Olivia (Olive) Collier, Designer

Olivia Collier, also known by her nickname Olive, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Architecture at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), with a minor in Dance, and her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Colorado, Denver. While attending CU Denver, Olive was a student of the 2019/2020 ColoradoBuildingWorkshop (CBW) and received a Design Build Certificate. Her CBW 2020 Design Build project ‘Auraria Bike Pavilions’ received the AIA Colorado Design Award of Merit (2020), the Architizer A+ Awards, ‘Architecture + Community’ and ‘Architecture + Stone’ (2020). During her time as a CBW student, Olive found a love for building, welding, and fabrication design. While at CU Denver, Olive received a travel scholarship to Denmark in 2022, where she focused her studies on harbor-front revitalization, urban planning, and sustainable design. Olive’s interest in sustainability was a catalyst for her senior thesis project, where she conceived of a new building façade cladding product made from end-use waste tires in landfills. Her recycled rubber cladding project received the Colorado Green Building Guild (CBGB) ‘Student Project of the Year’, and national media recognition.