Architecture

Rich with history and innovative design, Boulder is home to many architecturally impressive buildings. 1. Mesa Laboratory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Designed by architect I.M. Pei in 1961, the plans for the National Center for Atmospheric Research took inspiration from the history of Colorado and cliff dwellings...

In early spring, beautiful clouds line the bright blue sky over campus. Surrounded by the Flatirons, these campus buildings embody a romantic Italianate style with red tile roofing, a style popular in the Mediterranean. Sandstone for the building walls is gathered locally from Front Range quarries. Photo by Jacob McKinney

Last October, d’Andre Willis began her role as CU Boulder’s campus architect and director of planning.

Architect Philip Cudaback designed a veterans memorial for the Central Nebraska Veterans Home.

Since 2017, a team of 30 CU Boulder students and faculty has worked to build an all-electric house in Fraser, Colorado.

CU's clay roof tiles are a staple of the campus architecture.

From up close and from miles away, CU Boulder's red-orange tile rooftops signal it's no ordinary place.

Good news for early risers, Robotics Engineer Barbie and facts about CU's architecture.

From 1918 to 1938, notable CU architect Charles Z. Klauder designed 15 buildings around campus. If he visited today, what might he say? Bill Deno has some theories.

Woodbury served as a temporary hospital during the 1918 influenza epidemic before being converted to the business school in the 1920s.