ARCHITECTURAL NEXUS HONORED FOR SLCC STUDENT PAVILION

Project Featured in American School & University Architectural Portfolio

SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 23, 2004) - Architectural Nexus, Utah’s largest architecture firm, today announced it has been honored for design excellence by American School & University and featured in the organization’s annual Architectural Portfolio. Architectural Nexus received the award for the firm’s work on Salt Lake Community College’s Student Pavilion.

“It is a real honor to be nationally recognized by your peers,” said Dave Cassil, Managing Principal, Architectural Nexus. “A jury consisting of members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and school administrators evaluated submissions from around the country.”

The Salt Lake Community College Student Pavilion, which also received the 2001 Best of Utah Architectural Design Award, is a $2.1 million, 16,100 square-foot center with a grass tiered amphitheater and a large solar shell that is visible throughout the college’s 114-acre campus. Architectural Nexus designed the facility with the input from students to ensure the design would attract them to the pavilion and serve as a catalyst to interact with its offerings. The firm was selected for the project after winning a competition against other internationally recognized designers.

Architectural Nexus has extensive experience designing buildings for educational institutions including University of Utah, Utah State University, Brigham Young University, and the Granite School District.

About Architectural Nexus
Architectural Nexus is one the Intermountain West's principal architectural firms formed by the merger of Jensen Haslem P.C. and Thomas Petersen Hammond Architects. The Company, with offices in Utah and Arizona, offers sophisticated design and deep technical expertise with specialties in health care, research, education, resort and housing, commercial, religious and governmental projects. With more than 100 dedicated specialists, Architectural Nexus manages projects for a wide variety of companies and organizations including Intermountain Health Care, University of Utah Health Science Campus, Brigham Young University, Granite School District, and Swire Coca-Cola. The Company's signature projects include the Huntsman Cancer Institute, recent addition to Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake Community College Student Pavilion, the University of Utah Eccles Critical Care Pavilion, and the Biomedical Polymers Research Facility. For more information about Architectural Nexus please call 801-474-1400.

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