JACK_BURTON

M.Arch, Graduate Candidate, May 2025
Jack Burton is a passionate and experienced designer whose expertise lies at the intersection of a humanitarian lens of design and local building systems that intimately connect projects to their context. Jack came to his architecture studies with an already established foundation of drafting, managing BIM models, and seeing projects through construction administration. His background gave him the freedom to explore more conceptual and abstract skills during his time at the school of architecture while remaining grounded in established construction methodologies. Jack understands the balance in architecture between the client's wants and the community's needs and does not shy away from seeking one in the other.

A native of Ringwood in the United Kingdom, Jack moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 18 to pursue a degree in Urban Ecology. After graduating in 2019, he worked for Woodbury Corporation as an Architectural Designer before returning to school in 2022 to complete a postgraduate degree in Architecture. Jack enjoys spending his free time improving skills he finds comfort in, such as baking loaves of sourdough and jogging through Utah scenery.


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 01_REFRAMING_BRITISH_LAND_TENURE


Through analyzing the influence picturesque aesthetics had on rural landscapes in Great Britain, this project seeks to diversify its site's uniform enclosure. The agricultural community center in Moreton, Dorset, facilitates the improvement of common land throughout its parish, county, and beyond. This is paired with affordable housing that provides a new scale and density to rural living while preserving access to its picturesque scenes.

Read moreGlebe Farm, 
Hurst Road,
Moreton,
Dorchester, UK




02_PREHERTIGAGE_EDUCATION_CENTER



The small town of Moab, Utah, draws in 3 million global tourists each year to see the landscapes of Arches and Canyonlands National Park. As a result, a significant portion of the town's facilities are catered to transitory visitors rather than their residents, only to be exacerbated by the popularity of Airbnb and short-term rental companies. This project tailors its program to the year-round residents, combining childcare and education with the deep and complex histories of those who have, for centuries, chosen to call Moab home.

Read more660 Locust Lane, 
Moab,
 UT,
84532 




03_KRAVACIA_ECOLOGICAL_CENTER



Initially built by Rikard Marasović in 1964, a former Children's Maritime Resort today sits abandoned on the Coast of Croatia. This adaptive reuse proposal seeks to establish new connections between residents, tourists, and the building's unique context in the Dalmatian Mountains. The Modernist architecture is revived through the integration of Living Building Challenge design principles and passive strategies tailored to the site.

Read more21320,
 Krvavica,
Croatia




04_WOODBURY_CORPORATION


From August 2019 through to May 2022, Jack Burton worked as an Architectural Designer for Woodbury Corporation, being granted an excellent opportunity to experience many different scales of projects in all phases of design. This experience ranged from presenting tenants with potential test fits to completing punch walks after substantial completion and everything in between, w the oversight of licensed architects. 

Read more 2733 E Parleys Way, 
Salt Lake City, 
UT,
84109



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