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Our featured summer tour this year will be the Utah Theatre. Second Saturdays in June-August (June 9, July 14, August 11) from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Admission is free. Hope to see you at this amazing theater awaiting restoration in the proposed downtown cultural core.

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.

Were you a big fan of the annual Utah Preservation magazine?  Maybe you've never heard of it.  No matter what your familiarity, you should check out the ten published issues of this full color glossy publication by State History from 1996-2006.  They are now all available online!

There are articles about preservation projects across the state, craftsmen, traditional rehabilitation techniques, archaeology, public lands, and the architects that built historic structures and rehabilitate them today.  You'll likely find it to be as wonderful a resource as we do.

See the issues here.  You can find a link at the bottom of the home page.

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?

Plan to attend a night of inspiration with "LIFE" PechaKucha.

Presented by AIA UTAH YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM

The night will rest on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea, 20 images x 20 seconds. Our speaker line up is incredible, we will flow between an Academy Award winning director, the Flying Yeti, video game designers, an architect who has a signature project on the High-Line, an Astrophysicist....and did I mention the Director of Rubin and Ed......really there is more!  So please join us in another exciting night of incredible dialogue.

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.

Top Secret:  For Your Eyes Only

A Tour of Historic Wendover Airbase

Date:               August 27, 2011

Time:               10:00 am – 2pm (approximately 4 hours)

Location:        Wendover Airport, 345 Airport Apron, Wendover, Utah

Ever wanted to be a volunteer guide for UHF but couldn't find the time or think the Governor's Mansion isn't your style?  Well maybe a pub crawl of historic buildings in downtown SLC is more your thing!  We're preparing to launch a new public tour and seeking volunteers who want to learn how to be a good tour guide and the material for a pub crawl.  If you are interested, please contact Kathy Nielsen, Volunteer Director, at 801.533.0858 x 104 or by email.