DESIGN GUIDELINES WAS DEVELOPED AS A
SUPPLEMENT TO A MASTER PLAN FOR ABILENE
STATION- A FIVE BLOCK, TOD-MIXED USE SITE IN
AURORA, COLORADO. THE GUIDELINES WERE
PUBLISHED IN 2007.
THE 33 PAGE GUIDELINES BOOKLET ADDRESSES A
COMPREHENSIVE SET OF URBAN DESIGN ISSUES
INCLUDING BUILDING SCALE AND FORM,
LANDMARK BUILDING ELEMENTS, STREETSCAPING,
SIGNAGE, BUILDING FENESTRATION, AND BUILDING
MATERIALS AND COLORS. SITE PHOTOS,
COMPUTER GENERATED MODELS OF POTENTIAL
BUILDINGS, REFERENCE PHOTOS AND
ILLUSTRATIONS, AND A VARIETY OF PLAN
DIAGRAMS ARE USED TO COMMUNICATE THE
URBAN DESIGN CONCEPTS.
Modern Architecture