| ASPEN INSTITUTE,
DOERR-HOSIER CONFERENCE CENTER
ASPEN, CO
Design: Jeff Berkus AIA
The Doerr-Hosier Center at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado will
provide administrative and conference space for this prestigious think
tank, which attracts heads of state, researchers, and scholars from around
the world. This will also be the last structure to be built in this historically
important campus that includes buildings by Fritz Benedict and Herbert
Bayer. The site includes a magnificent meadow, meandering creeks, superb
views, and groves of Aspens.
Feng Shui criteria was used to evaluate the site and to propose optimal
location, orientation, and alignments for the new facility. The project
was conceived with full geomantic consideration, including alignments
to significant mountains as well as rituals to promote prosperity, success
and health, The facility will also include a sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy
that will weave through the building, enhancing its geomantic fabric.
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