Today started off with the usual seven o’clock wakeup call. It was great to finally sleep comfortably in a hotel bed rather than the floors of our tents! We ate a delicious hot breakfast that the Ramada put together for us then we headed to the lobby. Mindy gave us a brief speech that of course ended in laughs; she never fails. Michael then gave us our game plan for the day and we headed down Colfax to the capital building in downtown Denver. We sat in a plaza and had a lecture from Michael on “districts” and what we noticed as we walked. We then wandered to the 16th Street Mall and continued Michael’s lecture on our reading and plazas.
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| William Whyte Assignment |
We split up and found plazas to draw and also have lunch on our own. During lunch we saw many interesting things; there were several pianos throughout the 16th Street Mall that were painted with colorful designs. They had signs that said “we invite you to play this piano at your leisure.”
We also came across cement tables in the forms of people that also had metal chairs. Another interesting thing we discovered was the buses; the drivers were on the right hand side of the bus! We also saw a gorgeous mural underneath a bridge.
We eventually returned at one o’clock to start class again. We met at a section of Skyline Park where there was an empty fountain. Several students took it upon themselves to climb to the top and hang out for a while. We then had our last assignment for the day and were sent off to enjoy our evenings (and do homework of course) back at the hotel.
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| Interactive Street Art |
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| Spear Bridge Mural |
We eventually returned at one o’clock to start class again. We met at a section of Skyline Park where there was an empty fountain. Several students took it upon themselves to climb to the top and hang out for a while. We then had our last assignment for the day and were sent off to enjoy our evenings (and do homework of course) back at the hotel.
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| Landscape Detail Assignment |
Hannah and Xuerong
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