Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regency Athletic Complex

  • Category
    Recreation
  • Size
    12 Acres
  • Complete
    Fall 2014
  • Location
    Denver, Colorado

Industrial site transformed into community asset

The shared facilities of the Auraria higher educational complex in downtown Denver serve a student population of over 45,000, and the campus has long needed expanded athletic facilities. In 2008 the Auraria Higher Education Center purchased approximately thirteen acres adjacent to the campus and hired Davis Partnership Architects with CannonDesign as the planning consultant, to design a new complex with multiple NCAA Division II compliant amenities. Located at the northeast end of campus, this location is a complicated urban brownfield site with numerous environmental remediation challenges. When completed, the site will be an excellent example of how an industrial property can be repurposed as a community asset. The completed tennis courts are currently in use, and the estimated date of completion of the entire project will be the Spring semester 2015. [Read More]

Project Scope

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Recreation
  • Higher Education
  • Architecture
  • Wayfinding & Experiential

Award Winning Project

2016 ACEC (American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado): Grand Conceptor Award
2015 Downtown Denver Partnership Awards: Most Transformational Project
2016 Mayor’s Choice Design Award Category: Sustainable Style

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