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Student work exhibited at Art Parts Creative Reuse Center

Local non-profit exhibits first-year studio designs

March 13, 2023

Six student projects are on display at the Art Parts Creative Reuse Center, a Boulder non-profit creative reuse center.

Parking garages and parking lots – like these pictured in downtown Chicago in a 1956 aerial photograph – became a core feature of 20th-century U.S. urban development. Chicago History Museum/Getty Images

City planners are questioning the point of parking garages

Feb. 20, 2023

Two assumptions undergird urban parking policy: Without convenient parking, car owners would be reluctant to patronize businesses; and absent a dedicated parking spot for their vehicle, they’d be less likely to rent and buy homes. Because parcels of urban land are usually small and pricey, developers will build multistory garages. And so today, a glut of these bulky concrete boxes clutter America’s densely populated cities.

ENVD Scholarship Committee Announces 2023-2024 Research Award Recipients

Feb. 13, 2023

The Environmental Design Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the 2023-2024 winners of the ENVD Research Award. The ENVD Research Award financially assists with senior-level ENVD honors and capstone projects. Congratulations to ENVD students Ellie Muncy and Ainsley McElwee!

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Local non-profit exhibits first-year studio designs

Six student projects are on display at the Art Parts Creative Reuse Center, a Boulder non-profit creative reuse center. Read more

ENVD celebrates design, research accomplishments

The Open House is a building-wide exhibition of design and research produced by students and faculty during the fall semester. Read more

Environmental Design 2022 Latin Honors Recipients

Congratulations to this year's Latin Honors recipients. Read more

Faculty & Staff in the News

City planners are questioning the point of parking garages

Two assumptions undergird urban parking policy: Without convenient parking, car owners would be reluctant to patronize businesses; and absent a dedicated parking spot for their vehicle, they’d be less likely to rent and buy homes. Because parcels of urban land are usually small and pricey, developers will build multistory garages. And so today, a glut of these bulky concrete boxes clutter America’s densely populated cities. Read more

ENVD Teaching Assistant Professor instructs most popular Planetizen course of 2022

Specializing in transit-oriented development (TOD) since his undergraduate studies, Hersey was well prepared to present an introduction to the sustainable growth model as well as a deeper dive into TOD’s interaction with affordable housing. The latter course, Equitable Transit-Oriented Development, was among Planetizen Courses’ most popular classes of 2022. Read more

Contributing to a discussion in Brooklyn, hosted by Sono Motors to pioneer discussions about the next generation of urban transport infrastructure.

ENVD Professor Participates in Jefferson Science Fellowship Program during 2021-2022

Environmental Design Professor Kevin J. Krizek participated in the U.S. Department of State Jefferson Science Fellowships (JSF) program from 2021 to 2022. Read more

Key Moments

Georgia Lindsay presenting at colloquium

Research Colloquium Series

Environmental Design is hosting its inaugural Research Colloquium Series this fall, where faculty from the program will be presenting their research and the journey that took them from freshmen in college to where they are today. All are welcome to attend.

Open House

The ENVD Open House is a celebration of design, where we recognize what our students have learned and accomplished during the semester and showcase our faculty work and research.

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