THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – The Utah Capitol Building was built between 1912 and 1916, designed by Utah architect Richard K.A. Kletting. But the iconic structure underwent an extensive renovation and seismic upgrade by the Capitol Restoration Group, which received both an Honor Award from the Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the People’s Choice Award in a poll sponsored by the AIA and The Salt Lake Tribune.
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Architects honor Capitol face-lift team
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008People’s Choice Awards: Which building has best design?
Thursday, October 30th, 2008THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE – Judging a building’s design is much like critiquing a piece of modern art. One person’s masterpiece can be another’s abomination.
And that’s part of the fun in being an amateur judge for the Utah chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ annual ‘People’s Choice Awards,’ co-sponsored by The Salt Lake Tribune.
Gallery: Under can-struction
Thursday, October 30th, 2008DESERET MORNING NEWS – Natalie Whitney of the CRSA Architects and Gramoll Construction team stacks cans to build an iPod Nano out of canned food during the Canstruction competition at the Salt Lake City Library Monday. Architects, engineers, designers and contractors build structures out of cans and donate the food to the Utah Food Bank.
Artspace in Salt Lake City: How do you quantify a cultural investment?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008UTAHSTORIES.COM – A story with the final chapter still unwriten: How one blighted neighborhood was transformed over a 25-year-period into a community and cultural hub, which has an very uncertain future today.
Salt Lake Tabernacle Renovation Wins AIA Utah Award
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION – The Salt Lake Tabernacle, with its sister building the Temple on Temple Square, represent Utah more than any other piece of our geography. It is fitting that readers of the Salt Lake Tribune and non-Utahn judges from the American Institute of Architects honored the Tabernacle with its Second Annual People’s Choice Award. The following news stories and videos document the award, renovation, and history.
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