Stephanie Presents Denver Art Museum at BSA REOPENINGS

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July, 2021

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Earlier this summer, Stephanie presented the Denver Art Museum Renovation and Expansion in the BSA 2021 Online Streaming Series, REOPENINGS. The series, organized and hosted by Machado Silvetti’s Jeffry Burchard, features talks and projects that re-purpose or build upon existing buildings.

Existing Buildings

The BSA has highlighted existing buildings as a topic of interest for Summer 2021, featuring events and series that support the theme. Renovation, reuse, and reimagining of architecture within existing buildings is an increasingly large sector of architectural work, due to a variety of factors including cost, sustainability, historical relevance, and logistics.

The Denver Art Museum, originally designed by Gio Ponti and opened to the public 50 years ago, will be reopened to the public in October 2021, after a renovation of all eight levels and a new Welcome Center expansion, through a collaboration of Machado Silvetti and Fentress Architects. Stephanie will focus on the renovation, including challenges and opportunities of working within the constraints of a unique and iconic existing architecture.

Stephanie’s presentation, paired with a presentation by designLAB’s Ben Youtz and Andrew Brookes, was the kick-off event for the REOPENINGS series. Other dates are, July 28th, with projects by MILLIONS and Studio Gang, and August 4th, with projects by Kripper Studio and LA DALLMAN.

Watch Stephanie’s presentation of the Denver Art Museum Renovation and Expansion below:

Video courtesy of the BSA

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  • As a part of the BSA OPENINGS lecture series, Principal Jeffry Burchard discussed his work on the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. The lecture, which also included a presentation by Philip Chen of Ann Beha, was recorded. View the recording and learn more about the event here.

  • The Denver Art Museum’s campus, comprised of several notable works of architecture including the 1971 Gio Ponti museum tower, commissioned Machado Silvetti for the design of the new Sie Welcome Center which serves as a beacon and an anchor for Denver’s emerging cultural center. Read more about the completed project here.

  • As a Principal with twenty four years of experience in the field and almost twenty years at Machado Silvetti, Stephanie has a diverse portfolio of cultural and educational projects. She is currently working on a new Museum and Visitor's Center for the Alamo and is finishing the Denver Art Museum's North Building Project, which includes the extensive renovation of the 1971 Gio Ponti-designed North Towers and the design and construction of a new welcome center at the heart of the campus. Learn more about Stephanie’s work and role at Machado Silvetti here.

  • Project updates, upcoming events, construction features, & site visits — Continue exploring news articles and stories here.