Folsom  Field

Then and Now: Folsom Field

The stadium, originally called Colorado Stadium, was renamed Folsom Field after legendary CU football coach and law professor Frederick Folsom in 1944.

Temporary Building No. 1

Then and Now: Temporary Building No. 1

Once Upon a Time: Temporary Building No. 1 was originally designed as a teaching hospital for CU’s medical school and also served as an infirmary. During the 1918 Influenza epidemic, hospital staff provided care to the campus community and citizens of Boulder County.

Old Main

Then and Now: Old Main

When it opened, Old Main included living quarters for the president and his family, plus classrooms, a library, laboratories and rooms for the building custodian and his family.

bike owner

Talking About Revolutions

March 1, 2018

Gregory Crichlow has transformed a former drug den into a boutique bike shop that also sells artisanal bean-to-bar chocolate.

Avery Bang

The Bridge

March 1, 2018

Avery Bang knows a simple footbridge can change lives.

scan of architecture

THEN — July 31, 1919

From its earliest days, CU Boulder educated men and women both. But it wasn’t until 1934 that the first largescale women’s dormitory opened.

doorways of cu boulder

Doorways of CU Boulder

Dec. 1, 2017

There are more than 360 buildings at CU Boulder and thousands of doorways. Have you strolled through some of these?

kirsten murray

Seattle Architect Shapes City

Dec. 1, 2009

While in her 20s, Colorado-born Kirsten Ring Murray moved to Seattle with an enthusiasm for its romantic landscape — woods, mountains and water and, hopefully, a career in architecture.

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