gallery and will be recorded unless otherwise noted.
CAP Scholarship Awards and Recipients
The College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver is the only college in Colorado offering comprehensive programs in the design and planning of the built environment, from undergraduate through accredited professional master's degrees to the doctorate. We cover architecture, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, urban design, and historic preservation. We take full advantage of our status, aligning our programs with unique opportunities in Denver, and with a view of what students in our fields will need to flourish in the next few decades. We are pleased to honor our exceptional students who received scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year.
CAP Graduate Applications Are Open!
You can now apply for the College of Architecture and Planning's graduate programs — Master of Architecture, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Urban Design, Master of Science in Historic Preservation, and PhD — for admissions for Fall 2025. Attend an info session and learn more about our programs!
ColoradoBuildingWorkshop Recognized Among Top 100 Firms in the U.S. by Architizer
The ColoradoBuildingWorkshop, CAP's Design Build certificate program responsible for projects like the Holt Watters Field Camp in Antarctica, Longs Peak Privies, Auraria Bike Pavilions, and much more, was recognized by Architizer as a top 100 architecture firm in the U.S.
Urban Design at CU Denver is STEM-Designated
Master of Urban Design program at the University of Colorado Denver is now a STEM-designated degree program. This designation, effective June 2024, makes it possible for international students possessing an F-1 visa to extend their time working in the U.S. after graduation from one year to three years.
Steve Turner Receives the Dana Crawford Award
Colorado Preservation, Inc’s 34th annual Dana Crawford & Alpine Bank State Honor Awards honored Steve Turner, 2024 Dana Crawford Award Recipient. Steve Turner is the director of the Dana Crawford Preservation Program at CU Denver where he mentors and inspires students pursuing a Master of Science in Historic Preservation.
Earn Your Master of Science in Historic Preservation
Apply by July 15! At the University of Colorado Denver, we are situated at the gateway of the Rocky Mountains. You will find historic buildings, prehistoric sites, and cultural landscapes all at our door. The Dana Crawford Preservation Program in the College of Architecture and Planning will connect you with faculty who have professional backgrounds working in historic preservation and are excited to share their knowledge and expertise with the next generation of preservationists.
Earn Your Degree from the College of Architecture and Planning
The College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver is the only university in Colorado to offer a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and accredited graduate degrees in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture. Additionally, we offer an interdisciplinary PhD, master's degrees in urban design and historic preservation, and certificates in design build, historic preservation, landscape architecture, classical architecture, interior design, and geographic information systems.
Vote for the ColoradoBuildingWorkshop!
The ColoradoBuildingWorkshop Holt Watters Field Camp has been shortlisted in the Architizer A+Awards and popular choice voting is open! You can find the ColoradoBuildingWorkshop in the “Sustainable Institutional Building” and in the “Architecture +Prefab and Modular” categories. You can vote every 24 hours per category. Voting closes on Friday, May 10, at midnight PT.
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CAP Lecture and Exhibition | Grandeza Studio
Join us Wednesday, April 17 at 12 p.m. for a lecture by Grandeza Studio co-principals Amaia Sanchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol, and Gonzalo Valiente Oriol.
Colorado Building Workshop Wins DesignBuildXchange Award
The Holt Watters Field Camp design build project in Antarctica was completed in February 2024. Recently, the project received a DesignBuildXchange Award for their work.
CAP Lecture Series | Ken Andrews
Join us Monday, April 8 for a lecture Ken Andrews, Principal Architect with Arch 11.
CAP Lecture Series | Lior Galili
Join us Thursday, March 28 for a lecture by CU Denver Visiting Professor Lior Galili.
CAP Lecture Series | Ophélia Mantz & Rafael Beneytez-Durán
Join us Thursday, February 29 at 12pm in the CAP 2nd Floor Lobby for a lecture by Ophélia Mantz & Rafael Beneytez-Durán of Z4Z4+Z4A.
Architecture Faculty Win ACSA/AIA Housing Design Education Award
On February 7, 2024, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) announced the winners of the 2024 Architectural Education Awards. Assistant Professors José Ibarra and Leyuan Li from the University of Colorado Denver Department of Architecture were recognized for their teaching excellence for their project titled, “Denver Low-Rise: New Domestic Forms of Collective Living,” which foregrounds housing design in Denver. Their work will be celebrated at the 112th Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet in Vancouver, Canada in mid-March, 2024.