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ON THE MOVE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN COLLABORATIVE ADDRESSES SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE DENVER AREA WITH A NEW OFFICE AND NEW EMPLOYEES Architecture Design Collaborative announces Derek Price as senior project manager in their new Colorado office location. Price is a licensed architect with 20 years of experience in residential, senior housing, mixed-use, and retail/commercial projects. His recent experience as a principal for Hangar 41, working on large mixed-use and

multi-family projects around Denver, along with a high end senior housing project called Balfour at Riverfront Park and the Denver Place Towers Remodel with GKK Works, has led him to know the Denver market and the needs of the community. In his role at ADC, Price will be involved with the growth of the office, along with Mike Ohara, ADC principal. “Derek’s diversity in an ever-changing market is what ADC needs, as we begin to bring on more diverse projects in residential, office, and mixed use. His leadership will position ADC

to be ready for the anticipated growth of the office,” says Craig Chinn, founding principal, ADC. Price will join the ADC team in their new Colorado office located at 7375 West 52 Avenue, Suite 210, Arvada, CO 80002. “The substantial growth of our office, in the Denver area, prompted us to move to a larger location. The addition of Derek to our team will allow us to continue to grow and serve the community at large,” says Chinn.

that have been freshly picked as opposed to a major supermarket’s produce that may be many weeks old by the time it gets to your table, you’ll know what I mean. There are multiple reasons for us to pursue this option. Reno is in a high-desert climate with more than 300 sunny days a year, so water is scarce. In the project, we’re installing an on-site waste treatment/water recycling system, with water quality sufficient to flush toilets and clean enough for your dog to drink without becoming ill. The recycled water will irrigate our landscaping and fill our cooling towers. This will allow us to reduce our water consumption for the project by 50 percent. But we’ll actually recover more water than needed for those uses, so we’ll be able to do some farming with it as well. We have lots of sunlight and plenty of rooftops to place photovoltaic panels. In fact, one or more of our buildings will have clear, photovoltaic vision glass, so we’ll have adequate electricity for LED “grow lights” and other uses. We’ll put in a proof-of-concept garden in about two- and-a-half years. Our produce will be a market basket of fruits and vegetables, and eventually our planned project will feed the residents of West 2 nd District and supply our restaurants. At the moment, we’re working with a local company that is making the growing tubs, the irrigation system, and the monitoring and control systems for irrigation, lighting, and drainage. They’re also putting together a full-fledged shopping list of things we can grow here. At the same time, we’re looking for a “farmer/entrepreneur” interested in operating a whole new “farm-to-table” enterprise, as I think this is a business opportunity that can be applied throughout the world. We will be ready for those autonomous vehicles when they come. Will you? EDWARD FRIEDRICHS, FAIA, FIIDA, is a consultant with Zweig Group and the former CEO and president of Gensler. Contact him at efriedrichs@zweiggroup.com. “People will no longer need or want to own their own vehicles, nor pay taxes, maintenance, insurance, or parking for them. One wonders what will happen to the thousands of parking garages, the majority of which will become redundant as a result.”

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We’re going to see a drastic reduction in air pollution and global warming. On the flip side of that positive, society will have to deal with such things as what to do with the displaced employees in service, policing, insurance, and parking. On the West 2 nd District project that I’m deeply involved with in Reno, Nevada, we’ll be building parking initially because of current demand for ample parking close to stores, restaurants, and amusements. When I hear the cry for more parking, I can’t help but ask, “If you could call an autonomous vehicle that drops you off at the front door of your destination and picks you up and takes you home, would you still opt to own, register, maintain, insure, and park your own private vehicle?” I normally receive a resounding, “NO!” So, what kind of parking structures will we build today with an eye toward the inevitable future that includes autonomous vehicles? For the massive West 2 nd District project, we’re designing structures that can be repurposed as needed in the future. We’re looking closely at hydroponic farms, where we can grow all sorts of produce that you would normally shop for in your local supermarket. And, by the way, those businesses are transforming as purveyors such as Whole Foods (now part of Amazon) allow you to shop online and deliver your groceries to your door, and, probably, will offer an option to enter your house and put your produce in your refrigerator. “Cars that can drive themselves, using radar, LIDAR, and other imaging devices will appear within the next five years. The technology will allow them to follow a few feet behind one another, utilizing our roadways more efficiently and safely.” A great advantage of locally grown produce is freshness. Even organic market produce from places such as Whole Foods and Sprouts or the local co-op is usually grown a month or more before and stored during that period in a cold storage facility and then trucked for several days to the store. If you ever have a chance to buy lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, and other fruits and vegetables

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