Image-conscious owners raise industrial design bar

Is it possible for the words “industrial” and “design” to be linked together? Or is the very phrase – not to mention the very thought – an oxymoron?

As in all things, it depends on who you talk to and whether or not you’re talking generalities or specific instances of where the two do indeed work together.

“If you look back years ago, industrial buildings were metal buildings, they were utilitarian spaces. Even the metal building industry recognized that,´ said Frank Vaught, president of Vaught-Frye Architects in Fort Collins. “Then they came up with false fronts to make them more presentable and…