Awards and Recognitions
Explore the historical heritage of the University of Utah campus with a virtual tour of buildings, both modern and historic, that have received recognition from the AIA, Preservation Utah, engineering/contractor/trade groups, etc.
Crocker Science Center
2017 Utah Construction & Design – Most Outstanding Large Renovation/Restoration Project
2017 Utah Masonry Council – Excellence in Masonry Design Award
2017 Associated General Contractors-Utah – Best Renovation/Restoration Project ($25+M) of the Year
The renovation and expansion of the George Thomas Building, the former home of both the University of Utah's Library and the Utah Museum of Natural History, will result in a truly remarkable space for students, researchers, and the scientific community of the U and the world.
The new Crocker Science Center brings cutting-edge technology and leading research together, creating a portal to the sciences; the building will increase the accessibility to laboratories, social spaces, and study areas. In a building which has been dedicated to knowledge of the present as well as the distant past, it is fitting that the newest role for the George Thomas Building will be a springboard for the future of research, scientific development, and education.
HISTORIC FORT DOUGLAS
Welcome to Fort Douglas. The majority of the fort was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. The University of Utah Fort Douglas Heritage Commons is also an Official Project of Save America’s Treasures, a public-private partnership between the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation dedicated to the preservation of our nation’s irreplaceable historic and cultural treasures for future generations.
Fort Douglas PX Building 638
2015 Utah Heritage Foundation – Adaptive Reuse Award
2013 AGC – Partnering Project of the Year
LASSONDE STUDIOS
2016 International Interior Design Association (IIDA) – BEST Award
The IIDA (International Interior Design Association) Intermountain Chapter awarded Lassonde Studios the BEST (Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking) award for interior design in the Learn category recently. The Learn category is open to all education related interior design projects including education administration facilities, K-12 schools and higher education buildings. The judges awarded Lassonde Studios the BEST award saying “the edgy fun vibe greatly evokes creative collision,” in reference to the environment carefully crafted to inspire entrepreneurs. The building was designed by EDA Architects in association with Cannon Design. EDA designed the interior spaces and is thrilled to see students living and creating at Lassonde Studios.
Sutton Building
The Frederick Albert Sutton Building (FASB), dedicated 17 April, 2009, is the new home of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah. This building was made possible through generous philanthropic support of many individuals and organizations.
FASB is a four-story, 91,000 square foot facility that features state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, and offices that foster collaboration and innovative research. FASB is distinctive: its architectural design and educational display areas provide a magnificent showcase for discoveries in the fields of geology and geophysics and highlight the many contributions of University of Utah faculty and alumni to these fields.
Reverend Marta Sutton Weeks provided the lead gift for the project in honor of her father, Frederick Albert Sutton.
Shoreline Ridge Parking Structure
2017 Utah Construction & Design – Most Outstanding Concrete Structures Project
This aesthetically-pleasing six-level concrete structure just south of the University of Utah Hospital and the Huntsman Cancer Institute complements existing campus buildings and can accommodate more than 900 visitors. The $18.4 million project was built on an existing slope with a grade change of approximately 80 feet from one end to the other. In order to accommodate the slope, the team removed 85,000 cubic yards of material and stabilized the exterior.
Huntsman Cancer Institute Primary Children’s & Families’ Research Center
2017 Utah Construction & Design – Most Outstanding Healthcare Project
Phase IV of this world-renowned cancer center adds 225,000 SF to the existing HCI campus with opulently design spaces that offer the comfort and warmness of a four-star resort. In addition to 85,000 SF of lab space and 81,000 SF of population research space, this $125 million phase added 165 offices, two inspiring, two-story tall interior atriums, two sky bridges that connect lab spaces, and a beautiful outside plaza that was designed to promote collaboration between researchers in casual settings.
Spence Eccles Ski Team Building
2017 Utah Construction & Design – Most Outstanding Sports/Recreation Project
2017 ENR Mountain States – Best Project Award – Sports/Recreation
This fabulous $2.26 million, 7,000 SF facility is the proud new home of the consistently competitive University of Utah ski team, the reigning 2017 NCAA Ski Champions. Made possible in part by the generosity of favorite U ski alum Spence Eccles, this two-story building combines form and function into one highly efficient space, with a building envelope combination of masonry, wood rain screen, and composite metal panels.
Red Butte Garden Water Conservation Garden
2017 Utah Construction & Design – Most Outstanding Landscape/Public Space Project
Campus-Wide Electrical Distribution Upgrade
2017 Utah Construction & Design – Most Outstanding Infrastructure Project
This $85 million project is arguably the most important design and construction project on the U’s sprawling 1,500-acre campus in recent memory, as it upgraded and replaced a more than 50-year-old electrical system, one that services the main campus and adjacent medical care and research facilities.
Thomas S. Monson Center (Historic Enos Wall Mansion)
2017 Preservation Utah – Stabilization/Restoration/Renovation Award
University officials unveiled the newly renovated Wall Mansion on Wednesday, which will now be known as the Thomas S. Monson Center after the current president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church donated the building to the university in 2014, and President Monson is an alumnus of the university.
Ray & Tye Noorda Oral Health Sciences Building (School of Dentistry)
2016 Associated General Contractors-Utah – Best Healthcare Project (Public)
Kennecott Building Seismic Upgrade
2016 American Council of Engineer Companies-Utah – Engineering Excellence Merit Award
Sterling Sill Center
2016 Preservation Utah – Stabilization/Restoration/Renovation Award
Central Garage (Business Loop Parking Structure)
2016 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete Award
2016 ENR Mountain States – Best Project Award Landscape/Urban Development
2015 Associated General Contractors-Utah – Concrete Structure of the Year
S.J. Quinney College of Law
2016 ENR – Higher Education / Research Award of Merit
2016 AIA MD – Excellence in Design Award
2015 Utah Association of Energy Engineers – Energy Champion
2015 Utah Construction & Design – Green/Sustainable Most Outstanding Project
2015 Associated General Contractors of Utah – Project of the Year Green Buildings
Northwest Parking Garage (Health Sciences Parking Structure)
2016 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete Award
George S. Eccles Student Life Center
2015 Utah Construction & Design – Outstanding Large Higher Education Project of the Year
Spirits were high as University officials, former student leaders, donors, and friends gathered on a cold and snowy February 26 to celebrate the opening of the much-anticipated George S. Eccles Student Life Center. Inside the 183,000-square-foot, $50.5 million building, students were already swimming laps in the 50-meter pool, working out in the expansive areas for cardio and weight training, and gripping their way to the top of the four-story climbing wall.
Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility
2015 Utah Construction & Design – Best Sports / Recreation (Large)
The University of Utah announces its first Athletics building to be LEED Gold certified. The Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility, home to both men's and women's basketball, is officially a leader in sustainable design and energy efficiency. This is the eighth building on campus to be certified Gold or higher, and represents a commitment to a sustainable future through design.
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex
2014 ENR Mountain States – Best Higher Education Project
The University of Utah on February 27, 2014 announced the completion of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex, a $37.5 million interdisciplinary facility for arts and education. The new facility was made possible by a leading $12.5 million donation from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the largest single donation in support of arts and education in university history.
Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center
2014 ENR Mountain States – Best Project Award / Sports
2014 IIDA Intermountain Chapter – LEARN Category Best Award
2014 IIDA Intermountain Chapter – People’s Choice Award
2013 Utah Construction & Design – Outstanding Project
In July 2013, Utah football moved into the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center, a new state-of-the-art facility that provides over 120,000-square feet of space designed for the sole purpose of helping the players, coaches and staff perform at their highest level. The $34 million facility, funded with more than $17 million in private contributions along with Pac-12 revenues, will ensure that players, coaches, and staff have the facilities needed to compete at the highest levels of excellence.
Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building
2014 Utah Construction & Design – Outstanding Large Healthcare Project of the Year
Ambulatory Care Center Parking Structure
2014 American Concrete Institute—Excellence in Concrete
L.S. Skaggs Pharmacy Research Institute
2014 American Concrete Institute – Excellence in Concrete Educational Projects
2013 AIA Utah – Design Merit Award
2013 AIA Utah – COTE Award
2013 Associated General Contractors of Utah – Higher Education / Research Project of the Year
2013 Utah Construction & Design – Outstanding Laboratory/Research Project
Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building
2013 Utah Construction & Design Award – Higher Education (Large)
2013 ENR Intermountain States Merit Award – Higher Education
Huntsman Cancer Hospital Phase IIB Expansion
2012 ENR Mountain States - Best Project Award / Health Care
2012 American Concrete Institute – Intermountain Chapter - Excellence in Concrete Award
2011 Associated General Contractors-Utah – Healthcare Building Project of the Year
James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building – A USTAR Innovation Center
2013 American Council of Engineering Companies-Utah – Engineering Excellence Grand Award (Structural)
2012 ENR Intermountain Best Projects Award
2012 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete Award
Annette M. Poulson College of Nursing
2012 American Council of Engineering Companies-Utah – Engineering Excellence Honor Award (Structural)
MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) Renovation
2012 Associated General Contractors of Utah – Healthcare/Smaller Project of the Year
Clinical Neurosciences Center
2012 AGC Utah – Healthcare Project of the Year ($0-$25 million)
2009 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Survey – Neuroscience Center of Excellence
University Neuropsychiatric Institute
2011 Behavioral Healthcare Design Showcase – Honorable Mention
John R. Park Building
2010 Utah Masonry Council – Excellence in Masonry Honor Design
2010 Associated Builders & Contractors-Utah – Honorable Mention Historical Renovation over $5M
2010 Utah Heritage Foundation – Heritage Award/Stabilization, Restoration or Renovation
Master Plan
2010 Society for College and University Planning – Excellence in Planning for an Established Campus Merit Award
Fort Douglas Commander’s House
2009 Utah Heritage Foundation – Preservation Award
John R. Park Building
2010 Utah Masonry Council – Excellence in Masonry Honor Design
2010 Associated Builders & Contractors-Utah – Honorable Mention Historical Renovation over $5M
2010 Utah Heritage Foundation – Heritage Award/Stabilization, Restoration or Renovation
Master Plan
2010 Society for College and University Planning – Excellence in Planning for an Established Campus Merit Award
Fort Douglas Commander’s House
2009 Utah Heritage Foundation – Preservation Award
College of Social Work
2009 Utah Masonry Council – Merit Award
Tanner Humanities Building
2009 American Institute of Architects-Utah – AIA Honor Award
Willard Marriott Library Renovation
2008 Intermountain Contractor – Best Higher Education Project
2008 Intermountain Contractor – Merit Award Engineering Deign
Eccles Health Sciences Education Building
2008 American School & University – Bronze Citation Common Areas
2008 National School Boards Association – Citation of Excellence
2006 Associated Builders and Contractors – Commercial Project of the Year
2005 Mountain States Construction – Best Public Project
2005 AIA Utah – Honor Award
Health Science North Parking Terrace & Helipad
2007 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete
Warnock Engineering Building
2007 Intermountain Contractor – Best Higher Education Building
Art & Architecture Complex
2006 AIA Utah Chapter – 25 Year Award
Moran Eye Center II (John A. Moran Eye Center)
2009 Sollant Health’s 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals Ranking – Fifth Most Beautiful Hospital
2007 HealthCare Design – Publication Award
2007 American Council of Engineering Companies of Utah – Honor Award
2006 AIA Utah – People’s Choice Award
2006 American Council of Engineering Companies-Utah – Engineering Excellence Honor Award
2006 Utah Masonry Council – Honor and Best of Show Awards
2006 Intermountain Contractor – Best Public Project over $5 Million, Merit Award
Emma Eccles Jones Medical Research Building
2006 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete Award
2005 Associated General Contractors-Utah – Building Project $25 Million + Over
Honors Center (Fort Douglas Building 619)
2005 Utah Heritage Foundation – Preservation Award
Health Sciences Education Building
2005 Intermountain Contractor – Best Higher Education Project
Orthopaedic Hospital
2005 Intermountain Contractor – Best Architectural Design/Silver Award
Huntsman Cancer Hospital
2005 American Council of Engineering-Utah – Engineering Excellence Grand Conceptor Award
2004 Intermountain Contractor – Project of the Year
Libby Gardner Concert Hall Addition and Remodel
2003 American School and University – Educational Interior Showcase Silver Citation
2002 Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design, American Architecture Award
2000 AIA Utah – Merit Award
Cowles Building Remodel and Addition
2002 Utah Masonry Council/AIA Utah – Excellence in Masonry Design Award
Fort Douglas Officers Club, Chapel and Theater
2002 Utah Heritage Foundation – Preservation Award
Huntsman Cancer Institute
1999 Associated General Contractors-Utah – Project of the Year
1999 Intermountain Contractor – Utah Project of the Year
Rice-Eccles Stadium Expansion
2000 Athletic Business – Facility of Merit Award
2000 Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design – American Architecture Award
2000 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Utah Section – International Illumination Design Award
1999 AIA Western Mountain Region – Merit Award
1999 American Council of Engineering-Utah – Engineering Excellence Grand Conceptor Award
1999 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete Award
1998 Associated General Contractor, Utah Chapter – Outstanding Public Building Over $20 million
1998 Intermountain Contractor – Outstanding Public Renovation Best of 1998
Eccles Institute of Human Genetics
1994 American Consulting Engineers Council, Utah Chapter – Engineering Excellence, Grand Award (Mechanical)
1993 AIA Western Mountain Region – Honor Award
1992 AIA Utah - Merit Award
1992 R&D – Laboratory of the Year High Honors
1991 American Concrete Institute, Intermountain Chapter – Award for Excellence
1991 American School & University Architectural Portfolio – Citation
Marriott Center for Dance
1990 AIA Utah – Merit Award
1990 AIA Western Mountain Region – Merit Award
Biomedical Polymers Research Facility
1997 American Concrete Institute-Intermountain Chapter – Excellence in Concrete Award
1995 American Council of Engineering-Utah – Engineering Excellence Grand Conceptor Award
James Talmage Building
1993 Utah Heritage Foundation – Heritage Award
University Hospital Parking Terrace
1990 American Council of Engineering Companies-Utah – Engineering Excellence Honor Award
Student Services Building
1986 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute – Engineering Excellence National Design Award
AIA
College of Law Library Addition
1985 AIA Western Mountain Region – Honor Award
OFF CAMPUS
University of Utah Health Care Farmington Health Center
2017 ENR Mountain States/Intermountain – Best Health Care Project
University of Utah Farmington Health Center
2016 Utah Construction & Design – Outstanding Design-Build Project
University of Utah South Jordan Health Center
2012 Intermountain Contractor – Best Healthcare Project