Boulderspace invites our viewers to participate in an ongoing collage titled The Boulder Photo Report. In this “report” we would like the Boulder community to capture interesting details of the city throughout the week. Events, characters, experiences, city developments, and more are all welcome. We will be posting your photos with a [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Boulder Photo Report
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Culture, tagged Boulder Photo Report, Boulder Theater, Rembrant Yard, West End Tavern on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Freedom Machine
Posted in Boulder & Environs, tagged Bikers for Best Friends Poker Run, Chautauqua Park, Ladies for Harley Poker Run, Motorcycle, Native American Ride for Sovereignty, Nederland, Pearl St. on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Motorcycles are a cost effective way to get from point A to point B. Getting around on my bike, I can get a tank of gas (3 and a half gallons) for $10.00, and drive approximately 250 miles on this tank. I believe that motorcycles will become more popular in the near to immediate future [...]
The Ribbon Chair
Posted in Building Materials, Design, tagged CU Boulder and Denver Architecture and Planning, FSC Certified Red Alder, LCR Chaise Lounge Reversible, Seed Oil, The Ribbon Chair on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Contributor Emily Tuteur describes her design and build process for The Ribbon Chair. This design was part of a project and collaboration between CU Boulder and Denver Architecture and Planning and Design Within Reach. This project pushed and challenged future designers and architects beyond everyday product design and into new approaches of the thinking.
Emily Tuteur [...]
Design Pump No. 1: Graphic Design
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Design, tagged Boulder Design Festival 2009, Boulder Event, Design Pump, February 28, Impacting Elements of Graphic Design, neighbor: strategy + design on January 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Design Pump is a series of forums held the third Thursday of each month, created to bring facets of the design community together to unite and share personal experience and insight. With so many talented designers in our community, it is time we come together and bridge the gap that exists in such an independent [...]
Art and airport?
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Culture, tagged Boulder, Boulder Municipal Airport, Chicago, Contemporary5, Hanger T1, LA, Miami, Nashville, NYC on January 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Contemporary5 benefit art show is being displayed at the Boulder Municipal Airport, Hanger T-1 until Jan 29th. Having never been to the Boulder Airport, let alone in a hanger; I thought I should check it out. I found this space to be a unique location, open environment, and very fitting based [...]
UPDATE! Bike Rack Design Competition
Posted in Bicycling, Design, Outdoor Space, Public Space, Residential Space, tagged Bike Rack Competition on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As with all things bureaucratic, an idea of this scope takes time. And so, thanks in advance for your patience, as we’ve been working on this for quite a while.
Over the past two months, we’ve been working out the details for the Boulder Bike Rack Design Competition with the City of Boulder. This past Wednesday, [...]
Swing Back Design: L1 Chair
Posted in Design, tagged bamboo, CU Architecture and Planning Department, Formaldehyde, L1, plywood, Salvation Army, steel, VOCs on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Contributor Tyler Whaley describes the design and build process of the L1 Swing Back Design. This design was part of a project and collaboration between CU Boulder and Denver Architecture and Planning Department and Design Within Reach. This project pushed and challenged future designers and architects beyond everyday product design and into new [...]
Landscape Consumption – Boulder, Colorado
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Design, Outdoor Space, tagged Boulder, Carbon, Cleanup, Fertilizing, Gasoline, Landscape consumption, Mowing, Water, Watering on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Take a closer look into our landscape consumption of gasoline and water both nationally, and here in Boulder. How can we make better use of our resources? How can your landscape design help decrease Boulder’s consumptive footprint?
Mowing
Yale University has estimated that the U.S. uses more than 600,000,000 gallons of gas to [...]
DesignJam’08: Next stop, Boulder?
Posted in Design, Graphic Design, tagged AIGA of Denver, Mayfire Studios, Plus + Gallery on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, January 16, 2008, the AIGA of Denver hosted its first design competition at the Plus + Gallery. A panel of three judges watched as contestants designed their way to the final round on one of three Apple workstations each housing a unique set of graphics, fonts and textures. With only 15 minutes per [...]
Coffee Shop Connection
Posted in Boulder Business, tagged Saxy's, Spruce Confection, Trident Booksellers Cafe on January 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Each Boulder Coffee shop and teahouse offers a different sense of flavor, flare, and environment pending on where you visit. With over 35 shops in Boulder to choose from, one can find a specialty cup, a good book, poetry, music, culture and more. The coffee shop scene varies from place to place here [...]
Chasing Chaos
Posted in Building Materials, Design, tagged Bruce Campbell, Carlos Michael Finn, Chasing Chaos, Boulder Public Library, Canyon Gallery on January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chasing Chaos, an exhibit by local Colorado artists Bruce Campbell and Carlos Michael Finn is being displayed at Canyon Gallery and Corridors in the Boulder Public Library. Both artists use a creative edge to encompass imagery and character in their work.
Exhibit coordinator, Greg Ravenwood, paired these artists for their use of salvaged material, for the [...]
LCR Chaise Lounge Reversible
Posted in Design, tagged boulderspace, CU Boulder and Denver Architecture and Planning, Gridcore, LC4 Chaise Lounge, LCR Chaise Lounge Reversible, Le Corbusier, Plyboo on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Design Within Reach collaborated with CU Boulder and Denver Architecture and Planning students to design and fabricate eco-friendly modern furnishings and fixtures with emphasis on embodied energy, life-cycle, materials and minimal waste. For those who were unable to attend this event last December, Boulderspace will be showcasing these designs on the blog.
Contributor Jonathan E. [...]
City Forces Water On Residents
Posted in Boulder Business, Building Materials, Community Think, tagged 2008 Green Points Program, Bouder, Green Points Program, Grey Water System, International Building Code, International Residential Code, LEED Program on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The city of Boulder is implementing a city wide new Green Points Program in “2008.” The plan is very similar in content to that of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED program. It requires people submitting projects for building to go through a much more rigorous and thought out process in order to [...]
Scottish Culture Brought To Boulder – The Scotch Corner Pub
Posted in Boulder Business, tagged Boulder, colorado, Scotch Corner Pub, Scotland on January 9, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The Scotch Corner Pub opened their doors to the Public on December 17, 2007. Four years ago, pub owners as well as local residents, Robert and Maggie Pitkethly moved to Colorado from Scotland. The Pitkethly family had seen lots of pubs throughout cities in the US, however, never a Scottish pub. With a passion for [...]
Design Critics From The Road III – Rare and Unique Design
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Public Space, Residential Space, tagged Charles A. Haertling, Design, Design Critics From The Road on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Design Critics From The Road, a round-table discussion at 520 Pearl Street featuring Rare and Unique Designs will be held this Thursday (January 10th). This third Design Critics event will feature photos, information, and conversation around creative, organic, modern, and alternative designs throughout Boulder.
The main topic of the discussion will be about [...]
Public Inspiration Towards Change
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Commercial Space, Community Think, Design, Development, tagged #720 Pearl Street, #821 Pearl Street, 1242 Pear Street, 1505 Pearl Street, 2905 Pearl Street, 800 Pearl Street, 915 Pearl Street, Boulder Co-op, Coburn, Lolita's, Marisol Imports, Wells Fargo Bank, Whole Foods Market on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We will be starting a journey to review properties in Boulder that are changing, or may be changing within the next year. Starting on Pearl Street, the following addresses (west to east): #720, #800, #821, #915, the parking lot of #1242, #1505, #1904, and #2905 are all examples of change and development that [...]
