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My Fellow AlA Utah members,
I am delighted to serve you this year as your President! Our theme for 2015 is Leadership and Engagement. We have a wonderful year planned, and I am personally inviting YOU to become engaged in our local chapter events. Please consider attending just one event in 2015. If you have attended one event in the past, please up that to two this year. As a member for 25 years, I have often heard people ask, what does the AIA do for me?! A lot depends on you - because you and I – WE are the AIA.
Did you realize that a lot goes on in our Legislature that could affect your practice in either a positive or negative way? AIA Utah represents our collective interests on governmental issues. There is a small but
passionate group who meet, during the legislative session, at 8 am each Wednesday morning in the Capitol cafeteria, to advocate on your behalf. This group, our Government Affairs Committee chaired by RK Stewart, FAIA, identifies bills that affect us as practicing professionals and small business owners here in Utah, working to either support or discourage passage of the bills. YOU are invited to join this meeting, either weekly or even just once! We also have one day every February, (it’s called Legislative Day), where we discuss the hot issues as a group, and also get to meet some of our legislators to share our views and concerns. This year Legislative Day was on February 4th, and a record 35 AIA members attended. I challenge all of you to show up next February and let our lawmakers know architects care about issues that are important to the public. Further, I ask you to make a contribution, (even a small one), to the Utah Archipac fund, money which is used to help us advance our causes with legislators.
Another example of what the AIA does for you is the programming we offer, mainly through our awesome committees. Right now, some of your peers are working to provide an inspiring Fall Conference and Annual Meeting for you, (scheduled for October 9th – save the date!) Others are working to engage young architects and emerging professionals with events like the YAF’s “Meet the Masters” lecture series. A monthly leadership education series begins in April with a session on Succession Planning for your firms. The Committee on Design and the Environment offers a fabulous series of learning opportunities each year, and the Public Relations Committee produces this newsletter as well as engaging with the public to create awareness about the importance of architecture. The Utah Urban Design Committee helps answer the questions of growing communities in our state. Our newest committee, Member Services, will be working to engage all of you to identify your needs. The Honors and Awards Committee is responsible for refining the awards programs we offer our members, and assists our Fellows candidates with their submissions each year.
Which leads into some very exciting news! This year, for the first time ever, Utah has SIX new Fellows!!! Together, we are making the National AIA sit up and take notice! In the entire Western Mountain Region, (which includes Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming), there was a total of 13 new Fellows – so nearly half are from Utah! If you are attending the AIA National Convention in Atlanta this May 14th-16th, please join us in supporting our new Fellows at the Investiture Ceremony at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Friday, May 15th. Congratulations to Robert Herman, FAIA; Roger Jackson, FAIA; Jim Nielson, FAIA; Gary Payne, FAIA; Soren Simonsen, FAIA; and John Sparano, FAIA!!!
If you would like more information about the opportunities available for Leadership and Engagement, please contact me. I would love to hear the thoughts of every member of AIA Utah this year. I am so excited about 2015, and all of the opportunities it offers to us as architects. Please join me and all of your peers to make a difference this year and into the future!
Jeanne Jackson, FAIA2015 AIA [email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIA UTAH LEADERSHIP
CREDITSPRODUCED BY:
AIA Utah - Public Relations Committee
P.R. COMMITTEE CHAIR:Tang Yang, AIA / GSBS Architects
P.R. COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Heather A. Wilson / AIA Utah Executive Director Travis Sheppard, AIA / GSBS Architects Roger Thom / University of Utah - CA+P
Robert Pinon, AIA / MHTN Bruce T. Fallon, AIA / WPA ArchitectureCorey Solum , AIA / Think Architecture
Jeff Bolinger, AIA / GSBS ArchitectsKeri Hammond, CPSM / Marketlink
Megan Sebring / Think Architecture
DESIGNED BY:Roger Thom and Megan Sebring
SPONSORED BY:AIA Utah
Certified ReprographicsAllied Members
AIA UTAH BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Jeanne Jackson, FAIA President-Elect: Bruce Fallon, AIA Secretary: Jarod Maw, AIA Treasurer: Robert Pinion, AIA Director: Jim Lohse, AIA Director: Whitney Ward, AIA Director: Peggy McDonough-Jan, AIA Director: Kathy Wheadon, Assoc. AIA Associate Director: Dijana Alickovic, Assoc. AIA
NORTHERN UTAH SECTION President: Jarod Larson, AIA President-Elect: Tom Jensen, AIA Secretery-Treasurer: -
CENTRAL UTAH SECTION President: Michael Raymond, AIA President-Elect: John Lineback, AIA Secretery-Treasurer: Deborah Jensen, Assoc. AIA
SOUTHERN UTAH SECTION President: Todd Benson, AIA President-Elect: Ben Rogers, AIA Secretery-Treasurer: Justin Stein, AIA
COMMITTEE CHAIRSUtah Urban Design Committee
Soren D. Simonsen, AIA
Committee on Design and the Environment
Whitney Ward, AIA and Jeff S. Juip, AIA
Member Services Committee
Mimi Locher, AIA and Michael A. Dolan, AIA
Government Affairs Committee
R.K. Stewart, FAIA
Young Architects Forum
Erin Carraher, Assoc. AIA
Fellowship and Honors Committee
Peggy McDonough-Jan, AIA
Public Relations Committee
Tang Yang, AIA
AIA UTAH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Heather A. Wilson [email protected]
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UPCOMING EVENTS 4
MEMBER PROFILES 5
NEW AIA UTAH BOARD MEMBERS 6
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT 8
UTAH’S DESIGN EXCELLENCE 12
AIA OFFICE SIGNAGE 18
PIONEER PARK UPDATE 19
ALLIED MEMBERS 20
YAF 22
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES 23
AIAS 24
TECHNICAL CORNER 26
TRAVEL CORNER 28
BOOK LIST 30
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CONFERENCE
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EVENTSUPCOMING
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DESIGN AWARDS SUBMISSION DUE
13-18MAY
LOCATION: ATLANTA, GEORGIA
AIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
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LOCATION: LAKESIDE GOLF COURSE 1201 N 1100 W BOUNTIFUL, UTAH 84087TIME: 7:00 - 3: 00 PM
AIA UTAH SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT
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LOCATION: UTAH VALLEY CONVENTION CENTER 220 W CENTER STREET PROVO, UTAH 84601
AIA UTAH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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LEADERSHIP SERIESMARK YOUR CALENDARS
RYAN E. SMITHRyan E. Smith is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Utah and has been involved in specific areas of research including off-site design and construction, wood construction, and leadership studies. He has served as Director of the Integrated Technology in Architecture Center in the College of Architecture + Planning since 2009. The center is an agent of change toward better buildings that are more construction efficient and energy efficient throughout their lifecycle.
As the newly appointed Associate Dean for Research and Community Engagement it is Ryan’s hope to work with faculty and community groups to facilitate change in the built environment. Design, architecture and planning are disciplines that greatly affect the systemic network and allocation of physical, natural, social and environmental resources.
LISA C. HENRY BENHAM In addition to being an Associate Professor within the School of Architecture in the College of Architecture + Planning at the University of Utah, Lisa C. Henry Benham has been newly appointed as the Associate Chair of the School of Architecture.
In her own words, “The New Associate Chair must have as their initial focus preparations for the 2016 Accreditation Team Visit. This is critical for the continuing success of the school. But it is also an opportunity to create a thoughtful presentation of our mission and how it is a part of our everyday practice of architecture, research, community service and collaboration. I believe that this is a critical time in the development of the SOA. We must find ways to move beyond our past and to build a strong program that reflects the best of this institution and the faculty that compose it. I am honored to be a part of our new leadership team and to help develop processes and policies that contribute to our continued development as an institution and a community. Lisa is also the chair of the College Policy Advisory Committee (CPAC), whose mission is to create more transparent, fluid and well structured policies within the School of Architecture.”
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MEMBERPROFILES
MIRA “MIMI” LOCHER, FAIAAssociate Professor Mira “Mimi” Locher, FAIA is the Chair of the School of Architecture in the College of Architecture + Planning at the University of Utah. In addition to becoming the Chair this past January, Mimi is active in AIA Utah, co-chairing the Member Services Committee and being elected to the College of Fellows in 2014. Joining the faculty of the School of Architecture in 2004, Mimi continues teaching design studios and Japanese architecture, as well as developing courses that bridge architecture and planning and incorporate community engagement practices.
In the position of Chair, Mimi is excited to work with the faculty to explore and implement innovative curricular structures that provide immersive educational experiences for students, both on campus and off. Reinforcing connections and forging new relationships with local professional communities to support educational activities for students and professionals is one of Mimi’s goals. A focus for the next year will be preparing for accreditation in early 2016, which includes clarifying and communicating the School’s vision and strategic goals, as well as ensuring the curriculum fully addresses the required accreditation criteria.
BRUCE FALLON, AIA, LEED® APBruce Fallon, AIA, LEED® AP, is a principal with Provo based WPA Architecture. Starting in 1994, he worked for a General Contractor that built custom residences. Graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Utah, he then completed his formal education, earning a Master of Architecture degree from Newschool of Architecture in San Diego, CA in 2000. First licensed in California in 2003, he is also licensed in Utah and Nevada, is NCARB Certified and is a LEED Accredited Professional. His experience includes work in a variety of building types including hospitality, resort, multi & single family housing, offices, institutional, and religious facilities. He has served in numerous ways within the profession including as the AIAS Chapter President, IDP Coordinator, President in the Central Utah Section, Programs Advisor for the AIA YAF Advisory Committee, AIA Utah PR Committee Chair, and jury chair for the AIA Western Mountain Region Honors & Awards Committee.
JAMES B. LOHSE, AIAJames B. Lohse, AIA Senior Principal at FFKR Architects. Jim is an Idaho native and moved to Utah to pursue a degree in Architecture. He graduated from University of Utah with a Master of Architecture in 1982. Jim joined FFKR Architects in 1986 as an intern architect and is now a Senior Principal. As an active member of AIA, Jim served as the Salt Lake Chapter AIA Secretary from 2000-2002 and also as Program Committee Chairman. He is currently a member of AIA Utah Urban Design Committee where he chairs the Public Outreach Committee. Jim has worked on many important local and regional design projects that have positively impacted the communities in which they’re built. Jim is passionate about service and regularly volunteers with youth, community, and religious organizations. Jim also serves as a mentor to young architects within his firm.
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ROBERT PIÑON, AIA, LEED AP BD+CRobert Piñon graduated in 1999 with his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Utah, followed by his Master of Architecture in 2001. With 19 total years of architectural experience, Robert has served on the AIA Utah Chapter Board of Directors and the NAIOP Utah Chapter Board of Directors, he is currently participating with the United Way of Salt Lake - Yound Leaders. Focusing on commercial office environments, Robert has worked on a variety of projects for MHTN during his 17 years with the firm. Robert brings to his projects attention to detail that ensures a complete cross-coordinated set of documents will be developed for a quality construction experience. Something that really makes Robert stand out, is his unwavering focus on the end users of each building he designs. Client/owner need focus is an absolute given, but designing also to the impact of the facility’s users is something that Robert is so very astute at executing effectively. “When your employees, students or patients appreciate the design or function of your facility, that’s a good thing.”
KATHY WHEADON, ASSOCIATE AIAKathy Wheadon is the President of CRSA, as well the Principal in charge of Programming and Design for CRSA. Kathy also leads CRSA’s Higher Education Studio. Kathy’s Master of Architecture degree was awarded by North Carolina State University. She also holds a BA in Architectural Studies from the University of Washington, Seattle. Prior to working directly in the architectural profession, Kathy served as Director of Development for the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Utah
Kathy Wheadon has been involved in all aspects of architectural design, from facilities programming through construction. She brings insight, creativity, innovation and collaboration, and award winning design capability to every project. Kathy has extensive experience with program adaptation and conceptual design, and is an outstanding designer. Her extensive programming, planning, and design experience includes academic facilities for Colorado Mesa University, Brigham Young University–Idaho, the University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Snow College, Central Wyoming College, Casper College, and other higher education facilities.
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PROJECTHIGHLIGHT
MICROHOUSE UTAH 2015By Jeffery White & Vincent Oles, AIA
Housing for individuals and families with low incomes continues to be a pressing issue for our state and nation. Sarah House Utah seeks to provide a possible solution to this issue. Led by Jeffrey White, a volunteer with the Crossroads Urban Center (www.crossroadsurbancenter.org) for more than 30 years, the Sarah House was conceived as a way to provide small, low-cost housing by re-purposing retired shipping containers. The small, stylish structure was designed to highlight, not shield the shipping container’s distinct appearance by providing housing in the same low cost manner as was accomplished with its previous purpose of transporting goods by an economical means.
White began Sarah House Utah, working on a 40-foot-long, 9-foot-6-inches-tall and 8-foot-wide container in the driveway of his Sugar House home. Soon the city inspector took issue with White improvising a home on his property. White says it didn’t take long for the city to become intrigued with the project and began putting their support behind it. This made things easier with city permits and inspections so that it could move forward. With the help of the Crossroads Urban Center as a partner in the effort, they worked with the city to secure a grant to purchase the 0.17-acre plot in the quiet Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City, where the house now sits. The organization is a local, non-profit, grassroots organization that assists and organizes Utahns with low incomes.
The first home was not without challenges, as White struggled to find architects who would seriously look at how to fit a metal box with all the amenities of a modern home. “I just about got chased out of a couple architect’s offices when I came to them about this,” White says with a laugh. Eventually, the project attracted its share of people excited about its challenges and potential. One of the early first supporters was Vincent Oles, AIA, a local architect, whom White describes as “a very talented man with a heart towards humanity.”
The design recognized that low-income single adults, especially seniors, were a demographic that could benefit from a small but affordable housing option. White also became enamored with the “tiny home” movement in homebuilding, and realized shipping containers could be the affordable skeleton of a tiny home. For the Sarah House Utah, two shipping containers were joined together on a concrete foundation, painted gray and sandwiched between a 1920s home and 1950s model home.
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It’s a design that catches the eye—in a good way. The home holds a living space, a kitchen, a bathroom—with shower only—and a small bedroom. The home is filled with natural light, as narrow windows line the north wall.
Still early in the shipping-container-home revolution, White is optimistic about the future and the potential the home offers for a certain kind of person. “It’s certainly not the type of home for people looking for mini-mansions with home theater rooms and gated communities,” White says. “These are for people who want a home with a small carbon footprint and enough room to hold their gear, a couple of pets and raise a garden.”
Building upon the success of the Sarah House Utah, Microhouse Utah (www.microhouseutah.com) has been organized by Mr. White as a competition “to design, construct and deliver a high-quality, low-cost home that will address issues of dignified, responsible housing for seniors and their dependents, youth, transitional housing, temporary or permanent workforce housing or an additional residence.” The exhibition will run from May 15 – May 29.
For more information on the Sarah House Utah, check out these internet articles and resources published about this project:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-House-Utah/72517442758?sk=timeline https://twitter.com/SarahHouseUtah http://www.ecobuildingpulse.com/prefab-design/shipping-container-homes-that-dont-skimp-on-style_o.aspx?dfpzone=general
http://vimeo.com/104372600
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PLACE OF BIRTHBristol, England
BIRTH DATEb. August 22, 1858d. April 10, 1941
ESTABLISHED BUSINESS 1904 and 1911
ADDITIONAL DATADesigned more than 200 school buildings in the intermountain area.Utah Association of Architects, member 1910Design of one story buildings was recommended by the Carnegie Library Board.Son of John WatkinsArchitect for Utah State Schools, 1919-1923Interned with Kletting
FIRMS(S)/PARTNERSHIPS(S)/YEAR(S)Watkins, Birch & Wright 1914R.C. Watkins 1904-1905, 1916-1918 & 1927-1929Headlund & Watkins 1924-1926Watkins, Birch & kent 1911Watkins & Birch 1908-1910 & 1912-1913 & 1915
PHOTOS[ 1 ]CARNEGIE LIBRARY - GARLAND, UTAH[ 2 ]CARNEGIE LIBRARY - MANTI, UTAH[ 3 ]ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - SPRING CITY, UTAH[ 4 ]HARRINGTON SCHOOL - AMERICAN FOORK, UTAH[ 5 ]MAESER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - PROVO, UTAH[ 6 ]SPRING CITY WARD - SPRING CITY, UTAH[ 7 ]PIUTE COUNTY COURTHOUSE - JUNCTION CITY, UTAH
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RICHARD C. WATKINS, SR.
Thanks to contributions by firms and individual architects to the Utah Center for Architecture, research is underway for Phase II of the Utah Architects Project! It is now being carried out by the American West Center at the U of U based on professional standards of historic research. All materials will be archived with Special Collections at the Marriott Library as well as entered on the UCFA website.
In April, UCFA will host a program featuring Dr. Gregory Smoak, AWC Director, and Suzanne M. Catharine, graduate student researcher, to share their process and interesting discoveries. You’ll get more information on this soon.
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SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGSWITH LOCATION
1901Peteeneet School10 North 600 East, Payson, Utah
1905Washington Elementary SchoolTelegraph & Main Street,Washington, Utah
1899Noyes BuildingSnow College CampusEphraim, Utah
1910 Carnegie Library10 South Main Street Manti, Utah
1896 Elementary School 45 South 100 EastSpring City, Utah
1903Harrington School51 North Church StreetAmerican Fork, Utah
1902-1904Eureka Ward Meeting House150 Main StreetEureka, Utah
1900Knight (Jesse Block)1 East Center StreetProvo, Utah
1898District SchoolUtah Highway 73 at FairfieldFairfield, Utah
1898Maeser Elementary School162 South 500 EastProvo, Utah
1910-1914Spring City Ward - LDS164 South Main StreetSpring City, Utah
1903Piute County Courthouse21 North Main StreetJunction City, Utah
1914Carnegie Library - DemolishedCedar City, Utah
1914Carnegie Library10 Main StreetRichmond, Utah
1914Carnegie Library86 Factory StreetGarland, Utah
1914Carnegie Library15 North 100 EastProvo, Utah
1914Roosevelt High School - DemolishedRoosevelt, Utah
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A wealth of skill and design artistry was showcased as the American Institute of Architects, Utah Chapter (AIA Utah) Design and Chapter Awards were presented to winning individuals and firms at the 2014 Design Awards Gala, held on Thursday, September 18, 2014. The celebration was held Upstairs at the Gallivan in Salt Lake City, Utah and was a part of this year’s annual conference. As a result, National keynote speakers (Allison Williams, FAIA; Ron Rochon, AIA; and George Suyama, FAIA) were in attendance for a substantive presentation of the best design in Utah in 2014.
This year’s award-winning projects evidence the depth and scope of AIA members’ design experience in a celebration of physical form and were carefully chosen to represent much of the finest work produced by AIA Utah architects in 2014. Winners will be available for viewing on the Chapter website: www.aiautah.org.
Though vastly differing in form and function, each project was deemed by a jury of esteemed professionals to have met or exceeded benchmarks of outstanding architectural design, structural composition and application of design theory. Six Awards were given this year – 3 Merit, and 3 Honor.
MERIT AWARDS HONOR AWARDS- The Rose House at Red Butte Garden - Millcreek Community Center- Neil Armstrong Academy - Project: ARCHITECTURE- Davis County Library and - Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts and Administration Building Education Complex at the University of Utah
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THE ROSE HOUSE AT RED BUTTE GARDENArchitect: CRSA (Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates)Project Location: Salt Lake City, UtahOwner: University of UtahGeneral Contractor: CK Construction
The Rose House is a new reception and hospitality venue set in the picturesque Red Butte Garden. Programmatically, it serves concerts, weddings, memorials, and classes. Far from being an imposition to its site, the Rose House gives the site a deeper articulation. It has the rare quality of adding something that was not there before. It is primarily a response to its site. Yet, like the events that fill it, the Rose House has a voice of its own—part tranquility, part enchantment.
NEIL ARMSTRONG ACADEMYArchitect: Naylor Wentworth Lund ArchitectsProject Location: West Valley City, UtahOwner: Granite School DistrictGeneral Contractor: Darrel W. Anderson Construction
Neil Armstrong Academy supports a unique elementary curriculum of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Interior learning environments are flooded with natural light and beautiful views of the Wasatch Range. Building material choices and support infrastructure reinforce a sustainable development. Ground source geo-exchange equipment and piping are exposed to view and hands on metering systems allow for real time student involvement in building energy performance.
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DESIGN AWARDS
BEVERLY TAYLOR SORENSON ARTS AND EDUCATION COMPLEX AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAHArchitect: EDA ArchitectsProject Location: Salt Lake City, UtahOwner: Utah State Division of Construction and MaintenanceContractor: Okland Construction
The Complex is the new home for the College of Education, the renowned Tanner Dance program, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Community of Caring, and the arts education programs of the College of Fine Arts. It is the first building at the University to exceed 40% energy savings, employing a variety of energy strategies. The building reinforces the campus fabric through the creation of outdoor courtyards, an auto court for arriving and departing children, a performance amphitheatre, and landscaped alleys, which connect the south edge of the campus to the University’s main pedestrian mall.
MILLCREEK COMMUNITY CENTERArchitect: Architectural NexusProject Location: Millcreek Township, UtahOwner: Salt Lake County General Contractor: Big-D Construction
The LEED Gold Millcreek Community Center is designed to create layers of both emotional and design connections through the design concept, material reuse, preservation, building technology, and the integration of the building program. One of Salt Lake County’s first parks just down stream from Millcreek Canyon creates the context for the project’s site. Here the mature trees and park location remain while the antiqued amber gym floor from the old recreation center repurposes itself into the lobby wall. The track weaves its way through the gymnasium, lobby, café, senior center and even the library while exposing its exterior form with a patina copper wall.
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PROJECT:ARCHITECTURE Architect: Jörg Rügemer and Erin Carraher in the Integrated Technology in Architecture CenterProject Location: Provo Canyon, UtahOwner: The Girl Scouts of Utah, Lisa HardinContractor: Euclid Timber Framers
Project:ARCHITECTURE is an inaugural partnership between the Girl Scouts of Utah and the School of Architecture at the University of Utah to design and construct three cabins for the Girl Scout’s Trefoil Ranch Camp.
The regionally rooted and simple typology of the cabins defines the project as highly sustainable from a design as well as a material standpoint. The design maximizes site conditions and preserves environmental quality with the goal to support the local ecosystem through design with nature.
DAVIS COUNTY LIBRARY AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGArchitect: Blalock and PartnersProject Location: Farmington, UtahOwner: Davis County General Contractor: Wadman Corporation
The Library and Administration Building create a unified campus incorporating the historic courthouse and allows for the unique identities of three new buildings; The Library, Administration Building and Children’s Justice Center. This was accomplished through a strong “civic edge” along historic Main Street, and by establishing relationships with City buildings to the west, the Historic Courthouse to the north, and the residential neighborhood to the south. Additionally, an entry plaza anchors the library and ties it to the existing City Hall and Rec Center, creating a social gathering space as part of the civic campus.
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2014 EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING AWARDHOLDMAN STUDIOS
For their beautiful work throughout the State of Utah and beyond for more than 25 years. Their studio, located in Lehi, establishes themselves in the architecture and construction industries through their creative and distinct designs; a business strategy that wraps all their services into a single entity, and develops long-term relationships with their clients.
2015 YOUNG ARCHITECT AWARDERIN CARRAHER, AIA
For her design acumen and dedication to service. Erin has been active as a designer and academic since receiving her license and remains steadfast in her philosophy that innovation, practice, research and service benefit the profession and the larger community. As chair of the AIA UTAH YAF, she has focused on the connection between seasoned professionals and the young architects seeking to carve their own path, forging powerful connections.
2014 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDTHE GIRL SCOUTS OF UTAH - PROJECT: ARCHITECTURE
For their groundbreaking collaboration with the college of architecture and planning with Project:ARCHITECTURE. Offering young women and girls the opportunity to engage in real-world design and construction through the fabrication of their own cabins, the girl scouts have raised awareness of the careers in design available to them. This first project is part of a mutually beneficial partnership admired and awarded, but most importantly, appreciated by all.
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HONOR AWARDS
2014 BRONZE MEDALSOREN SIMONSEN, FAIA
For his significant body of work and dedication to the profession. His contributions to teaching, community service, and as an elected official have impacted built form in the western United States. His tireless work to improve communities, elevate the profession, and inspire others is evidenced in his pioneering work in sustainability, public policy, and transportation. A recognized champion of the built environment, he is dedicated to continuing outstanding service.
2014 ASSOCIATE AWARDTAMI BECK MARTIN, ASSOCIATE AIA
For her unmatched passion for service through architecture and design in her early career. Tami’s service to AIA Utah as associate director and as an EECTA volunteer help educate, inform, and excite the public about better built environments. Her vision and leadership have led to an ongoing and successful mentorship program with the AIAS, and she continually represents the best of young and emerging design professionals in Utah.
Photo : Swaner Eco Center
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PROJECT MESSAGEBy Jeff Bolinger, Assoc. AIA and Jinnie Lee
The goal of the AIA is to educate the public about architecture, both past and present, to advocate for the field, and to serve the public through design. Similarly, this composition is about educating the public about architecture in Salt Lake City, the United States, and abroad. It is about showing a diversity of building types that serve the public in different ways. It is about creating a simple, yet visually stimulating graphic set to attract pedestrians of Salt Lake’s “Festival Street” to the AIA office.
AIA WINDOW GRAPHIC DESIGN COMPETITION
Jinnie came to United States for her master degree in architecture. Her previous experiences were not only in architecture but also graphic design, GIS data management, and construction estimation. She has enjoyed her journey as an architect with GSBS since 2010.
Jinnie Ji Hyung Lee
Jeff came to Utah via Idaho, where he was born and raised. Prior to starting work with GSBS Architects, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Studies from Idaho State University and University of Utah, followed by a Master of Architecture degree and Ecological Design Certificate from University of Oregon. Jeff is an Associate AIA member and involved with the AIA Utah Young Architects Forum.
Jeff Bolinger, Assoc. AIA
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AIA OFFICE SIGNAGE
PIONEER PARK URBAN DESIGN ASSISTANCE TEAMBy Soren Simonsen, Chair, Utah Urban Design Committee
The Utah Urban Design Committee has been working with many Utah communities through design and planning assistance programs. These teams of volunteer professionals work with communities on challenging community issues where design can make a difference. One of these projects focuses on Pioneer Park and the surrounding neighborhood in Downtown Salt Lake City.
The Pioneer Park Urban Design Assistance Team (UDAT) is working to help update and bring to fruition concepts outlined in the city’s 2006 Pioneer Park Master Plan. The UDAT is sponsored by AIA Utah, through its Utah Urban Design Committee, and was organized under the direction of and in close coordination with the Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands Department.
The UDAT is comprised of Utah’s prominent urban design community—designers, architects, landscape architects, planners and others—whose focus includes physical improvements to the Park and neighborhood. These efforts parallel concurrent efforts by Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County and the State of Utah to address homelessness, social services, crime, urban development, history, mobility and economic health in the neighborhood.
Over a 4-day period, from Friday, February 6th through Monday, February 9th, the UDAT convened for an intensive design “charrette.” NWL Architects, located on the west side of Pioneer Park, offered their office as a workplace for the team of volunteers.
The UDAT was launched with an extensive public input process that included seven focus groups conducted by Salt Lake City and their public outreach consultant, the Langdon Group, and a public open house hosted by Big-D Construction. Approximately 100 people participated in the open house. Their input guided the many ideas that emerged during the UDAT charrette.
The team of professionals provided over 300 hours of pro-bono design and planning expertise, as well as research and technical assistance. The 23 team members each contributed 10 to 30 hours, with additional support from technical experts and other volunteers. The voluntary contributions of the UDAT represent a financial benefit to Salt Lake City in excess of $50,000, which is being used to help secure funds toward improvements at Pioneer Park.
The results of the Pioneer Park UDAT will be presented in the coming weeks in a public meeting with the Salt Lake City Council, and also shared on Open City Hall, an online public comment board that can be accessed at www.slcgov.com. Watch for additional information in the next edition of Reflexion.
Upcoming design and planning assistance programs include the Spanish Fork Main Street Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT), scheduled for the week of May 11-15, and the Plain City Urban Design Assistance Team, which is in the early planning stages for an initiative later in 2015.
PIONEER PARK UDAT TEAM MEMBERS:
Jack Hammond, Team Leader, Abe Nielsen, Alina Kowalczyk, Colin Olson, David Evans, David Kofford, Dijana Alickovic, Donald Buaku, Eric Madsen, Florence Buaku, Grant Hardy, Graydon Bascom, Jeff Bollinger, Krissy Nielsen, Laura Clayton, Lynda Draper, Michael Budge, Ranae Widdison, Renelle Smith, Richard Medina, Soren Simonsen , Terrall Budge , Troy Cook
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AIA Utah greatly appreciates our allied members whose support and investment allows AIA Utah the opportunity to continue to serve its members and the AIA Utah community at large with a host of benefits and programs. Contact Heather Wilson at (801) 359.0358 if you are interested in becoming an AIA Utah Allied Member.
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ALLIED MEMBERSTO OURThank you
The YAF is currently working with the Sorenson Unity Center to assist in the preliminary/conceptual design of a flexible outdoor space that embodies the mission of the center, which is to be a vibrant and creative community gathering place where all cultures are celebrated and welcomed. (http://aiautahyaf.org/)
Project Team: Dijana Alickovic, Jeff Bolinger, Erin Carraher, Krysta Dimick, Kristine Merkel, Joshua Riffe, Daniel Teed, Hannah Vaugh, Dwight Yee
Sorenson Unity Center
Meet the Masters is a micro-lecture series initiated by the YAF, which gives local Architects, Designers, Artists, and Thinkers an opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences with young architects and members of the community. To date, the presenters have been: Robert Bliss, Stephen Goldsmith, and Peggy McDonough Jan.
Meet the Masters
The YAF, along with the AIGA, and City Home Collective, worked together to put on Salt Lake’s Beaux Arts Ball on October 18th at the Ladies Literary Club. The event was the final celebration of Salt Lake Design Week. The theme of the evening was “Muse” and involved “ethereal, evolving, and unexpected experience.”
Beaux Arts Ball
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YOUNG ARCHITECTS
FORUMwww.yaf.aiautah.org
SEEING THE SAUSAGE BEING MADEBy RK Steward, FAIA, AIA Utah Government Affairs Committee Chair
As the saying goes, you don’t want to watch politics or sausage being made. But the political process is where the codes and regulations that define our profession get made. It’s the political process where the requirements for us as business owners are defined. It is also where the goals and priorities of our communities are debated and enacted. As a result it’s vital that we engage the political process to use our expertise to move our interests and those of our communities forward. On the morning of February 4th, 35 valiant AIA Utah members met for our annual Legislative Day. Meeting in the beautiful, historic Board Room on the Utah Capitol’s second floor, we engaged the political process. We had a lively discussion of proposed legislation being considered in this year’s session. Each year more than 1,200 bills are proposed by the House and Senate. The Government Affairs Committee members reviews those bills to identify those which may impact the profession. We are tracking approximately 23 bills in this year’s session. These bills range across topics as varied as building / fire codes, regulation of interior design services, planning & zoning processes, water rights, mechanics’ liens and more. We also heard from Representative Steve Handy, Senator Stuart Adams, Mike Ostermiller (AIA Utah’s consultant), and Representative Fred Cox AIA. Each speaker provided their insight into the Legislature’s activities and we shared our views and priorities. We also discussed the importance of contributions to the AIA Utah PAC in supporting our advocacy efforts each year. With two weeks remaining in the current session it is premature to report on the results of our efforts on your behalf. Anything can happen right up to the closing gavel. The Government Affairs Committee will continue to meet (Each Wednesday morning in the Capitol Cafeteria at 8 am if you would like to join us), and track bills as they are considered. We’ll have more to report after the session closes.
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LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
1. Celestia Carson - Carla Bonilla2. Hans Hoffman - Zarah Hassanipour3. Brian Jacobsen - Ryan Smith4. Kathy Wheadon - Greg Murphy5. William Mammen - Colby Kalian6. Roger Durst - Katja Lund7. Brent Bowen - Colton Groves8. Merrill Ballantyne - Daungkamon
Khaothong9. Tang Yang - Jasmine Kan Ming Yeung10. Jeff Bolinger - Jeremy White11. Benj Baird - Michael Sroufe12. Samie - Dallin Burgener13. Brian Hebdon - Joshua Workman14. Jeanne Jackson - Elizabeth Polsen15. RK Stewart - Connor Stevens16. Jaeyong Byun - Massih Nilfotoushan17. Stacy Hamm - Ashley Cleveland18. Michael Stransky - Justin Stewart19. Jesse Allen - Michael Rigby20. Kyle Borchert - Joseph Bradshaw21. Alex Booth - Michael Hoehn22. Robert Pinon - Elahe Zarezade23. John Branson - Diego Garrado24. Casey Copier - Elane Ansar25. Mike Vela - Jenny Gillespie26. Hannah Vaughn - Sean Greene27. Won Shim - Wonsuk Choi28. Darin Mano - Alexis Suggs29. Jim Nielson - Shi Xu30. Connie Holt - Nicholas Tucker31. David Triplett - Matt Pattberg32. Michael Lawlor - Ricky Carlson33. Derek Payne - Sarah Winkler34. Boyd McAllister - Poon oi Lam35. Phil Haderlie - Christian Bueno36. Tanya Davis - Anatoily Whiting
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
By German Stewart, AIAS Mentorship Program Chair
The University of Utah in conjunction with the AIAS offers a mentorship program to students in the architecture and planning departments. Started in 2012 by Tami Martin and the AIA, this program has expanded greatly and now is directly managed by architectural students. The goal of the program is to help in bridging the gap between architectural students and professionals. Each student is paired with an architect and are asked to meet together about once a month. Any professional can choose to be a mentor and have the option to volunteer for a semester or the school year year, depending on their availability. Many students have gained firsthand experience by visiting job sites, discussing current projects, observing the interworking of a firm or had personal critiques on school projects/portfolios. By creating networking opportunities for all students interested, this program gives them a leg up in their future career, at the same time benefitting professionals with potential candidates for future job opportunities.
MARIN BLAISE SMITHMarin Blaise Smith, originally from Cache Valley UT, anticipates completing her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Utah in May 2015. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Utah in May 2013. She is currently serving as AIAS Chapter President and EECTA Volunteer and has participated in the Chicago app, LAB Studio, DesignBuildBLUFF, Girl Scout Cabin Project, Student Advisory Committee and was a Construction Management Intern for two years at the University of Utah Facilities Department.
GERMAN STEWARTGerman Stewart was born in California and raised in Sandy, Utah. Is currently in his last undergraduate semester at the University of Utah, studying architecture. He will continue his education to complete a Master of Architecture degree and is awaiting word from universities along the west coast before making his decision. He has been married for 3½ to his beautiful wife Sarah, and they currently live in Midvale, Utah. He is currently serving as AIAS Mentorship Chair, is fluent in Portuguese, and has a great love for architecture and Salt Lake City construction.
AIAS MENTORSHIP
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AIAS CHAPTER PRESIDENT
CONTRACTING WITH CONSULTANTS ON YOUR TERMSBy Adam T. Mow, AIA, Esq.
You finally won the project you have been chasing for several months. Your likely consultants had previously sent you proposals for their scope of the services. Now you just need to sign those proposals and get started, right? Not exactly. Contracting with consultants using their proposal and its terms and conditions can lead to problems.
The consultant’s terms and conditions likely favor the consultant. The consultant (or more likely the consultant’s attorney) has drafted its terms and conditions to best address the respective contractual rights and obligations from its perspective. The consultant may include risk management provisions that could hinder an architect’s ability to make a claim against the consultant, such as a weakened standard of care, a limitation of liability, indemnification of the consultant, or even a waiver of claims. The consultant may also include payment terms that help the consultant to recover its fees, even though the architect may not have received payment from its client. Similarly, the consultant’s proposal may be silent as to important terms, such as insurance requirements and indemnification of the architect.
Among other considerations, the architect must ensure that the terms of its relationship with its consultant aligns with the terms of its relationship with the project owner. The consultant is unlikely to have made its terms and conditions consistent with the prime contract between the owner and the architect because that is not in the consultant’s interest. As a result, there are likely to be inconsistencies and incompatibilities between the prime contract and the architect’s contract with the consultant. At best, these inconsistencies and incompatibilities may be nuisances during the project. However, it is possible that these conflicts will jeopardize
the architect’s relationship with its client, minimize its profit, and expand its liability exposure.
Many architects believe they can avoid these problems by using their own contract and simply incorporating the consultant’s proposal or attaching the consultant’s proposal as an exhibit. This can lead to conflicts and ambiguities between the architect’s contract and the consultant’s proposal. If the contract does not clearly state how conflicting terms are interpreted, the consultant’s terms may prevail or the terms may be rendered unenforceable.
These problems can be avoided fairly easily. The architect should insist on using its contract with its terms. AIA Document C401-2007, Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant, was created for this purpose. The C401 provides many of the provisions that should govern the relationship between the architect and the consultant. The C401 also provides “flow down” from the prime contract, so that the architect assumes toward the consultant all of the rights and obligations that the owner assumes toward the architect under the prime contract. Likewise, the consultant assumes toward the architect all of the rights and obligations the architect assumes toward the owner under the prime contract. The C401 specifies that the C401 governs in the event of a conflict with the prime contract.
When requesting a proposal from a consultant, the architect should specify that their eventual contractual relationship will be governed by the C401 and that acceptance of the consultant’s proposal is conditioned on use of the C401. If the C401 is modified from its standard form, the request for proposals should include a copy of the modified C401. This helps to avoid surprise and the necessity for further negotiations about the contract terms.
If the architect and the consultant want to reference the consultant’s proposal, they should make sure that only the pertinent portions are incorporated into the contract. For example, the contract should incorporate only the scope and the fee while expressly excluding all other terms and conditions. (continued on page 27)
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TECHNICAL CORNER
LEARNING OBJECTIVES• Participants will be able to identify contract provisions consultants may
propose that are inconsistent with an architect’s interests.
• Participants will be able to select an AIA contract document most suited
to an architect’s relationship with its consultant.
• Participants will be able to align contract terms and conditions between
the prime contract and the architect’s contract with the consultant.
• Participants will be able to describe the purpose for the terms and
conditions an architect would require in a contract with a consultant. (1.0 AIA/CES/HSW LU)
The service order provides the project-specific details, such as the fee, the scope of services, and the schedule for the services. Just recently, the AIA published AIA Document C421–2014, Standard Form of Master Agreement Between Architect and Consultant for Services Provided under Multiple Service Orders and AIA Document C422–2014, Service Order for use with Master Agreement Between Architect and Consultant for this purpose.
There are a few instances when an architect may need to accept a consultant’s terms and conditions. These instances are largely driven by economic factors, such as when consultants are not looking for work or when the architect must retain a consultant with unique capabilities. However, these instances are less common. The architect often has the leverage—the project on which the consultant wants to provide services—to negotiate favorable contract terms. Consequently, architects should take the lead in negotiating contracts with their consultants on their terms.
Adam T. Mow, AIA, Esq. is a construction law attorney at the law firm of Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, a licensed architect, and the Immediate Past President of AIA Utah. He can be reached at [email protected] or 801-521-3200.
TO QUALIFY FOR 1.0 AIA/CES/HSW LU, PLEASE SEE AIAUTAH.ORG FOR A QUIZ ABOUT THIS ARTICLE.
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TRAVEL CORNER
A WALK IN THE PARK: LIMA, PERUBy Travis R. Sheppard, AIA, LEED AP
“Due to inclement weather this flight has been canceled, please deplane,” is not what you want to wake up to after a 6 ½ hour red-eye flight from Atlanta to Lima. This was followed by 5 hours of wandering around the airport like a zombie from Walking Dead. It was a few months ago that this happened. I have been working for a client based in Salt Lake City who is building a project in Trujillo, Peru. The project is under construction and I have been making construction observation trips about every other month for the past two years.The next flight to Trujillo did not leave for about 10 hours, so I decided to take my own tour of Lima. I had the taxi driver drop me off in the neighborhood of San Isidro, just south of the city center and I just started walking toward the ocean. Lima is a city of 8.5 million people and was founded in the 16th century by the Spanish Conquistador, Francisco Pizarro. You would think that with 8.5 million people the streets would be as crowded as a Shakira concert, but they were open and hospitable. While walking, I encountered one street in particular, Avenida Arequipa. Ave. Arequipa runs from the center of Lima to the ocean and is based upon streets that connected the original 16th century colony down the middle and a pedestrian/bicycle path that spans the crossing roads and stitches the park together. The avenue is lined with an eclectic mix of homes, churches, schools, stores, colleges and embassies, all housed in everything from 17th century mansions to new glass and storefront clad buildings.
Just off the avenida, nestled in a residential community, I visited Huaca Pucllana, an Adobe pyramid, constructed between 200 & 700 AD. Directly translated, Pucllana means, “Place for ritual games.”
Within the parkway, I ran into the John F. Kennedy Park. It was something like out of a Star Trek Tribbles episode, every bench was comfortably populated and on every lap was a cat. There were cats sunning at every entrance and rolling in every flower bed. Come to find out, there is a community committee that takes care of the cats by feeding them and taking them to the vet to have them spayed/neutered. It was very surreal, but also spoke of a strong sense of place and community. The avenida eventually cuts down through the 100’ tall bluff under the Eduardo Villarán Freyre bridge down to the ocean.
Avenida Arequipa has some beautiful colonial architecture and wonderful urban spaces that are unfortunately missed by the vast majority of tourists passing through Lima on their way to Macchu Picchu.
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LEADERS MUST BE READERSBy Bruce T. Fallon, AIA LEED AP
During a visit with Representative Rob Bishop during AIA Grassroots in 2010, I noticed a pile of books sitting on his desk. I tried during our visit to nonchalantly read the titles of the books to see what he was reading. After that visit I began to ask leaders I admired what they were reading as I felt very inadequate in the leadership roles I was in in my firm and in my community. Most of the books had nothing to do with architecture but presented a wide variety of ideas and topics, as well as a variety of fiction and non-fiction books. As leaders in our practices, in our communities and in our families, we can learn things from all different kinds of thinkers, and professions. An article in Forbes magazine (see http://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2012/08/03/why-leaders-must-be-readers/) outlines “Why Leaders Must Be Readers” with three ideas. First, reading reminds us of the good things we’ve learned through the years; second, reading challenges how we think about our work or the world around us; third, reading gives us opportunities to interact with others in meaningful and intelligent ways. All three of these reasons can easily benefit us in the things we do each day. In a recent query of leaders within and without the profession, here’s what people are reading:
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BOOK LIST
The Tao of Pooh By Benjamin Hoff
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and LeadBy Brene Brown
Lone SurvivorBy Marcus Luttrell
The Eleventh CommandmentBy Jeffrey Archer
Crazy Love By Francis Chan Beautiful Outlaw By John Eldredge
UnbrokenBy Laura Hillenbrand
Bossypants By Tina Fey
Leadership & Self Deception By The Arbinger Insitute
Liberty and TyrannyBy Mark Levin
AmeritopiaBy Mark Levin
FreakonomicsBy Steven D. Levitt
Starved StuffBy Matt Townsend
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943By Rick Atkinson
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleBy Dale Carnegie
Into the WildBy John Krakauer
OutliersBy Malcom Gladwell
My StoryElizabeth Smart
We Were Soldiers Once...And YoungBy Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore & Joseph L. Galloway
One NationBy Dr. Ben Carson
The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamBy Patrick Lencioni
Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversation that Accelerates ChangeBy Chris Ertel & Lisa Key Soloman
Business Model GenerationAlexander Osterwalker & Yves Pigneur
Leading Change By John P. Kotter
Business Model YOUBy Tim Clark, Alexander Osterwalker & Yves Pigneur
Brain RulesBy John Medina
THE DEATH OF DRAWING
AIA Utah member publishes new book:
David Scheer, AIA, has published his new book, The Death of Drawing: Architecture in the Age of Simulation. It discusses changes in design values that are taking place as BIM and computational design displace drawing as architecture’s main media. The main idea is that this movement leads to an emphasis on quantifiable aspects of design and a corresponding weakening of more intangible values. The book is based on his experience in teaching and practice, as well as his years working with TAP that has given him a broad view of the effects of these technologies on the profession.
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