At the Division of Games Launch event, Games Chair, Dr. Michael Young, announced the creation of the Ralph H. Baer Endowed Lecture, a meaningful tribute to one of the most influential innovators in the history of electronic play. Present for the announcement was Ralph’s son, Mark Baer. The Endowed Lecture is established through the generosity […]
Read MoreAt the end of April, over 400 students walked across the stage in Kingsbury Hall as family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate their success. Graduates from the School of Architecture, Division of Games, Division of Multi-Disciplinary Design, and the City and Metropolitan Planning Department attended separate undergraduate and graduate ceremonies to accommodate the growing […]
Read MoreIn late March, scholarship recipients and donors gathered in the Architecture Building for the College of Architecture and Planning’s annual Gratitude Luncheon, a celebration of scholarship and impact. Centered on the theme, “Champions for Change”, the event featured a gallery walk, student speakers, and highlights from the year. Displays around the Bailey Gallery included School […]
Read More“My career trajectory would not have happened without great mentors. I came to the U in 1983, intrigued by computer applications in the architecture field. Thanks to the guidance and collaboration of professors Edward F. Smith, D.Arch. and Wayne Rossberg, Ph.D., our small Utah company grew to be the premier source of construction specification research, […]
Read MoreReinvigoration of Salt Lake City’s remaining Japantown provides new opportunities for the future while honoring and remembering the past. There’s a street in downtown Salt Lake City serving as an urban archive with generations of stories written in brick and concrete. Near the Salt Palace Convention Center and the Vivint Arena, it stretches from Second […]
Read MoreThere are no paved roads to this construction site. There’s no running water, no power. Cement trucks and other heavy machinery aren’t an option here, but graduate students from the College of Architecture + Planning are not deterred. They have found a key ingredient that makes it possible to build a home in a remote […]
Read MoreWhen Glen Berry, FAIA-NCARB was 17 years old, he decided that he was going to be an architect. He didn’t know what that meant or how it would have been, but Berry knew that was his future. Today, 48 years later and with more than three decades of experience in the field, he reflects on […]
Read More“I grew up in Provo, Utah. After graduation from Provo High School, I attended Brigham Young University for two years while living at home. When I changed my major to architecture, I transferred to the University of Utah, graduating in 1966. At that time, the School of Architecture was housed in some of the old-World […]
Read MoreOn January 9, University of Utah alum George (Jud) Daniels, FAIA and co-founder of Salt Lake City-based architectural design firm EDA, passed away at age 94. Daniels helped introduce architectural modernism to Utah. “Jud’s influence still resonates today,” said EDA Managing Principal Thomas Brennan. “As heirs to the firm that he and Ralph Edwards founded, […]
Read More“I was a research scientist at NASA for 33 years. My responsibility was mainly to improve the heat shield that protects the space shuttle when it re-enters the atmosphere. When I retired, my wife and I moved back to Salt Lake City. My wife has family here, and I had graduated from BYU. To be […]
Read More