F.W. Olin Hall

[1] The University of Denver lacked the resources to construct a new building, but Chancellor Daniel Ritchie found a way to raise the funds.

G. Cabell “Cab” Childress IV is responsible for designing numerous buildings on the University of Denver's Campus.

Daniel Ritchie, who became DU's chancellor in 1989, named Childress the university architect in 1994, which he held until he retired in 1999.

Childress was, however, consulting with the university as the school's architect emeritus until he died on November 17, 2006.

[3] Childress is most famous for conceptualizing the University of Denver's 450 million dollar makeover, which is still going on today.

His idea was inspired by the past in his attempt to connect the old with the new, or what some call the “Harvard of the West.” Some say that this has created a classical, somewhat nostalgic aesthetic to Denver's campus.

Olin Hall set the tone for the designs of other buildings constructed on campus since its establishment in 1997.

[4] Due to chemical weathering, the coppered dome now appears to have a more brownish black color.

Apparently, wind turbines in the Altamont Pass in central California have killed a disproportionate number of raptors relative in comparison with other bird species.

[8] Also, Second Life, an online virtual-reality game with an open-ended design that has been created by University of Denver faculty incorporates F.W.

Jeff Corbin, a part-time media specialist at the school, digitally designed the building in honor of his employer.