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Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands

Natural Building

I am quite familiar with San Luis Valley of Colorado,? Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands is Cooper Hewitt’s first feature-length documentary film, and follows design studio Rael San Fratello’s experimentation with 3D-printing technology and traditional adobe architecture. I used to live in nearby Crestone.

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This Off-Grid Colorado Project Lays the Groundwork for Green Housing’s Future

Pro Builder

This Off-Grid Colorado Project Lays the Groundwork for Green Housing’s Future. VISION House at Mariposa Meadows, an off-grid, carbon neutral project by Green Builder Media, near Telluride, Colorado offers a forward-thinking solution to housing in an era of extreme climate change. Fri, 03/25/2022 - 10:12.

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Long-time competitors NAC|Architecture and Osborn merge

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NAC|Architecture and Osborn, friendly competitors for years, announce that they have merged to provide a greater depth and breadth of services to a wider range of clients and projects. read more.

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Shiling Pei: Proved the Resilient Seismic Performance of a Novel Tall-Timber Rocking-wall System in Unprecedented Shake-Table Tests

ENR Construction

It’s a natural material that is close to art and architecture,” says the associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Pei has had an affinity for wood for 20 of his 44 years.

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Diller, Scofidio + Renfro selected to design Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs

BD+C

Architecture firm Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, based in New York, was selected to design Colorado Springs’ Olympic Museum, The Colorado Springs Gazette reports. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Museums'

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Browsing for Off-Grid Property

Natural Building

This Colorado home features radiant floors, greenhouse, garage with finished space above and solar electricity. Classic A-Frame Colorado home sits on 13 acres bordering Gunnison National Forest and Fossil Ridge Wilderness area. This off-grid home in Colorado is a faithful tribute to 19th century gold mining vernacular architecture.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Passive Solar.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Name: Kelly Hart. Affordable Eco-homes Report.