For immediate release: May 9, 2005

Design Workshop’s Utah office moves to
expanded quarters in Salt Lake City

Following growth in both commissions and staff in recent months, the Park City office of Design Workshop, an international award-winning landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, has moved into new and larger quarters at the Sweet Candy Building in Salt Lake City. The firm’s Utah office, which opened in Park City in August 2000 with one staff member, has grown to a current staff of 17. The move from their previous Park City location will give staff members more space for client meetings, design charrettes and staff.

“As a Utah native, I’m happy that Design Workshop has had this opportunity to extend its dedication to sound environmental practices and smart growth to the Intermountain West ,” said Terrall Budge, a partner in the firm. “We’re grateful to be able to bring our design and planning expertise to the continuing growth challenge of the Salt Lake Valley.”

The Salt Lake office has developed a talented urban design, community planning and resort design team. Dave Nicholas, who coordinated the design and construction of the new office space, as well as the move itself, leads the office as operations manager. Chuck Ware, Principal, comes to Salt Lake from Design Workshop's Denver office, where he worked on implementation of urban, campus, resort and community spaces.

Among the office’s current projects are Daybreak, a dynamic mixed-use community in South Jordan, Utah, and the interpretive landscape for the Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah, as well as projects in Provo, Brigham City and Logan. The office is also involved in the planning and design of two mixed-use developments in Las Vegas: Harbor Island and Union Park.