Auraria Campus of Higher Education Science Building Renovation and Addition

The Auraria Science Building capital construction project coincides with the evolution of the Auraria Master Plan, which defines a vision for campus growth that aspires to build greater connections between the campus and the downtown Denver central business district.  The new facility will be a shared Auraria building. The three institutions that occupy this campus are the University of Colorado at Denver, the Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver. 

The new four story addition aligns with Speer Boulevard, orienting the building to the city and to spectacular views of the mountains to the west.   The architects are working to certify this building as Leed Gold. The project will provide approximately 324,000 sq. ft. of shared teaching, research, office and classroom space.

Budget: $540,000
Artists will present proposals in winter 2009

Semi Finalists Chosen:

Adam Frank, Brooklyn, New York
Ed Carpenter, Portland, Oregon
Ralph Helmick, Newton, Massachusetts
Donald Lipski, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stuart Schechter, Newton, Massachusetts