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Show In this issue Remarkable for its variety and elegance, Utah's architecture reflects a busy, proud, and interesting history. Though long neglected as a field of study by itself, the architectural record is now being probed professionally by artists, architects, historians, and others as part of the national impulse toward historic preservation. The reckless abandon with which a frontier society once razed old structures is now clearly giving way to a growing respect for the traditional, the aesthetic, and the historical. The time is right for a historical overview, one which charts the course we have traveled thus far and offers suggestions and inspiration for plans and direction in the immediate future. Two of the articles presented in these pages are surveys of Utah's architecture. They define terms, analyze patterns, and represent the technical catalog to which all specialized studies will be anchored in some way. The remaining articles deal with select personalities and distinctive structures in defining the uniqueness and charm of certain Utah communities. They remind us that our architectural record is an intensely human one, something much more than structure and style. It is, like all facets of our history, an impress of the aspirations, beliefs, and nobility of those who have gone before. |
