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Design-Build Education and Impactful Practice

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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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Designing Denver: Framing our Public Realm
Jill Jennings Golich, Director of Denver’s Permitting Office, discussing the city’s efforts to integrate affordable housing with thoughtful design. Emphasizing the importance of creating great, inclusive spaces that enhance neighborhoods while streamlining permitting processes to avoid delays. Golich highlights initiatives like the Affordable Housing Review Team and the fast-track program under Proposition 123, aimed at accelerating affordable housing development.
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Challenging Conventions in Small-Scale Architecture
Architect Francesca Perani shares how working with limited budgets and compact spaces can spark bold and imaginative design. Her approach challenges traditional spatial norms through material experimentation, diagonal forms, and expressive textures. With a strong emphasis on storytelling and photography, she crafts emotionally rich environments that blend past and present in unexpected ways.
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