JACK BURTON
M.Arch. May 2025
Jack Burton is a recent Master of Architecture graduate from the University of Utah whose work explores the intersections of landscape, labor relations, and aesthetics, with a particular interest in the picturesque and the role vernacular architecture played in the eighteenth-century art movement. Jack’s design philosophy is established in context, craft, and community. His current research looks at contemporary models of healthy aging, with a focus on how gardening and cultivation can support autonomy, well-being, and social connection later in life. Through his work, Jack continues to explore how architecture can nurture both people and place.
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 conceptual and abstract skills during his time at the University of Utah’s 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 graduate 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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REFRAMING BRITISH LAND TENURE
Through an analysis of the influence picturesque aesthetics had on rural landscapes in Great Britain, this project seeks to diversify its region’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
PREHERITGAGE EDUCATION CENTER
The town of Moab, Utah, draws in 3 million global tourists annually to witness the landscapes of Arches and Canyonlands National Park. The areas popularity has driven the town's facilities to cater to transitory visitors rather than its permanent residents. This project tailors its program to the year-round residents of this gateway community, combining childcare and education with the complex histories of those who have, for centuries, chosen to call Moab home.
Read more660 Locust Lane,
Moab,
UT,
84532
KRAVACIA ECOLOGICAL INCUBATOR
Built originally in 1964 by Rikard Marasović, a former Children's Maritime Resort sits today derelict on the Croatian Coast. This adaptive reuse proposal seeks to establish connections between residents, tourists, and the building's unique environmental context besides the Dalmatian Mountains. The Modernist architecture is revived through the integration of Living Building Challenge design principles and passive energy strategies tailored to the site and climate.
Read more21320,
Krvavica,
Croatia
WOODBURY CORPORATION
From August 2019 through to May 2022, Jack Burton worked as an Architectural Designer for Woodbury Corporation, and seized the 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, with the oversight of licensed architects.
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2733 E Parleys Way,
Salt Lake City,
UT,
84109