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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02_PREHERTIGAGE_EDUCATION_CENTER

Fall 2022

Historical Site Analysis

Exterior Classroom

First and Second Floor Plans

Dynamic Facade Scale Mock-up

Educational and Cultural Center

12,000 Square Foot

Rammed earth and Heavy Timber Construction with extensive glazing to connect the building to the Moab landscapes.

Residents of the small Utah town of Moab have a complex relationship with the millions of tourists attracted to its one-of-a-kind landscapes. While the tourists bring in seasonal economic growth, during the winter, much of the town's built environment sits underutilized and empty. The same issue has crept into the town's housing market through the popularity of second homes and short-term vacation rentals, which have been pricing out those with the intention of year-round residence.

The site for the Pre Heritage Education Center is located centrally in one of Moab's deteriorating residential neighborhoods. The site provides a unique opportunity to cater to a population that relies heavily on sporadic and unstable job opportunities. At the same time, the site is surrounded by a context that indicates human settlement in this region for millenniums, and the proposed building looks to these histories to aid the town's contemporary problems.

Interior Classroom

Exterior Material Studies

Context Mapping

Cross Section Facing South

Site Photography

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