Designed by Utah architect Richard K.A. Kletting, the $2.7-million Utah State Capitol was dedicated in 1916 and combined a neoclassical style with modern construction methods and materials, including reinforced concrete, elevators and electric lighting. But decades of interior renovations had not honored the 320,000-sq-ft building’s original design, and its mechanical systems were in serious need of upgrading, says historic renovation architect Charles Shepherd of Salt Lake City’s MJSA Architects. These issues, combined with the Capitol’s location on an earthquake fault line, set the wheels in motion for a major renovation. In 2002 the Capitol Preservation Board researched tearing the building
Despite ongoing budget woes, RTD kicks into high gear the first of its FasTracks programs, the West Corridor light rail line between Denver and Golden. Photo: Terry Shapiro Photography West Corridor crews have begun construction on the two light rail bridges over the Sixth Avenue Freeway, this one on the north side of the Indiana Avenue exit. Photo: Terry Shapiro Photography Structural work continues this winter to prepare for track installation next year. Related Links: Top Colorado & Wyoming Newsmakers of 2009 Better Denver Bond Program Thrives DHA Wins Stimulus Grants No Help Wanted Colorado Transportation Stimulus Snapshot FASTER Bill
From humble beginnings as a one-man, one-room architect�s office established in 1889, Boise�s CSHQA has grown to become a 100-person architecture and engineering firm with additional studios in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City and Roseburg, Ore. Photo by John Rogers CSHQA namesakes: Cline Smull Hamill Quintieri Associates. Seated left to right: Glen Cline, Neil Smull, Robert Hamill, and standing, Allen Quintieri. The studios are designed to address specific market sectors, including aviation; corporate/office; education, sports and recreation; government/civic; health care; housing and mixed-use projects; and retail, restaurant and hospitality in a “soup-to-nuts” approach, says Jeff Shneider, CSHQA’s
