City of Boulder Municipal Building & Addition

1777 Broadway/ International Style/ Historic Landmark
First Phase: James M. Hunter & Assoc. architect / built 1951
Second Phase: Hobart D. Wagener architect/ built 1962

The first phase of the Municipal Building was designed by the architecture office of James Hunter, successor to Glen Huntington’s firm and the training ground for many architects who went on to be leaders in the Modernist progressive design approach in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It faces Broadway with a curving front flanked by curtain walls of windows and flat roofs. Functional office wings extend to the south and north with horizontal bands of windows. It exemplifies the International Style of Le Corbusier.

The second phase is an addition to the west, designed by the office of Hobart Wagener, a former employee of James Hunter. While clad in the same local sandstone as the first phase, this building has a different character. The windows are vertical slits set in the stone walls. The addition connects to the main building with a two-story glass wall where the entrances to the building have been positioned.