April 16, 2025

There is no simple answer to the question, “How much does bird-friendly window glazing cost?” Costs depend on materials, size, window coatings and type of bird protection, among other factors. But here are tips for keeping costs low:

After a hiatus caused by COVID, the Utah Center for Architecture (UCFA) is back and functioning as the charitable partner of the Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Arnold Palmer once said, “Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening …” Despite my meager efforts to play the game, I find myself defaulting to another famous golf quote from the immortal words of Mark Twain: “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”

April 14-18 Architecture Week April 16 GAC Legislative Wrap-Up May 6 CANstruction SLC Kick-Off Lunch May 7 “What Do Juries Look For?” with RK Stewart and John Sparano May 19 AIA Utah Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament June 4-7 AIA25 Conference in Architecture in Boston June Date TBD Trivia Night sponsored by AIA Utah Membership Committee

In the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions, a groundbreaking innovation has been discovered that could transform the way we think about concrete building materials and energy storage.

Today’s architect is most likely a graduate of an accredited, university-based architectural program. He or she has acquired a first professional degree, either a Bachelor or a Master of Architecture, has interned for at least three years with a registered architect and has passed a registration examination administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). The development of these professional standards evolved over many decades.

As part of our ongoing series of interviews with architectural legends, we are proud to present this interview with Brenda Scheer, FAIA. It was a pleasure to interview her and to learn more about her fascinating career in developing urban planning and design programs in the state of Utah when there had previously been nothing. She truly is a role model for women architects. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

VBFA (originally Van Boerum and Frank Associates) and BNA (originally Becherer Nielsen Associates) are two powerhouse local engineering firms that virtually every Utah architecture firm has worked with at some point, either separately or in a combination, as engineering consultants for their projects. They are mainstay Utah firms that are known for providing consistent, reliable mechanical/electrical (VBFA) and electrical (BNA) engineering design services for a myriad of different project types and a wide range of owners.