Two years in the making and decades in planning, Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort will unwrap a special Christmas gift to its guests on Saturday when it officially opens its new building atop Hidden Peak.
Park City Council Talks Main Street Plaza /
Design Process Ongoing
The design team working on the Main Street Plaza property returned to the Park City Council at a work session meeting Nov. 19 to update the council on where everything stands. The city-owned property is located at the intersection of Main Street and Swede Alley and colloquially known as the "Brew Pub" property for its proximity to the Wasatch Brew Pub. Clio Rayner of GSBS Architects said council has made it clear -- this is a valuable piece of real estate and it is important they get the best possible use from it.
Trophy Club buys land for $1.3M as home for new town hall /
The Town of Trophy Club closed on a tract of land as part of its large goal of building a new joint town hall and police facility, which has been planned for several years.
From hookers to headlines to hip, Salt Lake City's Regent Street /
A once-notorious Salt Lake City back street appears destined for some artistic respectability.
Right next to construction of the new performing-arts center on Main Street, the city is launching a $12.8 million face-lift for Regent Street, Orpheum Avenue and a disused service alley off Main to be dubbed Regent Walk.
If the plans come true, the renovation will transform what was once called Commercial Street — home to the city's red-light district, complete with brothels, taprooms, gambling halls and later, several newspapers — into the nexus of an emerging downtown arts district.
The project is meant as an appealing complement to the $110 million, 2,500-seat George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, under construction at 135 S. Main St., while adding an inviting and walkable north-south corridor between the Gallivan Center and City Creek Center.
Public Safety Building Showcase /
Salt Lake City Public Safety Building was showcased in NZB Magazine as a Net Zero Building.
Click here to view the magazine, pages 8-13.
Public Plazas Need to be Friendly /
You would think after centuries of urban design, there would be a checklist of dos and don’ts for urban designers to make sure every new plaza and town square is public friendly. But over and over again, I see millions of dollars wasted on public plaza designs that don’t work, or don’t work as well as they should.
GSBS Architects Named Among Top Green Design Firms /
Utah-based GSBS Architects has been named by Engineering News-Record, a publication that covers the construction industry, as one of the Top 10 Green Design Firms for the first time.
History Carved Out of the Hills /
The Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City
Most natural history museums are in urban centers, but the Natural History Museum of Utah is housed in the realm it surveys.... Read more on the New York Times.
