The Sugar House neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah, earned its name from an endeavor by the early settlers of the city to produce sugar from sugar beets. Although these efforts were short-lived, the attempt to do so enabled sugar beets to become an icon that is recognized and celebrated throughout the neighborhood and beyond. […]
Erected in recognition of the first major endeavor to manufacture beet sugar in the western region of America, the Sugar House Monument is one of the most distinctive monuments in Salt Lake City, Utah. Commemorating the work and spirit of the pioneers that founded city, the Sugar House Monument has defined the identity of the […]
Text and imagery associated with beehives are ubiquitous across Salt Lake City, Utah. This symbol is especially prevalent throughout the Salt Lake Basin where early Utah pioneer originally settled, but beehives are prominent throughout what is officially known as “The Beehive State.” This icon has a significance and meaning connected to the past and future […]
Washington Square is a park that surrounds the Salt Lake City and County Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Taking up an entire city block and featuring an incredible amount of green and open space, it has the potential to be a major hub of activity for residents and visitors. However, the lack of features […]
Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah, City Creek Center is the retail centerpiece of one of the nation’s largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects. Featuring a retractable glass roof, a creek that runs through the property and a pedestrian skybridge, the site has cultivated an identity that has impacted the culture and economy […]
Trolley Square is a partially enclosed shopping center that serves as the home of several high-scale stores and businesses in Salt Lake City, Utah. The complex represents a transformation of what had been a historic but abandoned location into a space that could house luxury retail tenants of all types. Doing so has created opportunities […]
Containing 12 original sculptures along with over 70 stones that have been engraved with Mormon scriptures, poems and literary texts, Gilgal Sculpture Garden has become an especially unique attraction for Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the result of a vision to arouse thinking and curiosity for viewers while also creating a landscape of meaning. […]