News & Events
President's Award of Excellence - Platte Farm Open Space
Valerian received the highest of honors last week at the 2023 ASLA Colorado Award ceremony for Platte Farm Open Space: From Brownfield to Community Asset. This project was awarded the President’s Award of Excellence in Urban Design, with special recognition for exemplary diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The President’s Award of Excellence is presented to...
Reception on the River
The Valerian team enjoyed their evening at Mile High Flood District’s Reception on the River in support of the Greenway Foundation. The highlight of the evening was introducing the new Grassroots Leadership Opportunities (GLO) Ambassador Program. This program employs youth consultants who have done previous community outreach work to recruit new youth ambassadors for ongoing...
Skyline Park Kicks Off
Valerian is thrilled to be on the team for the design of block two of Skyline Park in downtown Denver. Despite the unexpected snow, the Valerian team was excited to welcome RIOS to Denver and be part of a tour along with Denver Parks & Recreation to show the lead designers around some local landmarks...
New Youth Ambassadors at Unnamed Creek
Valerian is thrilled to be working with another amazing group of students! The No Name Youth Ambassadors (NNYA) are working on a new project along the Unnamed Creek near Eaglecrest High School. As invaluable members of the Project Team, the youth ambassadors have contributed many design ideas that will work towards making the creek and...
Community Open House - 48th Avenue Outfall
As part of the ongoing outreach efforts for the Washington Area Program of Projects, the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) organized a Community Open House in Argo Park on April 28, 2022, to provide information on four projects in the Globeville Elyria Swansea (GES) neighborhoods. The four projects included: 48th Ave Outfall Lincoln...
APA Colorado's Public Engagement Award Winner - St. Charles Place Park
Valerian received the APA Colorado Honors award for public engagement and the 2021 APA conference. Thank you to everyone involved who made this a successful project and a successful demonstration of public engagement. The vision for the renovation of St. Charles Place Park began as a means to connect two adjoining properties in the Cole...
