2020 AIA Utah Design and Honor Award Recipient
The AIA Utah Awards program recognizes achievements for a broad range of architectural activity to elevate the conversation regarding excellent design in Utah. Jury members review entries with a preference for projects that are impactful, well-designed, well-presented, and meet client goals while advancing the theory or practice or architecture. ajc architects
The Morton was honored with the BEST in LIVE category during the 2020 IIDA Awards by a jury of industry professionals.
“The design concept for The Morton emerged as a clean, elegant expression of forms, materials, colors and textures. The contemporary use of materials creates a visual balance between modern forms and more traditional colors and textures. Use of these various materials helps to reduce the visual scale of the structure
The Lodge at Blue Sky Honored by ENR with 2020 BEST Project Award – Residential/Hospitality Category
Our entire team is honored to be recognized by ENR’s independent jury of professionals and industry leaders! The ENR Regional Best Projects 2020 Awards program is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Each project competes in
The Lodge at Blue Sky: The Top 15 Resort Hotels in the Western U.S.
Excerpt from July 8, 2020 T+L article by John Wogan. Every year for their World’s Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Hotels were rated on their facilities,
The Lodge at Blue Sky: The Top 100 Hotels in the World
No. 47: The Lodge at Blue Sky With a cumulative score of 96.40 out of 100, The Lodge at Blue Sky ranks among the best in the world for the overall guest experience. Though it’s only 35 minutes from the Salt Lake City airport, this 3,500-acre ranch in the Wasatch Mountains feels
Hospitality Design Magazine: “[the Lodge at Blue Sky] revels in modernist simplicity with bespoke details”
“We wanted to share what we have in a thoughtfully designed hotel,” says Mike Phillips, who, along with his wife Barbara, decided the Rocky Mountain West land they owned was too beautiful to keep to themselves. In collaboration with local firm ajc architects, husband-and-wife team Dean Singer and Megan McFarland, founders of
High Boy Ventures brings all electric low-rise residential to Salt Lake
Our thanks to Luke Garrott and Building Salt Lake for acknowledging Islington (Izzy) North and it’s sister development, Islington (Izzy) South as a stand-out residential development committed to all-electric multi-family living in Salt Lake City. Mr. Garrott is a contributing author to Building Salt Lake, a source for architecture and building news along the
The Lodge at Blue Sky: Conde Nast Traveler’s 2020 Hot List Winner
Design, Location, Service and Amenities: The Lodge at Blue Sky, an Auberge Resorts Collection, is recognized as a 2020 award-winning property by Conde Nast Traveler. When it comes to luxury travel and lifestyle magazines, Conde Nast is among the most noted and trusted source in the industry. For the 24th edition of
INNOVATE: SLCC Jordan Campus Student Center Utilizes Advanced Structural Framing System Components
Salt Lake Community College’s New Jordan Campus Student Center Features an Optimized High-Performing Framing System The Enterprise – Utah’s Business Journal recently featured an article that highlighted ajc’s design for the new Jordan Campus Student Center, specifically the building’s structural framing fuse plates. The building’s design, structural components and other critical systems are
Lodge at Blue Sky Honored by CCIM 2020 Excellence Awards
CCIMs 2020 Architectural Project of the Year: Blue Sky Lodge and Guest Houses. Held annually, the Excellence Awards honors professionals within Utah’s commercial real estate industry who exemplify the highest degree of business excellence. The CCIM Excellence Awards, created by the Utah CCIM Chapter, has become the premier gathering of business leaders in recognition
Steve Simmons promoted to Director of Design
Steve Simmons, AIA Director of Design | Associate | Project Architect ajc architects has promoted Steve Simmons, AIA to Director of Design. Steve’s impact on our design culture, problem solving and efficient project management has enabled him to build a broad base of satisfied clients over the last 25 years. His direct
Heber Slabbert promoted to Principal Partner
Heber Slabbert, AIA | Principal Partner Heber Slabbert, AIA was recently elevated to the position of Principal Partner at ajc architects. Since joining the firm, Heber has brought design expertise to award-winning projects in higher education, outdoor recreation, outdoor education, mixed-use commercial, multi-family, light industrial and high-tech sectors. Heber has provided design
Ryan McMullen promoted to Principal Architect
Ryan McMullen, AIA, LEED GA Principal + Project Architect + Project Manager Ryan McMullen, AIA, LEED Green Associate, has been promoted to Principal at ajc architects. Ryan brings a unique perspective to the collaborative solutions required for each individualproject and client. His education, international travel experience, and hands-on design approach make him
Dean’s Newsletter: The University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning Recently announced their Distinguished and Young Alumni Award Winners – Dijana Alickovic among Young Alumni Honorees
Dijana Alickovic, AIA | Bachelor of Science – Architecture 2005 | Master of Architecture 2009 Dijana Alickovic is a Project Architect at ajc architects. She has worked on award-winning projects such as SLCC Westpointe Workforce Training & Education Center and Ogden Weber Applied Technology College Bay 2; and is overseeing construction of
“Blue Sky is the rare place where everything is done a certain way merely because that’s how things should be done.”
Before this trip, I’d never given Utah much thought. I knew of the big things, of course: The Great Salt Lake. Arches and Canyonlands and Zion, which seemed like their own places somehow. Notable Utahn Tan France of Queer Eye fame. Mormons, naturally. The state as a whole existed in my peripheral
Geraldine E. King Resource Center featured in Utah Style & Design Magazine
Utah Style & Design Magazine feature explores the recently opened Geraldine E. King Salt Lake City Resource Center. Photography by Scot Zimmerman.
LIVE + WORK + RECREATE
In the Spring of 2019 Salt Lake County, in conjunction with local governments and community groups, sponsored a juried IDEAS competition to re-envision a mid-valley section of the Jordan River Parkway. Our team, led by Steven Gilbert (ArcSitio Design), Steve Simmons, Connor Stephens, Alan Taylor (ajc architects) and Bob Springmeyer
SLCC Westpointe Workforce Training and Education Center honored with BEST in LEARN category at the 2019 IIDA Awards.
This vibrant new 124,638 SF facility supports the community’s training needs in a flexible, high quality space that benefits business, industry and the surrounding community. This building allows SLCC to fulfill its mission as Salt Lake County’s primary post-secondary provider of technical workforce education while offering collaborative spaces with industry
IIDA: What makes Brilliantly Executed Spaces & Thinking a winning design?
In 2018 ajc architects won BEST of the BEST award with Ogden Weber Applied Tech College Carolyn Matthews, IIDA IMC VP of Communications interviewed Project Architects Steve Simmons and Heber Slabbert in 2018. Get the inside story on the vision that drove the creative process for this 2018 BEST of the BEST