Pub. 2 2021-2022 Issue 1

Flexibility and perseverance.

Those are the bywords that got architectural firms of all sizes through 2020.

In a panel discussion, David Haresign, FAIA, (founding partner of Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS) and Barbara Campagna, FAIA, (Principal — Barbara A. Campagna/Architecture + Planning, PLLC) shared how they navigated an unprecedented year.

In support of the Utah Center for Architecture’s educational mission and new ARCHtober events series, cityhomeCOLLECTIVE will be sponsoring a walking tour of South Temple architecture on the evening of Oct. 7. More details for this event and other UFCA plans throughout October are coming soon. cityhomeCOLLECTIVE is an independently owned real estate brokerage and interior design firm based in Salt Lake City and a proud advocate for outstanding architecture. Visit cityhomecollective.com to learn more.

When professionals select windows or doors for use in buildings, they need to know how those windows will perform under hazardous weather conditions.

This is the second in a series of architectural legends; interviews with retired architects who practiced in Utah during the second half of the twentieth century. These memories archive the personal careers of these architects and speak to the evolution of the architectural industry in the United States.

The Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has been meeting with some of the retired architectural legends in our community. We are archiving their personal memories of practicing architecture during the second half of the 20th Century, as well as capturing their personalities on film. Each architect we talked with had different career goals and trajectories, but there is a common theme of building practices before and during when technology took over. The design industry has evolved to become much more computer-driven, and the profession became much more sophisticated, corporate, and fiercely competitive.

How might one analyze older photographs of Utah — downtown Salt Lake City in particular — to gain some knowledge about little moments in life as they were lived in another era? Is it even possible to ascertain such a thing with any detail by examining, studying, and researching what is captured in one or two old black and white photographic images or surviving local primary sources like newspapers?

The EQxD committee aims to educate the design community on the importance of equitable practices and the value of diverse individuals in order to foster inclusive and equitable environments, processes and policies; and eliminate explicit and implicit bias in the built environment and profession.

In the U.S., all communities are not created equal.
The legacies of redlining and other racist policies are still powerful forces in cities across the country.

Dr. Robert Bullard, the Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas State University, has spent his career researching and chronicling environmental injustice, penning 18 books along the way. On day two of AIA’s 2021 Conference on Architecture, he shared his perspective on how architects can address some of the most urgent environmental equity issues of our time.

Utah has a serious housing challenge. Home and rental prices are at all-time highs, but inventory is at all-time lows. To rent a market-rate two-bedroom apartment, the point at which rentals become affordable is a combined income of $23.15 per hour ($48,152 per year), and the average home price is $551,100. Last year, the median home price increased 17%; available inventory dropped 11%-32% during the same period. As a result, many people in Utah do not have a path that will lead them to homeownership.

Announcing the hybrid 2021 AIA Utah Annual Conference, held September 20-24 with digital and in-person events at AIA Utah and Okland Construction in Salt Lake City. The 2021 conference theme, CONNECT, COLLABORATE, CELEBRATE, will showcase high-energy speakers, building tours, and genuine opportunities to connect with the Utah AEC community — but it won’t be the same without you! Join us!

Learn more and register at aiautah.org.