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SEPTEMBER 2015 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \
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pursue architecture and experiences that would
help me grow? Is there room for development, or
are these traces of America’s past simply that –
important vestiges of America’s bygone eras?”
Despite the thrill of travel and the opportunity
to revel in the preservation of towns and buildings
that serve as windows into many different “Amer-
icas” throughout history, I returned home thankful
for choosing Denver as the home base from which I
might continue to pursue my personal life and pro-
fessional career.
Bjarke Ingels, a prolific Danish architect with build-
ing projects currently under construction worldwide,
was once quoted saying, “In the big picture, architecture
is the art and science of making sure that our cities and
buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.”
Despite being bordered by many small mining towns
with a rich history and narrative, perhaps what is most
exciting for me personally about practicing as a young pro-
fessional in Denver is that the architecture and develop-
ment of the city is not static, but rather unapologetically in
flux. Given the current development of projects related to
public transportation, space and cultural landmarks, Den-
ver is continuing to define itself as a representation of how
the city’s collective residents imagine wanting to live their
lives in concert with priorities that have emerged from ex-
isting lifestyles and attitudes that have served as corner-
stones of the city’s current success and appeal.
As a result, amidst Denver’s growing city, the beauty of
my routines are not imagined, but instead realities. Here,
the lines between quiet and loud, busy and still are blurred
in ways that somehow make sense. While historic land-
marks and open space areas continue to be preserved and
protected, there is an energy and pace that continues to
spur new opportunities and experiences, allowing nature,
main streets and a burgeoning metropolis to continue to
evolve together as representations of different but related
ways of living and congregating.
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Creative Content
Perhaps what is most exciting
for me personally about
practicing as a young
professional in Denver is
that the architecture and
development of the city
is not static, but rather
unapologetically in flux.
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