Design-Build Education and Impactful Practice

Speaker:
Architect Rick Sommerfeld shares insights from CU Denver’s Design Build program, highlighting how hands-on education empowers students to create real-world impact. Learn how design-build training fosters community engagement, material awareness, and meaningful collaboration beyond the traditional studio.
Architect, Associate Professor, and the Director of ColoradoBuildingWorkshop, the design-build program at the University of Colorado Denver. Since founding Colorado Building Workshop in 2009, Rick has worked with his students to design and build projects for not-for-profits and government agencies focused on the environment, arts, and education. These structures are often located in sensitive remote environments requiring innovative design strategies.
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Our honored speakers

 
Marshall Blecher

MAST

Denmark

 
Primo Orpilla

Studio O+A

USA

 
Francesca Perani

Francesca Perani Enterprise

Italy

 
Rick Sommerfield

University of Colorado Denver

USA

 
Sarah Hossli

Sarah Hossli Product Design

Switzerland

 
Francisco Freitas

ATELIER RUA

Portugal

 
Andy Fisher

AFW

Singapore

 
Winka H Dubbeldam

Archi-Tectonics

USA

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