Salt Lake Modern

06/05/2024

We are very excited to see the City moving forward with the restoration of the Northwest Pipeline Building! Affordable housing is a great use for this historic modernist landmark.

https://www.slc.gov/mayor/2024/06/04/renovation-of-northwest-pipeline-building-in-salt-lake-city-moving-forward-with-family-friendly-focus-as-new-development-team-chosen/

pc: Wikimedia Commons

11/14/2023

Steven Cornell and John Ewanowski's new book, Salt Lake City's Modern Architecture, has started shipping! Pick up your copy today from Arcadia Publishing.

05/15/2023

Should be a great talk tonight by Utah Modernism expert Bim Oliver on Holladay's Post-War Architecture!

We want to remind all of you that this great lecture will be happening TONIGHT (5/15/2023) at 7:00 / Holladay City Hall (4580 S 2300 E).

Bim Oliver is one of Utah's foremost architectural historians and is a fabulous presenter. Don't miss this lecture about Holladay's mid-century modern architectural treasures.

We will see you there!

05/01/2023

Mark you calendars for this coming Saturday, May 6, walking tour of Modernism of South Temple. This FREE public walking tour will be given by Preservation Utah and is scheduled to last 60-80 minutes. Follow the link to register and click the date in the gray box at the top of bottom of the page: https://preservationutah.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&Itemid=2765&id=290

09/16/2022

The 814 Gallery on 100 South is hosting an exhibition opening of Thomas Brewster Kass's work TONIGHT from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Come see the work of a great modernist artist!

12/03/2021

Preservation Utah Executive Director Dr. David Amott weighs in on the Provo Temple re-design in the attached The Salt Lake Tribune.

David Amott writes that the LDS Church should spare the space age Provo Temple

11/24/2021

Big changes in store for the Provo LDS Temple. Not in Salt Lake County, but hits close to home.

Remodeling will remove the space-age look of the Provo Temple, the church announces.

10/01/2021

Thanks to listing agent Mony Ty for the popup tour last night in Capitol Hill, attended by Salt Lake Modern committee members and Preservation Utah ED David Amott. Please keep and eye out for popup tour opportunities from us as the Covid outlook improves -- we're excited to eventually get back to actively appreciating our local modernist architecture. The listing for this beautiful home can be found here:

06/14/2021

Join us for a free guided walking tour of Modernism on South Temple. This is a wonderful tour written by Bim Oliver. Click on the link below for more details and to register.

There has been a growing recognition of the architectural significance of many of the mid-century modern buildings that, at the time of their construction, were harshly criticized, even reviled. Now a number of South Temple Street’s Modernist buildings have been listed on the N...

05/04/2021

Utah Construction and Design profile of CRSA's renovation of the Steiner American Building, originally designed by Scott, Louie & Browning in 1968. Built for the parent company of ALSCO, it now houses Colvin Engineering Associates.

http://utahcdmag.com/2021/04/back-to-the-future/?fbclid=IwAR3oiAyXnBoo3e8wq9vvvBx10KiiOHvPc5xgsqrSn7alMrQLm2cregkKvtk

04/15/2021

Big day today for our friends at Utah State History, who released over 2,200 newly digitized Sanborn Fire Insurance maps! We at Salt Lake Modern are especially excited about the 1963 Salt Lake City set. Page #82 here chronicles the early modernist turn along South Temple, including the first IBM Building (1961) and the West Wing at the Enos Wall Mansion (1954). The full set can be found here: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/search?facet_setname_s=dha_sfim.