Utah Heritage Foundation

Take a break from that crazy shopping to see the last film in the Design Matters film series.  Malls R Us will be shown Tuesday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m. at the City Library auditorium.  Our panel for this film will include Amy Lukas of Infinite Scale Design and economic consultant Bim Oliver.

Combining nostalgia, dazzling architecture, pop culture, economics and politics, MALLS R US examines North America's most popular and profitable suburban destination-the enclosed shopping center-and how for consumers they function as a communal, even ceremonial experience and, for retailers, sites where their idealism, passion and greed merge.

The film blends archival footage tracing the history of the shopping mall in America, visits to some of the world's largest and most spectacular malls-in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Poland, France, and Dubai-and interviews with architects, mall developers, sales managers, environmentalists, labor activists and social critics, as well as commentary from mall shoppers themselves.

Design Matters Film Series

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.

City Library Auditorium

Plan to stay after for the discussion panel.

Watch the preview.

It began as a housing marvel. Two decades later, it ended in rubble. But what happened to those caught in between?

Presented by Salt Lake City Film Center in partnership with the Utah Heritage Foundation, University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning, AIA Utah, and APA Utah.

Sponsored by 3form.

This new series celebrates the creative spirit of architecture and design.  Our first selections explore how important both are to our everyday existence and how we engage with the designed world around us.  Please join us in this exciting new partnership to view the films and participate in discussion led by the partners involved.

All films are free and open to the public, and all will start at 7:00 PM at the Salt Lake City Main Library, Nancy Tessman Auditorium, 210 East 400 South.

Preview all four films in the series.

September 20  My Playground

MY PLAYGROUND explores the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing them.

The Recent Past Preservation Network (RPPN) is proud to announce its new scholarship for the National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference. This year, in Buffalo, New York.  The Conference Scholarship is open to all active college students who are RPPN members.  Student membership is only $5 and you can join here to be eligible.  The scholarship is designed to give students with an active interest in recent past preservation, and an opportunity to broaden their education by attending the National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference where they will be able to connect with their peers and learn from their predecessors through a variety of educational sessions.

In addition to receiving paid conference registration, the recipient will serve as a liaison for RPPN and will have the opportunity to write a featured article about the Conference for the RPPN Bulletin, our high-quality quarterly magazine, which is read by preservationists throughout the country.

Visit our website for eligibility criteria and to apply.

Project

Conduct inspections of the 118 properties on which Utah Heritage Foundation holds historic preservation easements.  The process involves sending pre-inspection letters to property owners, documenting each elevation of the buildings with photographs and a written assessment, evaluating changes in the condition of the buildings since the previous inspection (2010), making recommendations to property owners in a follow-up letter, and writing a summary of the inspection findings for the UHF Board of Trustees.

Time Frame

Please join the College of Architecture + Planning for the 2011 Martin Brixen Memorial Lecture, an annual event held to honor distinguished alumnus, faculty member and friend of the College, Martin Brixen.

The CA+P is pleased to announce Monica Ponce de Leon, Principal in Office dA, an internationally known design practice, and Dean of Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, as this year’s distinguished speaker.

“Approximations”
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
5:30 PM
Gould Auditorium, J. Willard Marriott Library

Thanks to all of the panel and all those who attended the Modernism at Risk discussion panel.  Clearly, there are many challenges ahead in preserving the modernism of Utah, but our collective work is positioning future landmarks for the best possible outcome.

Most people probably don’t think of farming and sheepherding when they think of South Salt Lake today.  The once bucolic town was the crossroads of rail lines and sheep trails into Parley’s Canyon, but also sought out for entertainment as families made their way to Wandamere Park (now Nibley Park Golf Course) for rides and amusement.  Yesterday, Mayor Cherie Wood announced that the city is “on the move” as the crossroads between interstates, industry, neighborhoods, recreation, and the arts.  And she’d like to make the centerpiece of the town’s new move a renovated and adaptively used Granite High School.

We couldn’t agree more!

As one of the oldest high schools in the Salt Lake Valley, Granite carries great tradition.  Its prominent location on 3300 South and across from the Pioneer Craft House should be leveraged to provide a centerpiece for central valley arts and cultural groups to expand, recreation to foster, and community to feel welcome.  In my opinion, the historic building would also serve as a fabulous city hall.

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