Oh My God, Gehry 5-star Hotel In Lehi Is True!!!! - Page 3

Utaaah! · #41 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 6:33 PM**

I wonder what scintillating recipies Mr. Anderson cooked up to achieve sufficient success with his "baking" software to finance a F. Gehry project. Perhaps he'll have enough moola left over to hire a good copy editor.

From the gcodeventures.com website:

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In 1999 during the midst of the of the dot.com crash, Brandt Andersen formed uSight.
uSight provides software and services for small to medium size e-commerce businesses, including software for website creation and baking to allow them to conduct business over the Internet. uSight has been the industry leader in merchant banking applications and website creation software tools. uSight's innovative products and services lead to a rapid growth in customers and services.

In October 2004 Inc. Magazine ranked uSight No. 2 on its list of the nation's 500 fastest-growing private companies in America during their annual INC 500 publication.

In 2004 a portion of uSight was sold to Kansas City based NMR INC.

*emphasis added

kpexpress · #42 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 7:16 PM**

Hey I was thinking as I prepare to go to Thanksgiving Pointe for the press announcement, anyone have any questions for Gehry. -not saying I will have the oppurtunity to ask, but if i do what are some questions that you want to see him answer?

delts145 · #43 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 7:48 PM**

Ask him if he's a cinema geek like alot of us and if he will have a chance to catch a flick at Sundance with Bob Redford.

Kp, You'll probably have a million questions you'll want to ask him.

rodan · #44 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 8:12 PM**

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rodan · #45 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 8:12 PM**

Sorry double post. I can't wait to hear what it said. ANd from that picture I can't believe that a highrise will be built in the middle of that . . pretty much the middle of nowhere imo.

jedikermit · #46 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 9:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by rodan

Sorry double post. I can't wait to hear what it said. ANd from that picture I can't believe that a highrise will be built in the middle of that . . pretty much the middle of nowhere imo.

...but it won't always be.

SLC Projects · #47 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 10:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by JCarp

Thanks for the link. When I opened it I found this...

If I am not mistaken, this is where the Frank Gehry designed highrise & lifestyle center will be. Just north of Thanksgiving Point as previously mentioned.

wow so that's where it's going to be. I was driving right by that site on thurday trying to find where the site was. I was close where I was guessing it would be. But that field is just a big hole in the ground right next to the I-15. The hotel might not even look that tall if it's built in that hole. LOL. But I like once it gets built that 5-star hotel will be the first thing to see when driving into utah county and the last thing to see while leaving utah county. I bet that meeting is going on right now as i'm writing this post. This is driving me nuts. They better show us some rendings.

wrendog · #48 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 10:54 PM**

what's taking so long? come on info!

SLC Projects · #49 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 10:58 PM**

For reals, My eyes are GLUED to my computer as we speak just waiting for somthing to happen.

Makid · #50 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:00 PM**

Okay, Lunch should be over by now. Unless it was based on the Hawaiian time zone...then we might just have to wait longer...

i-215 · #51 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:01 PM**

I want to see some renderings so I get excited. When does the meeting get over? It's 4 PM... that's a long meeting!

SLC Projects · #52 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Makid

Okay, Lunch should be over by now. Unless it was based on the Hawaiian time zone...then we might just have to wait longer...

LOL, Most of been a very long lunch.

kpexpress · #53 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:04 PM**

So I just got back from the press conference at T.P. with Brandt Andersen and Mr. Frank Gehry.

It was a small meeting room with all of Lehi City planners, mayor and other council members. There were also some investors and tons of media there to hear about the new project.

Started off Brandt discussing his basis for creating such a project. He lives a healthy lifestyle with class and wants to promote this sort of life with all who visits this development. He mentioned that there will be a 5 star hotel, 12,000 person NBA arena, major retailer and many shops and restraunts along the shores of the lake (which will have a wakeboard park and will be built to competition ski/wake standards), also in the development will be many residential areas (didn't put a number of how many).

Then Gehry:

Basically Gehry mentioned that the project will engage all who visit it. It will become an architectural icon for the area. Through out the design process the community will be able to see many different models and offer their oppinion. Currently they have finished the study of the site plan and layout of the project, also figured out the density of each part of the project. That is what I believe have seen....the model.

Then they went into a different room to answer questions from the press.

I really didn't get to ask him any questions myself but did get to meet him, shake his hand and chat for a bit until the Lincoln Navigator came and whisked him into the ugly inversion of the Wasatch Front.

Makid · #54 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:06 PM**

I can see us all actively refreshing the screen wanting any news that will be coming out about this...

The chanting has begun....

Give us new...Give us news...Give us news...Give us news...Give us news...

Repeat until news shows up.

i-215 · #55 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:11 PM**

Gheary won't give us anything to look at?

Fine! Then, here's my rendering of his project.

SLC Projects · #56 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:12 PM**

Well hold on I bet he's posting the pics right now of the project. Give him a few mins.

i-215 · #57 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:13 PM**

Oh okay. I'm just impatient.

wrendog · #58 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:15 PM**

a 12000 seat arena? wow.. that's pretty dang big for it's purpose..

kpexpress · #59 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by SLC Projects

Well hold on I bet he's posting the pics right now of the project. Give him a few mins.

Sorry everyone. They didn't reveil anything at the press conference today, but there will be a masterplan unveiled on the 31st of this month.

SLC Projects · #60 Posted **Jan 19, 2007, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by i-215

Gheary won't give us anything to look at?

Fine! Then, here's my rendering of his project.

Very Nice.

Hope the building is really that big too.