Utah is beautiful. See here. People in SLC are really nice. Strangers greet you on the street. Motorists are also more polite and patient. I had no idea how to respond. I suspect it might have something to do with there being less traffic and,… Read More
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New NFT collection — Utah
Our week of working remotely in the mountains of Utah has come to an end. Being on mountain time meant early mornings every day. But it also meant being able to enjoy the evenings, including sunsets like the one shown here at the top of… Read More
Salt Lake City’s urban street grid
Salt Lake City is not a walking city. The blocks are too big (660 feet x 660 feet) and the streets are too wide (132 feet) for that. This has translated into many of the streets have upwards of 6 lanes. To put this into… Read More
Accessible modernism
One of the most extraordinary things about Salt Lake City is that you can land at its airport and then, in 20-30 minutes, you’re in the mountains looking at landscapes like this: By my estimation, this makes it the most accessible big city and mountain… Read More
📷 Park City in August
A new 15-minute city is being developed near Salt Lake City
In 2018, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill creating a new land authority to guide the future development of 600 acres of state-owned land in Draper, Utah (just south of Salt Lake City). It’s near an area called The Point of the Mountain and… Read More
Retaining earth in the mountains
As many of you know, I am working on a new build in Park City, Utah. One of the things that I have had to get up to speed on are earth retention systems. Building in the mountains is challenging. Here are a couple of… Read More
Schematic design phase complete for Parkview Mountain House
Some of you may be aware that Globizen is working on a new project in Park City, Utah right now called the Parkview Mountain House. It was first announced on the Globizen Journal back in the summer and then a later announcement was made appointing… Read More
A modernist utopia at Summit Powder Mountain
About 60 miles north of Salt Lake City is the largest ski resort in America, called Summit Powder Mountain. It’s some 10,000 acres. But beyond just being big, there is also a fascinating story and philosophy behind the mountain. It was started by four partners… Read More
Extell Development to build $2 billion ski resort near Park City
New York-based Extell Development is, according to this recent WSJ article, in the midst of trying to build a $2 billion full-service ski and snowboard resort near Park City, Utah. It would be the first new resort in the United States in about four decades.… Read More