The Downtown Design Advisory Board was established in 2019. The nine-member board has design review oversight of proposed projects in the Golden Triangle, Central Platte Valley-Auraria and Arapahoe Square areas of downtown Denver and serves as the next step towards a more consistent and comprehensive design review system for all of downtown.
General Meeting Information
- Time and date: Meetings are scheduled only on an as-needed basis. When projects are submitted for review, meetings are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on the second and/or fourth Tuesday of the month. Once meetings are scheduled, project materials are posted a week ahead of time.
- Location: Room 1.D.1 on the first floor of the Webb Municipal Building at 201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver
- Accessibility: If you need a sign language interpreter or CART Services, contact SignLanguageServices@denvergov.org at least three business days ahead of the meeting you'd like to attend. For other public accommodation requests/concerns related to a disability, please contact DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org.
Meeting agenda and call-in information
Board members are Denver residents appointed by the mayor for three-year terms on a volunteer basis. The board consists of:
- four design professionals, one of whom must be a landscape architect
- one development industry representative
- three downtown-area residents
- one downtown-area property owner
| Name |
Role |
Term expiration |
| Dan Craine, AIA |
Design professional |
5/1/2025 |
| Kim Kliewer |
Downtown resident |
5/1/2023 |
| Sarah Komppa, AIA |
Design professional |
5/1/2025 |
| Ryan Meeks, AIA - Board Chair |
Design professional |
5/1/2023 |
| Matthew Archuleta |
Development/Construction professional
|
5/1/2024 |
| Matt Shawaker, ASLA |
Design professional (landscape architect) |
5/1/2025 |
| Anthony Spikes, Board Vice-Chair |
Downtown property owner |
5/1/2024 |
| John Deffenbaugh, Int'l Assoc AIA |
Downtown resident |
5/1/2023 |
| Susannah Drake FASLA, FAIA |
Downtown resident |
5/1/2024 |