Denver Architecture: an Expert's View
Alan Gass AB'53, MArch '56
Alan Gass's Photographic Idiosyncratic Tour of Denver's Primary Pedestrian Precinct
Friday, September 27, 2024
Location: The Sudler, 1576 Sherman Street, Denver, CO
Time: 3:00-4:30 pm MT
Tickets ($20): Denver Architecture Foundation - tickets
Please note that it is likely this event will sell out.
Join our esteemed local alum, Alan Gass AB'53, MArch '56, for his insights on the history Denver's architecture. An event put on by the Denver Architecture Foundation, Meg Touborg AB'85, President & CEO
Event overview
As part of the Denver Architecture Foundation's exciting series of Doors Open Denver events at the end of September, GSD and Harvard College alum Alan Gass AB '53, MArch '56, will share his favorite Downtown sites and comment on the history of Denver's architecture. The presentation will take place on September 27 at The Sudler, a recently renovated commercial space originally designed as the Daly Insurance Building by James Sudler, the first architect Alan ever worked with. Having grown up in Denver and practiced here since 1958, Alan has many fascinating stories about the evolution of the city and its built forms.
Bio
About Alan Gass: Alan Gass has an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a Master in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. On his return to Denver in 1958, Alan assisted J. S. Sudler, FAIA, and R. S. Davis, AIA, in the design of the Byron Rogers Federal Court House and Office Building, and designed Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Knowles’s Polo Grounds Residence for the Sudler Office.
Early in his career, Alan worked in the office of I. M. Pei, FAIA, gaining experience in the design of three major contemporary urban complexes: the Mile High Center, Court House Square / Zeckendorf Plaza in Denver, and Kips Bay Plaza Apartments development in New York City.
Over the years Alan has demonstrated that a busy professional can serve both private clients and the public in architecture and urban design. He is a founder of AIA/Denver Urban Design Committee. Throughout his time in practice, and to the present day, Alan continues to provide pro-bono services as a member of public committees and boards, urban design and transportation committees, Denver, Colorado West, and New York City Chapters of the American Institute of Architects, the City and County of Denver, the City Club of Denver, and Temple Emanuel.
He continues as president of the Babi Yar Park Foundation, that originated, and continues to advocate for the City of Denver’s 27-acre Holocaust memorial. Alan also serves as Board Member Emeritus for Denver Architecture Foundation.
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Where:
The Sudler
1576 Sherman Street
Denver, CO USA
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