ENVD StudentWork

Sister Gardens

Much ofCEDaR’swork, includingdesign and planning for urban redevelopment, place-making, and resource-efficient urbanism,fallsunder“sustainable places,” thecreation of vital, healthy and sustainable urban places.

CEDaR facultyhave worked with the American Public Health Association on development of a workshop at APHA's national conference; developed a new initiative in partnership with Colorado Creative Communities aroundassessment of creative districts; co-sponsored a workshop on urban design in small towns in conjunction with the Colorado Congress of New Urbanism and Mountain Lab; andhas supported a design/planning studio in Silverthorne, Colorado through Mountain Lab.

The CU-City Design Workshop was developedby CEDaRin 2016. The first year of the design workshop, 2016-2017,focusedonthe Alpine-Balsam initiative, a majorredevelopmenteffort bythe city of Ƶ, centeredat asite previously occupied by Ƶ Community Hospital. The goal of the 2016-2017 workshop was to create a baseline of knowledge and ideassupporting community dialogue around urban design and planning opportunitiesat the site and in nearby neighborhoods.

Partners: citiesof Silverthorne, Longmont, Ƶ,Lyons; Colorado Creative Communities; and the American Public Health Association.

Other Sustainable Places Projects

  • Alpine - Balsam Design Studio
  • Park Hill Green Infrastructure Design Studio
  • Ponderosa Mobile Home Design Studio
  • Sustainable Communities Seminar
  • Westwood Planning Studio; Alpine-Balsam Planning Issues Seminar
  • Longmont Downtown Revitalization Studio
  • Longmont St. Stephens Plaza Studio
  • Ƶ Dushanbe Teahouse Restoration Seminar
  • Children’s Attitudes toward University Hill
  • Design Futures Survey – University Hill
  • Housing and Urban Design Options – University Hill
  • Public Art and Community Engagement on University Hill
  • Rethinking City Policy – University Hill; Sustainable Communities seminar
  • Ponderosa/Manufactured Housing