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Explore Booksellers, a favorite destination for visitors and locals alike, has been an institution in the Aspen community for nearly 50 years. More than a bookstore, Explore is an intellectual gathering place that embodies the Aspen spirit - where books, ideas, and the free-flowing conversation they initiate are part of the environment. Explore Booksellers is owned by a non-profit organization in the Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations in 30 states committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Part of their mission is to serve the Aspen community by hosting free literary events with local and visiting authors, educational events and workshops with a variety of speakers, round table discussions, and other programming with thought leaders of the day. Learn more at explorebooksellers.com.

Explore Booksellers: Alan Ford & Andi Korber: Creating the Regenerative School

Aspen Public Radio

Published May 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM MDT

This event was recorded on May 2, 2025, at Explore Booksellers, in partnership with Aspen Public Radio.

The Burlingame Early Childcare Center is featured in the newly published Creating the Regenerative School. Ford Architects, design architect for the project, wrote an international realized survey book of best practices in designing early childhood through 12^th grade learning environments. The book features the unbuilt Aspen Burlingame project as an example of design for the full range of neurological, social, and physical development of children, in addition to climate responsibility. The Burlingame Early Childhood Education Center project is published as an example of architecture for wellness of users and responsibility to the broader environment. The project is an active City of Aspen project lead by Kids First. The architectural team includes Land+Shelter locally and Ford Architects. Hear from Alan Ford of Ford Architects and Andi Korber, principal of Land+Shelter, about the project and its significance in the community in this engaging and focused discussion, centered around Creating the Regenerative School.