Hosted by the ICAA Rocky Mountain Chapter
Landscape provides the underlying framework through which cities take shape. During the American Renaissance (1876–1917), people across the United States explored how enduring design principles could bring coherence to growing cities by aligning natural systems, public works, and architecture into a unified whole. Using Denver as a case study, this presentation examines how landscape can guide urban development, structuring streets, parks, waterways, and civic buildings into legible and lasting patterns, and bringing natural setting and civic life into harmony.
This presentation is a visual celebration of Denver as a sophisticated and fully realized expression of civic art worthy of rediscovery and appreciation. Historic drawings and images are paired with new photographs and videography to reveal the enduring beauty Denverites have inherited and steward as the city continues to grow.
Speaker: Tommy Matthews
Tommy Matthews is a Principal at Denver-based Tryba Architects where he leads design communication. Tommy serves as a board member for the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Rocky Mountain Chapter and Historic Denver.
Sponsored By: Designscapes Colorado
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