College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver

The College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) at the University of Colorado Denver is the only university in Colorado to offer a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and accredited graduate degrees in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture. Additionally, we offer an interdisciplinary PhD, master's degrees in urban design and historic preservation, and certificates in design build, historic preservation, landscape architecture, classical architecture, interior design, and geographic information systems.

Programs

First year studio cube projects lined up in three rows with a gold overlay.

Undergraduate Architecture

Graduate Architecture

Aerial view of the tree canopy on the Auraria Campus with a slate overlay.

Urban and Regional Planning

Rendering of a New Orleans playground with a sandstone overlay.

Landscape Architecture

A man walking his dog across Larimer Square with a pink overlay.

Urban Design

Historic huts in Colorado lining the side of a path.

Historic Preservation

Bikes parked in designated bike parking on CU Denver campus.

PhD in Geography, Planning, and Design

Interior Design

Remembering Dana Crawford, Denver's Champion for Urban Revitalization

In 2022, the College of Architecture and Planning Preservation Program was named in honor of the legendary Dana Crawford, a trailblazer for historic preservation and urban revitalization in Colorado.

Crawford's many contributions to Denver's preservation include Larimer Square, Oxford Hotel, Ice House, Acme Lofts, Edbrooke Lofts, Cooper Flats, Flour Mill Lofts, Ajax Lofts, Jack Kerouac Lofts, and Union Station.

At CU Denver, we are proud to continue Crawford's legacy, which will be celebrated and remembered thanks to her wellspring of contributions to the community we call home and through future generations of students studying historic preservation in the Dana Crawford Preservation Program.