Caddis Culture
Caddis Spotlight: Naropa University
Located in Boulder, Naropa University was the first accredited university to bring contemplative education to the West. Caddis’s work for Naropa has included designing the university’s student lounge, Snowlion student housing, performing arts center, café, Alaya Preschool, and Nalanda campus as well as assisting with the university’s master planning and property entitlement processes.
Podcast Feature: Jumping Into Cohousing
Caddis Collaborative is excited to be working with CoHousing Houston, a new community we are helping to design in the East End of the city.
Working with Lama Foundation: University of Colorado Architecture Students Bring Their Skills to a Spiritual Retreat Center
Stephen Eckert, senior architect at Caddis Collaborative, talks about the service work he and his wife, architect and University of Colorado faculty member Jade Polizzi, do with CU students. Almost every summer since 2010, Stephen and Jade have taken a group of about 12 architecture students to New Mexico to work on a “design build” project for Lama Foundation, an ecumenical spiritual retreat center.
Opening a Path in Urban Design
Caddis principal architectd Bryan Bowen's exposure to urban design began during his days as an architecture student at Carnegie Mellon University.
What We’re Reading: Karin Recommends “Inside, the World Is Orange”
We asked Caddis Collaborative staff members what they’re reading. Business manager Karin Hoskin has been a voracious reader all her life, and she especially loves it when a friend publishes a new book. Recently, she read “Inside, the World Is Orange,” a book by her friend and neighbor Ellen Orleans.
What We’re Reading: Cathy Recommends “The Namesake”
Caddis Collaborative loves to read! Job captain Cathy Dong recommends Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Namesake."
Bedrooms Are For People: Housing Justice in Boulder, Colorado
“Let’s make housing that works for people.” So says Eric Budd, an organizer for Bedrooms Are For People, an all-volunteer housing justice organization in Boulder.
What We’re Reading: Kristen Recommends “The Happiness Project”
Caddis Collaborative loves to read! After principal architect Kristen Uitto lost her infant son in 2010, she stumbled across a book that spoke to her. Gretchen Rubin’s bestselling book “The Happiness Project” was healing and helpful as Kristen made her way through the aftermath of that devastating experience.
What We’re Reading: Jesús Recommends “438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea”
Caddis Collaborative loves to read! Project architect Jésus Bendezú recommends Jonathan Franklin’s 2016 book, "438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea."
What We’re Reading: Kelly Recommends “Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage”
We asked Caddis Collaborative staff waht they're reading. Project architect Kelly Siu recommends a book she read in her twenties: Alfred Lansing’s “Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage.” The book tells the true story of Ernest Shackleton’s failed 1914 expedition to Antarctica.
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