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Bastian estate becomes home to UVU Museum of Art and Learning Center


Utah Valley University News - https://www.uvu.edu/newmuseum/

The sons of beloved philanthropist and community activist Melanie Bastian are providing a lasting tribute to their mother through the donation of her Orem home to Utah Valley University.

"Melanie was a lifelong supporter of arts and education. The gift is a tribute to her generosity. She built this huge, beautiful home, but she didn’t build it for herself — she built it for us and she built it for the community,” her son Darren Bastian said. “She wanted it to be used by people she loved, and for her that included a lot of people.”

As the new home of the UVU Museum of Art, Lakemount Manor offers an innovative, active learning space in a unique setting, and provides opportunities for the community to engage in a variety of public education programs and family events. “It’s exciting to realize that this lovely home is going to be utilized in a way that Melanie often utilized it — to be inclusive and to focus on that which is uplifting, beneficial, and beautiful, said Margaret Dayton, former state senator and friend of Melanie.


The new vision for the estate adds to a robust legacy of the family’s opening their home to Utah Valley University in support of education and the university’s mission. Melanie hosted numerous events and receptions on behalf of UVU. Her children say she wanted her home to be a place for the community to gather and share in cultural experiences. “It’s a place of inspiration and a place of welcome, and people will come here and enjoy being here. It’s a very inclusive space, and I think my mom intended it to be that way from the get-go. She wanted us to be here, and she wanted us to want to be here with other people. So, I think everybody will feel connected to this building,” said Darren.

The Bastian home will continue to be full of life as the UVU Museum of Art, with exhibitions and activities that involve the community. Robbie Bastian says it’s as his mother would have wanted it. “That's how I believe Mom treated this place. It was a place she wanted everyone to love, and everyone to enjoy, and she succeeded at that. This just seems like a great opportunity to keep that legacy going, and keep it a part of everyone's life,” he said.

Utah Valley University’s Museum of Art at Lakemount Manor is compatible with the mission and values of the university — expanding arts education and cultivating community appreciation for the arts through interdisciplinary exploration of ideas and experiences. “Lakemount Manor embodies the core themes of the university: Inclusive, Engaged, Serious, focused on Student Success. It expands arts education, arts appreciation, and arts participation in meaningful ways, and in a beautiful, innovative setting. It cultivates community, it fosters a sense of involvement in the arts, and it celebrates Melanie Bastian's legacy as a benefactor and champion of the arts and education,” said Stephen Pullen, dean of UVU’s School of the Arts.

“There's a fine tradition across the country of many museums that are situated in historic homes, or even modern homes, that offer a great backdrop for showing art. This particular home is already so well-suited to that purpose, because the family has a strong love and support for local art,” said Lisa Anderson, museum director and curator.

The Museum of Art at Lakemount Manor will become a cultural resource to all, while providing stewardship over the Bastian estate and museum collection. It is slated to open in 2020.



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Utah Valley University - New Noorda Performing Arts Center - Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, March 26th, 2019


Utah Valley University retained Method Studio to assist in developing a master plan and concept design for a new 80,000 s.f., 3-level performing arts center.

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For years, the performing arts majors at UVU have performed, worked and rehearsed in any space they could find in the crowded Gunther Technology building. Actors pushed aside desks in empty classrooms to rehearse
scenes, dancers gave performances in small studio spaces and musicians had to load their instruments onto a truck and transport them across campus from the Gunther Technology building to the Ragan Theater and back
again after concerts...The new building holds five performance spaces, thirty-two practice rooms, two dance studios, a full recording studio with isolation booths, faculty offices and several reception halls. Most areas will
be used in multiple ways.“Every room has at least two purposes,”said Moore. “Some even have three or more. When you’re in the arts, a room has to be whatever you need it to be.”

One such space is a dressing room, which will also serve as a makeup classroom. Previously, the makeup instructor would stand in a hallway in the GT building and shout instructions in between classrooms.
The new Smith Theatre is a performing space featuring a proscenium stage and anorchestra pit that seats 502 people. The back row in the balcony is only 60 feet away from the stage, so there isn’t a bad seat in the house.

The other major performing space is the concert hall, which will be the Utah County home of the Utah Symphony. It seats 892 people and features a choir loft. Musicians will be able to roll their instruments from across the hall
in the ensemble rehearsal room to the stage, making set up before concerts much easier.

“Students come from all over the country for UVU’s incredible arts programs,”said Moore. “And now they will have a building that will help them learn even better than before.”

The ribbon cutting for the new building is scheduled for March 26, 2019.



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Students will begin using the brand-new Noorda Center for the Performing Arts in January 2019 for classes, rehearsals and performances.

The building was made possible by generous gifts from the community, from individuals to corporations, and will be the new Utah Valley hub for fine arts performances
and displays that showcase not only student excellence but local artists and traveling shows, totalling approximately 120 shows per year.

With 130,000 square feet of performance and teaching space, the possibilities to explore, create, enrich and grow are truly endless.
Each unique performance space invites audiences in for an intimate and highly professional arts experience. Take a sneak peak below at the building!

OC Tanner Atrium
The space is airy, art-filled, and features a breathtaking wall of windows that shows off the mountains. The sculpture in the OC Tanner atrium titled Virga comprises 1,700 hand-blown glass rods.
The environmental art piece is internet enabled and gets its ever-changing color scheme from the colors in the sky outside, as provided by a live-feed from the National Weather Service

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Barbara Barrington-Jones Family Foundation Theatre
With 175 seats and movable walls, the theatre can be optimized for a variety of uses. Two separate dance studios by day but a proscenium theatre by night, this venue has a retractable dividing wall
and retractable audience seating (when it comes to comfort, think box seats, not bleachers). To avoid the tongue twister, this venue is most often referred to simply as the Jones Theatre.

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Nuskin Recital Hall
Acoustically treated, and hung with plush velvet curtains, the recital hall is as grand as it is intimate, with 125 seats.
This flex-space seamlessly converts from a classroom complete with desks, to a 125-seat choral performance venue

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Concert Hall
The stunning hall will be the Utah Valley home of the Utah Symphony, with its professional accoustics and large capacity of 724. The space also has a 165-seat choir loft above the stage.
Mechanized velvet curtains surround the entire venue at the press of a button to tailor the acoustical profile to each unique musical number

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Scott & Karen Smith Theatre
Seats 502 (meeting the minimum seating requirement for equity touring companies), includes an orchestra pit and features a gorgeous proscenium stage unlike anything else in Utah County.
There are only 60 feet between the stage to the back wall of the venue, which means there’s not a bad seat in the house. An orchestra pit below the stage accommodates a 35-piece ensemble
allowing for live accompaniment for operas and other productions

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Melanie Laycock Bastian Theatre
Formerly known as the Blackbox Theatre, it is the up-close look at theatre you have come to know and love. This blackbox theatre is incredibly versatile,
and the possibilities for configuration are endless. Used mainly for student productions, this venue’s capacity can range from 50-200

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The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts also boasts 27 teaching studios to accommodate one-on-one instruction, and 27 sound proof practice spaces for students and professionals to hone their craft.

Outdoor Amphitheatre
Located just outside the OC Tanner atrium, this 150-seat stage will be used for outdoor Shakespeare productions during the warmer months

Instrument Ensemble Room
This venue is often used as a music rehearsal space as its footprint is identical to that of the Concert Hall stage. In the future, the space will frequently be transformed into a cabaret-style lounge fit for UVU’s talented Jazz combos and guest artists

Come see it for yourself!

Save the Date: Join us for "The Week of Dreams"
March 25 - 30
As we celebrate the grand opening of our Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, a week of incredible events will ensue.


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Here's a rendering we haven't posted yet of the new (Palos Verdes) student housing going in over at UVU.


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American Fork - Major Road Widening, Pedestrian Paths and Bike Lanes Slated For Busy Front Runner Station Road

While the road on 200 South, which runs south of I-15, doesn't seem at first glance like a main artery of American Fork, it is one of the most frequented roads by residents and commuters to access the train station. Its widening and redesign — from 300 West to Mill Pond Road — will likely become American Fork's biggest road project this year when construction will launch as early as fall. The City held an Open House at the Historic City Hall Wednesday evening where plans were on display on two tables. City Administrator David Bunker, as well as team members assigned to the project, were available for questions. The City on Wednesday also made the design concepts downloadable from the project's dedicated website,

The City said the project is necessary because it sees an opportunity to develop the area and steer development in the direction that fits with the City's vision. The plans call for the road to go from two lanes to five. Adding trail and bike lanes will make the road safer for use, the City said.

“Currently 200 South does not provide a sidewalk or trail allowing a safe transportation route for pedestrian and bicycle access to the FrontRunner Station,” the City said.

In the City’s bigger picture of a Transit-Oriented Development, it wants residents to be able to connect from the Murdock Canal Trail to the FrontRunner Station. And if funds are available, the project can also improve intersection crossings on two major corridors for those seeking to get to the FrontRunner Station in American Fork.

The designs should be finalized in the summer of 2019 with construction possible as early as fall.
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Provo Airport expansion could break ground this year as Utah County grants $4.3 million for project

The first phase of the Provo Airport expansion could break ground by the end of this year, as the project to add four gates to the airport is now waiting only on $9 million in funding from the state Legislature.

The Utah County Commission approved $4.3 million in funds for the airport project Tuesday morning, from the Tourism, Recreation, Cultural and Convention (TRCC) tax fund, which is a tax collected on things like hotel stays and restaurants, and is fed directly back into increasing tourism in the county.

The first phase of the expansion project, which would build a new terminal at the Provo Airport with four gates, was requested by Airport Manager Steve Gleason at a January Provo Municipal Council meeting. Gleason told the council that without a new terminal, it's impossible to add new destinations or multiple flights to the same destinations with the current, 6,000-square-foot terminal. The current airport has only one gate, making it impossible to handle multiple aircrafts.


The complete expansion plan calls for 10 gates and a 70,000-square-foot terminal. The first phase will bring four new gates and about 40,000 square feet of new terminal space, baggage claim and TSA stations.

The cost for phase one of the project is estimated at about $41.8 million, with a breakout of cost being $8 million in FAA grants, $19 million of Provo funds, $9 million from the state of Utah and $4.3 million from Utah County.

Provo has moved around some capital funding priorities to accelerate this project, and has been approved for the FAA grant. Getting approved for the FAA grant sped up the timeline on the project, said Provo Deputy Mayor Isaac Paxman, because there is a two-year window to use that funding. The project was already in the city's long-term plan, but Paxman said starting that two-year clock created incentive to expedite the project...

...Paxman said on condition of getting the state funding, which looks promising, Provo could be breaking ground on the project as soon as this fall, with a ribbon cutting as early as 2020.

The Utah County Commissioners were unanimous in their support of using the funding for the airport project, which they said will help promote tourism and economic development throughout the county...



A plane stands stationary Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Provo Airport. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald

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70,000 sq foot terminal is good size. The new (well, 8 years old) airport in St George has a 35,000 sq foot terminal as a comparison.
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University Place Update

I really like how these apartments wrap around the parking garage and face the park
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Those Aston apartments look huge. How many units are there?
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Those Aston apartments look huge. How many units are there?
Yeah they are pretty big there are 476 units and are 5 stories. It looks like around 230 more units are under construction.
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Provo Airport Now Fully Funded


By Lauren Bennett - The Deseret News - https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...expansion.html

PROVO — With funding from the Utah Legislature approved late Thursday, Provo Municipal Airport's new terminal project is now fully funded.

Building the four-gate terminal is estimated to cost about $41 million, and now that all funds are secured, the city could break ground this fall and cut the ribbon as early as 2020.

Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi said she was "beyond excited" about the Legislature's approval.

“This landmark decision stands to impact our region in a positive way for decades to come," she said in a news release...

...Paxman noted the benefits aren't just for Utah County.

"This would have a statewide impact — it would help keep cars off of I-15 around Point of the Mountain, it would boost tourism to the state and boost the economy," he said.

He also said the city will accelerate construction in any way it can within budget restraints.

"As airlines have been showing an increase of interest, we really sense that this is the type of project you don't want to drag out over three years, you want to get moving," he noted.

The amount of governmental support the project received is relatively rare, Paxman said.

"It's not often you see a city, a county, a state and the federal government all contributing toward one project in this kind of a way," he said.
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Provo Update - Duncan Aviation

What a difference a year makes. - Posted By Chad Thomas - https://www.facebook.com/DuncanAviat...type=3&theater


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Orem - Hale Making Plans For New Theater At University Place


Whitney Butters Wilde for the Deseret News - https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...ity-place.html

OREM — Hale Center Theater Orem received a $1 million pledge for the construction of a new facility at University Place.

The pledge comes from the Woodbury Corporation, the real estate and development company behind University Place, “the 120-acre mixed-use community formerly known as University Mall,” according to a news release.

“Financing and construction of a performing arts facility like we have planned would not be possible without strong support from a committed city entity and developer,” Anne Swenson, HCTO’s artistic director, said in an email to the Deseret News. “We are very optimistic to be currently partnered with Orem City and Woodbury Corporation.”

The intended site for the theater is next to the Orchard, the outdoor community gathering space at University Place. Current plans call for a 568-seat main stage theater with a proscenium thrust stage — meaning the audience surrounds three of the stage’s four sides — as well as a 200-seat black box theater and a grand lobby. HCTO officials hope the new theater will relieve some of the pressure it has felt by way of ticket demands; the theater recently hit the benchmark of serving 150,000 patrons a year, according to the news release.


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Provo Central Station area TOD Development

8 stories built on 6 levels of parking (zoning alllows up to 195ft)
907 off street parking stalls
84,472 square feet of office space
438 residential units



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Interesting. Provo's new tallest, or is that the new medical tower at 212' ?
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Oh man that would look great on that block. Really improve that area.
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Provo's new city hall project starting, contractors and architect coming on board


Genelle Pugmire, Daily Herald - https://www.heraldextra.com/news/loc...0699f142e.html

...Firestone Tires at 495 W. Center St. has closed and will be torn down as part of the construction. The city purchased that land in February.
Rocky Mountain Drive-In is still looking for a building to relocate to since the city owns both the land and the drive-in building...

Construction on the new city hall will begin on the west side to allow the current building to stay functioning.



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Here's the website for that proposed development at Provo's FrontRunner Station - https://www.archres.com/project/mill...9Z8uZTLnkV2Zm8

Mill Race At Provo Station

By The Firm of "ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES" - Established in 1991 A / r is an award winning architectural practice with offices in Buffalo and New York City.

Mill Race at Provo Station is a 110,000 square feet residential and office building located in the heart of downtown Provo Utah. Inspired by the iconic mountain ranges and canyons that surround the city, Mill Race mimics the experience of exploration through a series of urban courtyards encouraging play and inquiry for all ages and walks of life.

Mill Race at Provo Station is located on the former lumberyard/ mill run that transported and processed timber from the surrounding mountains. Elevated bridges cut through each portion of the project paying homage to the site's history. This has been reinterpreted into a way of connecting the different living spaces and amenities that is fun and dynamic for residents.

When completed, the project will include three 5-story multi-family housing buildings, a 10-story condo tower, as well as a 12 story office tower, with ample amenity space for both residents and the surrounding community. The focus of Mill Race is to infuse play and curiosity through access to natural recreational elements while still being situated in a growing urban environment.






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Why is a firm from Buffalo designing these? Cool renderings, but am not sold on the design. I like the height, but why all the orange angles? This isn't southern Utah. Also, those long buildings look so crammed together. Why not combine them in a way that opens up a larger space between them?
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Why is a firm from Buffalo designing these? Cool renderings, but am not sold on the design. I like the height, but why all the orange angles? This isn't southern Utah. Also, those long buildings look so crammed together. Why not combine them in a way that opens up a larger space between them?
I like the linear buildings the way they are. I also like the shapes of the linear buildings not being straight and parallel. I don't care for the large orange slabs on the side of the taller buildings at all, though.
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