Denver-based Nichols Partnership redeveloped the former Art Institute of Colorado building at 1200 Lincoln St. into Art Studios, a microunit apartment building. It was among 14 winners of a Mayor’s Design Award this year. (Photos courtesy City of Denver)
Mayor Mike Johnston this month awarded 14 Denver projects, including a school-turned-hotel and a school-turned-apartment-building, with a 2024 Mayor’s Design Award.
The awards, first issued in 2005, highlight excellence in architecture and design. They have generally been presented annually, with nominations during the summer and a ceremony in late fall. But no awards were issued in 2023.
“With the transition to Mayor Johnston’s administration happening last summer, we opted to push the schedule out about four months,” Alexandra Foster, spokeswoman for Denver’s Community Planning and Development department, said in an email. “The awards don’t have an eligibility window — that is to say, other than having to be complete and in use, projects don’t have to have been completed in a given year or a specific time frame, so the move didn’t really change anything about the awards themselves.”
Foster said the awards will likely be announced on a similar schedule in coming years.
Below are this year’s winners.
Farm & Market: Design + Revive, 2401 Larimer St.
Boulevard One Parks, 7098 E. Lowry Blvd.
The Blackwood Building, 2624 W. 32nd Ave.
ART Studios, 1200 N. Lincoln St. (formerly the Art Institute of Colorado)
Concord Energy Headquarters, 1408 Wazee St.
The Slate Hotel, 1250 Welton St. (formerly the Emily Griffith Opportunity School)
Central Park Community Streetscapes, Parks and Open Spaces, Central Park Neighborhood
RiNo ArtPark, Arkins Park & Promenade, and Elevated Walkway, 1900 35th St.
The Mercer, 2059 19th St.
Prodigy Globeville Coffee Shop, 4500 Broadway
Aston on South Pearl, 1250 S. Pearl St.
Market Station, 1661 Market St.
Santulan Architecture HQ + Tula Apartments, 388 Santa Fe Drive + 868 W. 4th Ave.
One Platte, 1701 Platte St.
Denver-based Nichols Partnership redeveloped the former Art Institute of Colorado building at 1200 Lincoln St. into Art Studios, a microunit apartment building. It was among 14 winners of a Mayor’s Design Award this year. (Photos courtesy City of Denver)
Mayor Mike Johnston this month awarded 14 Denver projects, including a school-turned-hotel and a school-turned-apartment-building, with a 2024 Mayor’s Design Award.
The awards, first issued in 2005, highlight excellence in architecture and design. They have generally been presented annually, with nominations during the summer and a ceremony in late fall. But no awards were issued in 2023.
“With the transition to Mayor Johnston’s administration happening last summer, we opted to push the schedule out about four months,” Alexandra Foster, spokeswoman for Denver’s Community Planning and Development department, said in an email. “The awards don’t have an eligibility window — that is to say, other than having to be complete and in use, projects don’t have to have been completed in a given year or a specific time frame, so the move didn’t really change anything about the awards themselves.”
Foster said the awards will likely be announced on a similar schedule in coming years.
Below are this year’s winners.
Farm & Market: Design + Revive, 2401 Larimer St.
Boulevard One Parks, 7098 E. Lowry Blvd.
The Blackwood Building, 2624 W. 32nd Ave.
ART Studios, 1200 N. Lincoln St. (formerly the Art Institute of Colorado)
Concord Energy Headquarters, 1408 Wazee St.
The Slate Hotel, 1250 Welton St. (formerly the Emily Griffith Opportunity School)
Central Park Community Streetscapes, Parks and Open Spaces, Central Park Neighborhood
RiNo ArtPark, Arkins Park & Promenade, and Elevated Walkway, 1900 35th St.
The Mercer, 2059 19th St.
Prodigy Globeville Coffee Shop, 4500 Broadway
Aston on South Pearl, 1250 S. Pearl St.
Market Station, 1661 Market St.
Santulan Architecture HQ + Tula Apartments, 388 Santa Fe Drive + 868 W. 4th Ave.
One Platte, 1701 Platte St.
