Events

The 13th annual Doors Open Denver, the premier event showcasing the richness and history of Denver’s built environment and promoting quality design, will take place on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30. Presented by the Denver Architectural Foundation, the event highlights nearly 70 of Denver’s unique spaces and offers more than 50 unique Insider Tours.

Headquartered at the iconic Denver Union Station, the event will feature high-profile, historic and artistic feats of architecture and design.

“We’re excited by the growth of the event over the past couple of years, and the addition of architecturally inspired arts and culture activities for our patrons,” said Pauline Herrera Serianni, Executive Director of the Denver Architectural Foundation. “We hope residents and visitors alike will take advantage of this once-a-year opportunity to explore our great city, create meaningful connections to the built environment and grow their appreciation for Denver’s excellent art and artists.”

Six buildings that have never been part of Doors Open Denver join the site lineup this year, including Page Architects (The John Deere Building), St. Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community of Faith, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Smiley Branch Library, Athmar Park Branch Library and Pauline Robinson Branch Library. These sites are part of the list of 69 sites that are free to explore.

Doors Open Denver also offers ticketed Insider Tours that provide engaging opportunities to hear directly from experts about Denver structures and locales significant to our city’s history, development, design and future. Architects, landscape architects, historians and urban enthusiasts lead the Insider Tours. Twenty-four of the 51 Insider Tours are new to Doors Open Denver.

With the support of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Doors Open Denver is proud to present "Building Behavior," six arts and culture experiences at unique
architectural locations in Denver. Curated by Cortney Lane Stell, some of these experiences include an art exhibition at the historic Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast and

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experimental music responses to the DPAC’s Galleria by internationally recognized synth musicians.

The complete list of sites and Insider Tours is now available on the Doors Open Denver website at www.doorsopendenver.com. Information on arts and culture activities will be added soon, and the website will be updated continuously through event weekend. Insider Tour tickets may be purchased for $10 online starting April 3 for Denver Architectural Foundation members and April 17 for the public. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Denver Architectural Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

Doors Open Denver (DOD) is the premier event showcasing Denver architecture and urban design. The 13th annual event will take place April 29 and 30 with its headquarters located at the iconic Denver Union Station. For more information about DOD, visit www.doorsopendenver.com. Engage with DOD on Facebook, Twitter (@denverarchfound) and Instagram (denverarchitecture) using #DOD2017.

The Denver Architectural Foundation (DAF) inspires people to explore our dynamic city, experience the importance of design to our quality of life and envision an exceptional future for Denver. For more information about DAF, visit www.denverarchitecture.org.

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Doors Open Denver is possible due to generous contributions from the following funders and sponsors.

FUNDERS

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries and the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District

SPONSORS

Civic

Davis Partnership Architects, car2go and Ligature Creative Group

Box City

Amica Insurance

Community

4240, Adolfson & Peterson Construction, AIA Denver, AndersonMasonDale, Dairy Block, East West Partners, gkkworks, Group 14 Engineering, Historic Denver, The Holt Group LLC, Humphries Poli Architects, Jordy Construction, KL&A, Martin/Martin, ME Engineers, Milender White Construction, Moye White, OZ Architecture, PCL Construction, RMH Group, S.A. Miro, Saunders Construction, Urban Villages and Visit Denver

Supporting

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Advanced Consulting Engineers, The Ballard Group, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, CAD-1, Civitas, Colorado Barricade Co., Denver Union Station, GH Phipps, Hensel Phelps, JE Dunn Construction, Jirsa Hedrick, Jordy Carter Furnishings, Larimer Associates, Martino & Luth, Inc., MEP Engineering, Inc., NAI Shames Makovsky, Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti, RNL and Turner Construction

Friend of DAF

Acierno & Company, AE Design, Ambient Energy, Anderson Hallas Architecture, Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast, Columbia Group LLP, Ted Halsey, Kentwood City Properties, Roth Engineering Group and Tryba Architects

Media

CBS4, Westword and Modern in Denver

In-kind

Denver Arts & Venues