Title:
The Art of the Aspen
Author(s):
Deborah R. Huso
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
47
Issue:
2
Appears on pages(s):
31-34
Keywords:
panel, window, façade, mold
DOI:
Date:
2/1/2025
Abstract:
The Populus hotel in Denver, CO, USA, puts a new spin on biophilic architecture. The building’s design was inspired by the knotted white bark of the native aspen tree (Populus tremuloides). The hotel’s striking eye-shaped window openings mimic the scaling bark of the aspen while the curving façade stands like a series of stately aspen trunks rising from the city’s sidewalks.