Environmental design students create pollinator garden on campus

Environmental design students create pollinator garden on campus

June 28, 2019

This summer, a design, research and build studio is redesigning a campus parking lot, near the engineering building, to include habitats that will support native bees while improving their visual and ecological function. 

Emerald Ash Borer

Recovering Boulder's tree canopy through community engagement

June 7, 2019

In partnership with the City of Boulder, CEDaR, along with principal investigators Michael Szuberla and Sara Tabatabaie, are analyzing residents’ baseline knowledge of the Emerald Ash Borer and proposing ways to address the infestation through environmental education efforts, as well as public-private partnerships.

Danielle Bilot with Travis Torline at the Campus Sustainability Summit

ENVD Lecturer Presents Work at Campus Sustainability Summit

April 29, 2019

Environmental Design Lecturer Danielle Bilot presented her praxis work at the Campus Sustainability Summit, where Travis Torline, president of the CU Bee Club, was also awarded a Campus Sustainability Award. Bilot is the CU Bee Club faculty advisor.

Professor Ping Xu featured in the Portraits of Inclusion exhibit at Colorado State University

ENVD Professor Showcased in Colorado State University Exhibit

April 10, 2019

On April 7, 2019, Environmental Design Professor Ping Xu was honored and featured in the Portraits of Inclusion exhibit at Colorado State University. The Exhibition was a first-of-its-kind event dedicated to showcasing women who have made significant contributions and achievements in Colorado's horticulture and landscape architecture profession. Xu was invited...

Assistant Professor Daniella Rivera

ENVD Assistant Professor Receives Lincoln Institute of Land Policy 2019 Case Study Award

April 10, 2019

Environmental Design Assistant Professor Danielle Rivera has been announced as one of the recipients of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy 2019 Case Study Awards.

As Denver’s population surges, and developers race to meet demand, a lack of green space in the city is rankling residents. In this photo, apartment buildings north of downtown Denver are seen from the air on Sept. 25, 2018. Aerial support for photos was provided by LightHawk.

As development eats away at Denver’s green space, the “city within a park” is becoming a concrete metropolis

Jan. 14, 2019

Brian Muller, associate professor of environmental design, projects substantial increases in the percentage of paved spaces in Denver. Originally posted by the Denver Post.

Mara Mintzer TEDx Mile high

Growing Up Boulder Director, Mara Mintzer's, TEDx Talk to be featured on TED main platform

Nov. 7, 2018

TED has selected Growing Up Boulder Director, Mara Mintzer's, TEDx Talk to be featured on their main platform launching on November 7th at 4:00 pm EST. Her talk, "We let kids design our city -- here's what happened," will be available at go.ted.com/maramintzer . The talk is based on her...

ENVD Bees Buzz

ENVD Bees Buzz

Oct. 15, 2018

In September, lecturer Danielle Bilot installed a pollinator habitat at the Rayback Collective in Boulder in collaboration with the City of Boulder, Justin's Nut Butter, Butterfly Pavilion and the CU Bee Club.

Jade Polizzi by Greg Blanpied in 2017

Five Questions with Senior Instructor Jade Polizzi

Sept. 17, 2018

ENVD sophomore Aubrey Prestwich sat down with Senior Instructor Jade Polizzi to get the inside scoop with five questions from the Environmental Design student body.

Photo by Paul Aiken, Daily Camera.

Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse gets refresher from visiting Tajik artist

Sept. 5, 2018

Now, through the end of January, Marufjon Mirakhmatov, a Tajik artist who is the grandson of a master woodcarver who helped assemble the Teahouse once it was shipped here as a gift to Boulder from the people of Dushanbe, is in Boulder leading a restoration project that is truly a labor of love. Article by Daily Camera.

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