Awards & Publications
CU Denver Grand Challenge Grant
In the spring of 2023 LoDo Lab received both a Seed and Grand Challenge grant to fund the third generation of our Bio-Pod research called Biodegradable Landscape Infrastructure Pods or BLIP.
Fast Company - Best Sustainable Design Award
Congratulations to HiLo and LoDo lab teams for receiving the Best Sustainable Design Award from Fast Company for their Zippered wood technology research.
The Pandemic Effect
Congratulations to Blaine Brownell for publishing The Pandemic Effect: Ninety Experts on Immunizing the Built Environment. The book includes 90 leading architects, designers, materials scientists, and health officials who reflect on the influence of COVID-19 on buildings and cities—and propose solutions to safeguard the built environment from future pandemics, viruses, and contagious diseases on every scale, from surfaces to society.
ACADIA 2022 Conference
In the fall of 2022, LoDo Lab's Nurse Pod research was selected to be presented at the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) Conference.
69th Annual Progressive Architecture Award
Congratulations to Kevin Hirth for being awarded the Progressive Architecture Award for his Table Cabin project!
ACSA Architectural Education Awards - Faculty Design Award
Congratulations to Blair, Marc & teams for receiving the 2022 ACSA Faculty Design Award in the Research and Design Category, for their ongoing Zippered Wood Research!
Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) Awards
Projects, Stacked-Plate Framing by Kevin Hirth, and Material Custodies by Blair Satterfield and Marc Swackhamer were both selected for the Spring 2021 JAE 75:1 Built issue! Congratulations to Kevin, Blair, & Marc!
Architects 2020 R+D Awards
The collaborative project Zippered Wood/ Zippered Pavilion was recognized in the 14th annual Architects 2020 R+D awards Congratulations to HiLo Lab, LoDo Lab, Houminn and a big thanks to all who supported and collaborated on the project!
FABRICATE 2020
Essay "Bending the Line" on the Zippered Wood collaborative project was featured in the FABRICATE 2020 publication. This essay outlined how the research team developed experimental prototypes that transform the standard 2×4 and challenge conventional wall construction.
ACSA 2020
"The Blind Nurse | Considering Decay as Generator” is a peer-reviewed paper included in the 108th Annual Meeting of the ACSA, San Diego, CA, USA
