Welcome to the first post of a new series here at Boulderspace, the intention of which is to highlight examples of unique and interesting signage in and around Boulder. Signs occupy a vital place in the public arena of a community, and it feels like less and less attention is being given to their design [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Boulderspace Sign Series #1
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Culture, Design, Graphic Design, Public Space, tagged Boulder, custom signs, mr. pool, Signage, signs on October 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I like lots of neon
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Public Space, tagged community plaza boulder, ideal market, neon, neon signs, north boulder shopping center on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I did a little digging into the general history of the Ideal Broadway Shops and the Community Plaza on Alpine and Broadway, mostly just because I think those plazas look cool and I wanted to know when they were built. Originally named the North Boulder Shopping Center, the Ideal plaza was built in 1958 [...]
Bike Rack Competition Guidelines and Submission Form
Posted in Bicycling, Boulder & Environs, Design, Healthy Living, Public Space on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The guidelines and submission instructions for the Bike Rack Design Competition are available for download.
Walnut Fences go Up
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Residential Space, tagged , Boulder, Development, downtown living, the walnut on October 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s been a lot of buzz about The Walnut, the new development at the NW corner of 17th and Walnut in downtown Boulder. I’ve seen print materials and signage in various locations around town, and last weekend I noted that construction fences went up around the site. It looks as if work began this week… [...]
Design Critics hit the road.
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Interior Space, Office Space, Outdoor Space, Public Space, Residential Space on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In an attempt to find and locate the best design in Boulder, we are taking our efforts on the road. Over the course of the next couple of weeks we will be looking for design in our everyday lives. In doing so, you as Boulderspace readers will be exposed to some of the most hidden [...]
City Bike Racks
Posted in Bicycling, Boulder & Environs, Design, Outdoor Space, Public Space, tagged bicycles, bike riding, bikerack, bikerack design competition, Boulder, parking meter, parking meter pole on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As mentioned earlier on this site, the City of Boulder has purchased a quantity of bike racks to attach to the recently-beheaded parking meter poles. I saw one being installed last Friday, and thought I’d post a picture of it here to fuel ideas for our Bike Rack Design Competition.
These new racks are pretty basic, [...]
So I guess I’m not a fan of red tiled roofs…
Posted in Architecture, Community Think on October 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Part of what makes CU’s architecture unique and award winning is also – for me – what makes it incredibly annoying. The uniformity of the red tile and slate buildings creates a cohesive flow to the campus – an automatic statement of community, perhaps. But on the other hand, everything looks the same, [...]
Look at what you are driving on.
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Building Materials, Outdoor Space, Public Space on October 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The University of Colorado is installing a porous parking lot. It sounds like it might be the first of its kind here in Boulder, and it’s located on the CU Campus, at University and 13th to the east of the Starbucks Coffee located on Broadway and University.
The assembly of construction includes:
1. A base layer [...]
Idea to Creation – Think Tank Collaboration
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, Inhabitants, tagged Boulder, Boulder Space, creativity, round table, Think tank, workshop on October 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Visionaries, analysts, builders, designers, and developers: Boulderspace invites you all to share thoughts and ideas at our Idea to Creation Workshop. Our goal is to collaborate on ideas and then design something out of those ideas, from start to finish. We invite you all to our table at 520 Pearl Street for an evening of [...]
Making sense of Silos
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Design, Development, Inhabitants, tagged Architecture, Boulder, creative living space, silo, silos on October 10, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Did you know that the City of Boulder still has a couple of brick silos, most of which are abandoned or in various states of disrepair? One of the interesting concepts that I have seen implemented is to use silos for living space. Multiple architects have taken on the humble silo and have come up [...]
Fall Fest Sunday
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Bus, Green Issues, Public Space, tagged Boulder, boulder fall fest, boulderspace, boulderspace performances, doubledecker bus, fall fest on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday at the Fall Fest saw the Boulderspace doubledecker bus in a new location, just south of the Pearl Street & 13th Street intersection. This move (thank you, DBI!) gave us better visibility for Fall Fest guests, and gave the bus and our co-sponsors some improved traffic..
Many of you who visited us this weekend probably [...]
Boulder Community Dialogue
Posted in Community Think, Culture, Inhabitants, tagged Community, Dialogue, Meeting, The Kitchen on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Community meetings have been the forefront of development and change throughout history. For centuries people have arranged meetings, programs, and projects to create change at the local level.We have used these community concepts as tools to hear people’s needs, wants, public voices, and to administer changes. Cities, neighborhoods, and communities all over the world are [...]
Fall Fest Day 2
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Bus on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings from day 2 at the Boulder Fall Fest. We’ve moved our location to the south side of the intersection at 13th and Pearl. The weather’s great again: though much cooler than yesterday, the sun’s still shining.
We’re blogging live from the doubledecker bus, and we’re showing a couple of films throughout the day: Rivers and [...]
The Proof is in the pudding.
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Culture, Public Space on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was inspired today by a visitor to the Boulderspace double decker bus. He offered-up a great suggestion that I am going to pass along to the Boulderspace community.
We would like to request photographs from you of architectural details from the Boulder area, or ideas that inspire you or that you just really like. The [...]
Sibell Wolle? What does that mean…..
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Development, tagged Boulder, sibell wolle, sibell wolle fine arts, university of colorado, VAC, visual arts complex on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Muriell Sibell Wolle was a professor at CU for 40 yrs, and she was noted for her work as a preservationis. The Fine Arts Building on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus was named after her. For those of you interested in design changes on the CU campus, this building will soon be demolished [...]
BMoCA Tour de Art
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Design, Public Space, tagged bicycle, bicycle tour, bicycle tour of boulder, bike, BMoCA, Boulder, boulder museum of contemporary art, tour de art on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing our live blogcast from the Boulder Fall Fest:
Biking enthusiasts unite! There’s a cool bike tour happening this afternoon around Boulder, sponsored by the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: the Randall Scott & BMoCA Tour de Art. Meet up at BMoCA at 3:00, the ride will commence at 3:30. The ride will end [...]
Live from the Fall Fest
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Bus, Culture, Green Issues, Public Space, tagged blog station, Boulder, boulder fall fest, community cycles, design within reach, doubledecker bus, fall fest, nau on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’re coming to you live from the Boulderspace doubledecker bus, parked at 13th and Pearl on the Pearl Street Mall! The weather today is absolutely stunning, and there are a variety of fun activities and community and artisan booths set up around the mall, so come on down and check it out. We’ve set [...]
Fall Fest Boulder
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Bus, Culture, Design, Green Issues, Public Space, tagged blog, boulder fall fest, boulderspace, community cycles, design within reach, doubledecker bus, nau, the mac shack on October 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We’re excited to announce Boulderspace’s participation in the annual Boulder Fall Fest. The event is being held this weekend, Friday through Sunday, on the Pearl Street Mall in Downtown Boulder.
We’ll be setting up a mobile blogging station in our vintage 1956 doubledecker bus at 13th and Pearl. We’re also partnering with a few local businesses [...]
Announcing Our New Calendar
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Community Think, Culture, Design, Inhabitants, Public Space, tagged Boulder, Calendar, Community, Events on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Boulderspace is a great way to hear about what is going on in the Boulder Community, and to discuss issues we see as pressing to Boulder and its inhabitants. It’s also a means by which community members and neighbors can join together in celebrations, adventures, and events throughout the city.
Boulder Space has introduced a new [...]
Boulder Spaces Photo Series #001
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, tagged Architecture, Boulder, boulder eye clinic, charles haertling, jay droeger, photography on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Local photographer Jay Droeger was born and raised in Boulder, providing him with a keen perspective on the changing landscape of our city. Over the past several years, Jay has included several photos of the local environment in his portfolio, which has been shown extensively throughout Colorado, and in galleries in New York, the West [...]
Improv Architecture
Posted in Building 101, Building Materials, Green Issues, Homeowner's Handbook, tagged Architecture, Boulder, Building Materials, green building, improv architecture, recycled building, resource, resource 2000, resource yard, sustainable building on October 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last week I was inspired by a couple of designers who spoke about the increase in awareness about recycling and construction deconstruction. Re-used building materials are starting to become and more more available, and Boulder is fortunate to have a local organization, Resource 2000, that sells recycled construction materials.
This concept of building using available recycled [...]
