December 7, 2007

Industrial design improves with changing times

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FORT COLLINS – Is it possible for the words “industrial” and “design” to be linked together? 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 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…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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