The Collaborative Design Group, in conjunction with Gold Hill Mesa, held a design charrette for the future mixed-use neighborhood center at U.S. Highway 24 and 21st Street in Colorado Springs. More to come later, but here are a few photos from the organized chaos referred to as a charrette.
![GHM-Charrette-01](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_1008-640x478.jpg?resize=640%2C478)
Our host, Bob Willard, provides his input from the initial scribbles of the charrette.
![GHM-Charrette-02](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_2118-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
A view to the north of the existing Smoke Stack.
![GHM-Charrette-03](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_2104-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
Eric Fetsch and Bill Fisher discuss the opportunities and constraints of the site's topography.
![GHM-Charrette-04](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_2102-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
Mark Tremmel relates the site model to the actual site
![GHM-Charrette-05](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_2101-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
A portion of the team discusses the many components near the Highway 24 portion of the site. In Photo from left to right: Eric Fetsch, John Olson, Todd Liming, Bill Fisher, and Ann Fetsch.
![GHM-Charrette-06](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_2085-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
An overhead view of the progress from the charrette.
![GHM-Charrette-07](http://collaborativedesigngroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_2080-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480)
The team discusses retail and the ideas of incremental urbanism. In photo from left, clockwise: Bill Fisher, Todd Liming, Bob Willard, Ann Fetsch, Eric Fetsch, Kristin Ubben, and John Olson.
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