Re-Envisioning Space on Auraria Campus

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Presenter(s)

Kaysie Larson, Allyson Olson, Ivonne Jacob-Flores

Abstract or Description

Sitting at the edge of 9th street historic park, the Casa Mayan, formaly the home of one of Denver's most important cultural and community centers, sits empty. The space that once hosted artists, activists, and politicians has been converted into storage and a makeshift classroom a few times a week. Outside of this, the memories and legacy of the home goes unnoticed by the majority of the campus community. Through this investigation we hope to establish a new vision for the use of the Casa Mayan that reflects its legacy, history, and contributions to the shaping of the campus culture and identity. We see this as a fudamental shift towards creating equity, adocacy, and restorative justice in Auraria that shifts theorhetical diologue to tangible action through the creatiion of a usable space that is agreeable to the campus and displaced Aurarian community.