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A Design Center for Colorado Communities

 

The Colorado Center for Community Development (CCCD) is a clinical teaching design center at the University of Colorado Denver, College of Architecture and Planning. For several decades we have partnered with the Department of Local Affairs as part of their University Technical Assistance Program (UTA).

We provide design and planning services to cities, towns and neighborhoods across the state while giving students a chance to work on real projects.  Our staff and multi-disciplinary teams collaborate with clients to advance community-driven ideas through applied research and innovative design. We take projects from abstract ideas to inspiring design solutions that raise crucial support and funding and ultimately enhance the quality of community life throughout Colorado.

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Our Impact

  • Over 50 Years...
  • Past 5 Years...
  • In 2018...

We have worked on 3,000+ projects; serving hundreds of communities in 50 out of 57 rural counties in Colorado.

75% of our projects are ultimately implemented.

52% of Coloradans have benefitted from a UTA project​.

95% of our students are hired within the first month of graduation.

We have designed 132 projects and appeared in over 200 public meetings in front of thousands of residents.

30 of our projects have been built or are under construction.

We have served 152 communities in nearly every county in the state.

300,000 miles have been logged visiting communities throughout the state.

We have employed 200+ students who have worked on 150 projects throughout Colorado.

Students earned nearly $250,000 in wages.

49 students put in 22,259 hours on 43 projects.

23 projects were completed and 20 are still underway.

Recent Projects

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Walsenburg Fox Theater

Retrofitting Strategies for an Historic Theater
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Frederick Art Master Plan

Guidelines and Principles for Connectivity and Identity
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Hayden Downtown Placemaking

Downtown Enhancement Research and Implementation Plan
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Keenesburg Community Center

Adaptive-reuse of Historic School and Site Design

See our work

Colorado Center for Community Development

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Denver, CO 80202

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