Landscape Architecture Work

Silver Cliff and Westcliffe Placecmaking

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Wayfinding signage

Carbondale Third Street Improvements

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Streetscape design guidelines

Woodland Park Downtown Walkability

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Streetscape design and improvements

Irrigation Ditch and Canals Historic Context Study

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Michael Holleran
Manish Chalana

Irrigated agriculture, as well as hydraulic mining and municipal water supply, have created a widespread infrastructure of water conveyance systems throughout Colorado. They are among the oldest and most significant works of American settlement in the state, and--amidst its arid fields and plains--create some of Colorado's most characteristic and evocative cultural landscapes.

Skyline Park Historic American Landscapes Survey

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Ann Komara

Ann Mullins

Skyline Park was designed in the 1970s by noted modernist landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. This Historic American Landscapes Survey, HALS-CO-01, was the first HALS documentation project in Colorado. It was also the first project nationally to document a mid-century modern landscape. The documentation, conducted during Skyline Park's demolition in 2003, was funded in part by grant awards from the State Historical Fund, a program on History Colorado, the Colorado Historical Society. This project has been recognized with a State of Colorado Stephen Hart Preservation Award.

Lawrence Halprin's Skyline Park

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Ann Komara

This book by Ann Komara, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture,showcases the acclaimed landscape architect Lawrence Halprin’s urban renewal effort for downtown Denver in the 1970s. Drawing on the rugged beauty of the city’s natural surroundings for inspiration, Halprin created a signature landmark of fountains, walls, and berms that served as an urban promenade and an oasis from the surrounding streets. This monograph honors the legacy of Halprin’s original work by presenting the most comprehensive documentation available of the park’s conception, construction, and use before its total redesign in 2003. It features new photography, archival drawings, and original documentation.

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