Clio rayner

architecture / prINCIPAL
aia, leed ap bd+c

Clio has worked at GSBS Architects for nineteen years and has been a licensed architect in Utah since 2009. Since she graduated with her Masters in Architecture from the University of Utah in 2005 interest in and love of the environment turned into a focus on sustainable design. This has influenced her career ever since.

Clio has been a member of the sustainability team at GSBS Architects for her entire career. She has helped guide the sustainability mission for GSBS since 2005 and played an important role in the certification of more than 30 LEED projects. Clio has always been an active member of the sustainability community in Utah as a speaker, advocate and volunteer in organizations like AIA Utahs Committee on the Environment and USGBC Utah.

Clio also comes from a family of teachers and has always had a passion for facilitating quality education through design. She strongly believes in the power of education and has been fortunate enough in her career to be able to collaborate with like-minded clients for K-12 School Districts, Colleges, and Universities including WSU. The bulk of Clio's architectural resume is work for higher education institutions on sustainable and distinctive projects.

Notable Projects

  • Utah Museum of Natural History

  • Ogden Weber Tech Health Technology Building

  • WSU Stewart Hall

  • WSU Computer Engineering and Automotive Building

  • WSU Lindquist Hall

  • SLCC Technical Arts Building

  • DSD Sunset Junior High School

  • WSU McKay Education Building


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