Denver Partnership award winners

Rocky Mountain News

Originally published 10:37 a.m., May 20, 2008
Updated 10:37 a.m., May 20, 2008

The Downtown Denver Partnership will give out six awards Wednesday to project that help add to the character and diversity of the city.

The business group will also give out the Rickenbaugh Community Service Award.

The winners are:

16th Street Pedestrian Bridges: For creating a series of much-needed pedestrian connections between Downtown Denver, the Central Platte Valley and the Highland neighborhoods.

The Curtis Complex: For its ingenuity in packaging a playful and fun boutique hotel, outstanding dining, and valuable student housing in one complex, adding new vitality to 14th Street.

Denver’s Road Home: For developing and effectively implementing a nationally recognized model for moving homeless individuals off the streets and in to housing and treatment facilities.

Denver Urban Renewal Authority: For fifty years of civic entrepreneurship, enabling redevelopment projects that improve our urban areas and enhance the vibrancy of Downtown Denver.

2007 Downtown Area Plan Steering Committee: For leading the highly participatory process to create the vision for Downtown Denver and its growth over the next twenty years.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver: For creating a distinctive environment for the presentation of the art and ideas of contemporary artists, enriching Downtown Denver’s cultural vibrancy while garnering worldwide attention.

Rickenbaugh Community Service Award: Dennis Humphries, for utilizing his architectural experience to serve as a volunteer for community projects while demonstrating a passion for preservation, collaboration, education and community focused architecture.