March 10, 2025

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Baylee Rushton earned her Master of Architecture at the University of Utah in 2017. As her award nomination says, her career trajectory has been “practically vertical and an absolute burst of success.”

Emina Tatarevic is a designer at Studio Long Playing. She received a Master of Architecture from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and holds a B.A. in art history from the University of Utah.

Libby Haslam is president of Studio Long Playing and faculty member at the University of Utah.

The site has a rich history of use over time. Ute, Paiute, Goshute and Shoshone tribes used it for thousands of years as bathing and wintering grounds, due to the geothermal activity that kept the ground dry.

The Growing Feathers Resource Center tackles social, economic, legal and health issues in the Native American community of urban Salt Lake City.

In recent years, technology in construction has generated ostentatious and luxurious buildings, which attract attention and beautify the most important cities in the world.

Since this place was colonized in 1847 by LDS settlers moving westwards, a narrative has baked itself into the landscape: that of building Eden from an empty but holy desert.

The envisioned facility comprises educational spaces, clinics and housing to provide holistic support for its residents.

The Financial Services Office, located under the plaza between the John R. Park Building and Student Services Building on the University of Utah campus, is an example of the transformation and modernization of a workplace.