Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 4 - Page 294

TheWire · #**5861** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 3:47 PM**

This isn't particularly related to Salt Lake development, but tangentially due to her impact on the entire architectural world. Zaha Hadid passed away this morning due to a heart attack. This —.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35936768

millhouse · #**5862** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by GBurrow

Excavation is continuing at the Hardware building. I was actually pretty surprised to see how much work was completed on the parking lot. I just figured they would remove the parking lot, but it appears that they are digging for the underground parking.

The West phase doesnt include any underground parking. They are amending the existing soils under the building pad and parking garage. The bearing capacity of the existing soils was poor.

Orlando · #**5863** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 1:08 AM**

Fyi, PBS is showing a series that highlights 10 cities/towns, which includes Salt Lake City, that influenced America.

http://www.pbs.org/program/ten-that-changed-america/10-towns-changed-america/

Hatman · #**5864** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by TheWire

This isn't particularly related to Salt Lake development, but tangentially due to her impact on the entire architectural world. Zaha Hadid passed away this morning due to a heart attack. This —.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35936768

Totally. Did she design anything near the SLC area? I'm no expert in architecture, but it seems like the SLC area only gets false-starts with famous architects, like the Gehry development at the point of the mountain.

s.p.hansen · #**5865** Posted **Apr 1, 2016, 11:57 PM**

Who here would support making the Kennecott Smokestack a historical landmark?

I just can't imagine the valley without that giant structure looming in the background like a dragon guarding us along the passage of I-80, our Mordor.

Comrade · #**5866** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hatman

Totally. Did she design anything near the SLC area? I'm no expert in architecture, but it seems like the SLC area only gets false-starts with famous architects, like the Gehry development at the point of the mountain.

Well we did have a library developed by Moshe Safdie. That's pretty solid.

Zaha Hadid, from what I can tell, did not design anything locally.

bflatflat9 · #**5867** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 2:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by s.p.hansen

Who here would support making the Kennecott Smokestack a historical landmark?

I just can't imagine the valley without that giant structure looming in the background like a dragon guarding us along the passage of I-80, our Mordor.

This is strange, because I've always equated the stack as exactly that. Smaug under the mountain.
Historical? yes.
Mythical? Forever.
Glad to know I'm not alone.
Thanks.

wrendog · #**5868** Posted **Apr 2, 2016, 3:44 AM**

Can I just say I'm proud of all you guys for not posting some lame april fools announcement of a huge tower coming (or whatever). Well done!

s.p.hansen · #**5869** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 9:19 PM**

Is this big empty homeless roost getting torn down for the new DA's Office?

TonyAnderson · #**5870** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 10:41 PM**

A couple of phone pics (Lumia 950) recently.

I like the urban-ness here.

Theatre getting close.

delts145 · #**5871** Posted **Apr 4, 2016, 1:42 PM**

Utah’s Internet speed is fastest in the West, 8th worldwide

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86565...s-fastest-in-the-West-8th-worldwide.html

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UrbanDesign · #**5872** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 4:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by delts145

Utah’s Internet speed is fastest in the West, 8th worldwide

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86565...s-fastest-in-the-West-8th-worldwide.html

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I bet google fiber is helping this stat and will continue to help once SLC is online. Also, other companies are being forced to offer 1gb speeds to compete, so we as the consumer are reaping the benefits

Atlas · #**5873** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 4:37 AM**

I live in Central City and it seems that there are some residents that are trying to stop the Trolley Square apartment development on 600 S out of concerns of gentrification and such. They are urging residents to show up at the neighborhood council meeting on Wednesday to protest the rezoning of the parcel.

Thoughts?

s.p.hansen · #**5874** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 5:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Atlas

I live in Central City and it seems that there are some residents that are trying to stop the Trolley Square apartment development on 600 S out of concerns of gentrification and such. They are urging residents to show up at the neighborhood council meeting on Wednesday to protest the rezoning of the parcel.

Thoughts?

I think ill show up and counter their points. Parking lots are not something to protect unless it's against parks...

Comrade · #**5875** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 5:32 AM**

I definitely see their points and I think it's insulting to dismiss the views of people in the neighborhood. I wish Sugar House residents would've had more say in the development process that has ruined the neighborhood's identity. So, I get their concerns. I support the project but I think it's important SLC do everything in its power to preserve their neighborhood identities.

Liberty Wellsian · #**5876** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 6:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Atlas

I live in Central City and it seems that there are some residents that are trying to stop the Trolley Square apartment development on 600 S out of concerns of gentrification and such. They are urging residents to show up at the neighborhood council meeting on Wednesday to protest the rezoning of the parcel.

Thoughts?

That seems like an incredibly dumb argument. Adding more housing units to a neighborhood doesn't cause gentrification restricting the development of additional units does.

ThePusherMan · #**5877** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 10:05 AM**

Gentrification is about displacing under privileged people. Parking lots are not under privileged people.

Comrade · #**5878** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 12:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Liberty Wellsian

That seems like an incredibly dumb argument. Adding more housing units to a neighborhood doesn't cause gentrification restricting the development of additional units does.

No. That's exactly what it does. Gentrification has its benefits - but it also prices out a great deal of the established neighborhood.

Comrade · #**5879** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 12:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThePusherMan

Gentrification is about displacing under privileged people. Parking lots are not under privileged people.

That's some flawed logic right there. Gentrification isn't just bulldozing current housing for new housing. It's changing the dynamics of a neighborhood so that it becomes unaffordable for the type of people who already live there. Just look at what's happening in huge areas of San Francisco.

Utah_Dave · #**5880** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 1:13 PM**

It seems gentrification has more to do with the type of people who live in a neighborhood vs what is built there. If a group of people have pride in ownership, work to up keep there houses and yards, remodel run down homes, the result is gentrification. A nice building being built there is a result of gentrification already happening in that neighborhood. It's too late for that area. I wish Ogden would gentrify a little. Lol.