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Article: Provocative and memorable.(Business)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- October 17, 2007
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Byline: John Rebchook, Rocky Mountain News
There's the former Olinger mortuary building that now houses trendy restaurants such as Lola and Vita in the Highland neighborhood.
At 22nd and Larimer streets, there's Snooze, a coffee shop that gives you a jolt with its space-age art, as well as caffeine. Taxi, a multibuilding, mixed-use development in the mostly industrial River North neighborhood. It's probably the longest office building in Denver, with design surprises every few feet.
They are among the 17 winners of the third annual Mayor's Design Awards, which were honored Tuesday night at Museo de las Americas.
"Great cities are just ...