John William Sugden III
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
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Photographs via the Utah Heritage Foundation1
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Table of Contents
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Birth Date and Place
(Scroll to Top)b. July 17, 1922
Chicago, Illinois, USA -
Death Date and Place
(Scroll to Top)d. February 14, 2003
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA -
Obituaries
(Scroll to Top)http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=814023
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Universities Attended
(Scroll to Top)Bachelor of Science of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1950
Graduate architectural study in Europe, 1951
Master of Science in Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1952Sugden studied and worked under the tutelage of both Mies van der Rohe and Ludwig Hilberseimer.
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Architectural License
(Scroll to Top)Licensed in 1956 in Utah and Wisconsin
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Professional Career
(Scroll to Top)Dee M. Wilson—1972-1975
Gustavson and Sugden—1953-1956
Independent Practice - John Sugden—1958-1972
Ludwig Hilberseimer—1945-1952
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe—1945-1952
Stephen L. McDonald—1952
Studio J.J. International—1975
Cannon, Smith & Gustavson—1956-1957
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Awards and Certificates
(Scroll to Top)- American Institute of Architects School Award for Excellence in Architecture during studies at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1950.2
- Cannon, Smith & Gustavson Architects (Sugden was a partner in this firm, both he and Gustavson worked on this project), received an Honor Award for Design from the Western Mountain Region of the American Institute of Architects (AIA WMR) for the Green River High School in Green River, Utah, 1956.3
- Regional Design Excellence Award for the Green River High School from the American Institute of Architects, 1956.
- Honor Award for The Roberta Sugden House from the Utah Historical Society, 1985.4
- Award of Merit for the Studio JJ International house from the AIA, 1985.5
- Studio JJ International house, Architectural Award of Excellence for the Sugden House Studio from the American Institute of Steel Construction, 1985.6
- Advanced to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects for excellence in design, 1986.7
- Award of Merit for the Studio JJ International house from Sunset Magazine Western Home Awards, 1986.8
- Honor Award for the Studio JJ International house from Utah Society of the AIA, 1987.9
- Honor Award for the Sugden House from the Utah Society of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1988.10
- Merit Award for the Saco Foods Warehouse from the Utah Society of the AIA, sometime between 1995-1998.
- Twenty-five Year Award for the Dan Siegel Residence from the Utah Chapter of the AIA, 1993: “The jury felt that this steel and glass residence, designed in a style similar to Mies van der Rohe, successfully captured ‘the spirit of time.’”11
- Designated as Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, 1993.12
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Publications
(Scroll to Top)United States Publications:
- “Schoolhouse,” Green River High School, Simon and Schuster, N.Y.
- “The Work of John Sugden, Architect,” The Utah Architect, no. 54 (Autumn 1973).
- “The Work of John Sugden, Architect,” Utah Historical Quarterly 43, no. 3 (Summer 1975).
- John Sugden, “Visual Studies in Warped Grids” (Master’s thesis, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, 1975).
- Sugden Mountain House Studio,” Home Office 1, no. 1 (Spring 1985).13
- “Steel and Glass,” Salt Lake Tribune, January 13, 1985.14
- “Three Utahns to Gain Fellowships in Architects Group,” Salt Lake Tribune, May 14, 1986.15
- Joseph Linton, “Lagging Behind in Design Cycle,” Deseret News, March 16, 1986.16
- Video introduction to high-rise, “Pride of Place,” KUED Channel 7, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1986.17
- “Summit Park and Snowbird Projects Receive Top Award in Architecture,” Salt Lake Tribune, May 8, 1988.18
- Jack Goodman, “Alta Lodge,” Salt Lake Tribune, October 9, 1988.19
- “U Prof. Honors American Architecture Pioneer,” Daily Utah Chronicle, April 15, 1989.
- George Dibbel, “Sugden Exhibit,” Salt Lake Tribune, April 15, 1990.
International Publications:20
- L’architecture d’aujourd’hui, 1959. (Green River High School.)
- “Un Salone per Esposizioni,” La Nuova Citta 1954 13. (Milan, Italy)
- “Jeunes Architectes dans le Monde,” L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui 73 (September 1957). (Paris, France)
- “Artzehaus Regis Medicus,” Bauen und Wohnen 10 (October 1966). (Zurich, Switzerland)
- “Glass Claddings to Existing Walls,” The Architect’s Journal 44, no. 19 (November 9, 1966). (London, England)
- “Siegel Haus,” Bauen und Wohnen 6 (1967). (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Significant Contributions
(Scroll to Top)- 10th Mountain Division, United States Army, 1942-1945.21
- Lecturer in Architecture, University of Utah, 1955, 1966-1970.
- Chairman, Comm. Membership, 2nd Century Plan, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1956.
- Publisher-editor, Architecture Utah, 1956-1959.
- Editor, Utah Architect, 1956-1959.
- American Institute of Architects (AIA), Utah Chapter, 1956-1966.
- Secretary, Utah Chapter of the AIA, 1957.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Utah, 1970-1974.
- Distinguished Critic for the Michigan Society of Architects Award Jury, 1974.
- Adjunct Professor, University of Utah, 1974-1977.
- Visiting professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 1976.
- Guest Panelist, “Los Angeles 12,” Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California, 1976.
- Professor, Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Utah, 1977-1993.
- Member, Personnel and Elections Committee, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, 1979-1980, 1981-1982, and 1990-1992.22
- Member, University Senate, University of Utah, 1980-1983.
- Corporate Member, Utah Society of the American Institute of Architects, 1980-unknown.
- Honors Lecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1983.
- Chairman, Centennial Event on Mies van der Rohe Colloquim #1 at the Graham Foundation, Chicago, Illinois on November 16-17, 1984.23
- Chairman, Centennial Event on Mies van der Rohe Colloquim #2 at the Graham Foundation, Chicago, Illinois on April 13-14, 1985.
- Member, Curators’ Committee, Mies van der Rohe Centennial Committee, 1986.
- Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1986.
- Director, Concordia on L. Hilberseimer 101, Graham Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.
- Chairman, Centennial Event “Hilberseimer 100+” at the Graham Foundation, Chicago, Illinois on March 21, 1987.
- Chairman, International Symposium “Hilberseimer 100+” talked entitled “The Human Environment,” Celebration and Prospect at the Graham Foundation, Chicago, Illinois and Arts Club, Chicago, Illinois on September 15-17, 1988.
- Director, “Hilberseimer 100+ Fund,” dates unknown.
- Director, “Hilberseimer 100+ Video Archive.” 7 videotapes of the Hilberseimer 100+ symposium; videotape of the Lafayette Park, Detroit, Michigan; Mies van der Rohe and L. Hilberseimer; survey of material for inclusion in the videotapes; Bauhaus Archive, Berlin, Germany, dates unknown.24
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Significant Buildings w/ Location
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Saco Foods Warehouse
1651 John Q Hammons Drive, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
1995
Building Type: Commercial/Warehouse
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Mountain House Studio/The Sugden House
Summit Park, Utah
1984
Building Type: Residential
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Regis Medicus
Holladay, Utah
1966
Building Type: Medical Facilities - Hospitals, Clinics & Retirement Facilities
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The Dan Siegel Residence (In the Olympus Cove Neighborhood)
Millcreek, Utah
1964, 1982 (swimming pool and landscape additions)
Building Type: Residential
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Joseph F. Merrill Engineering Building, University of Utah
72 Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
1960
Building Type: University
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Alta Lodge (additions)
10230 E. State Hwy. 210, Alta, Utah 84092
1959 (first addition), 1969 (second addition), 1979 (swimming pool room addition), 1988 (upgrade new wing and new wing east)
Building Type: Hotels - Travelers Facilities
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The Dev Jennings Residence
Salt Lake City, Utah
1959
Building Type: Residential
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Green River High School
455 West 400 North, Green River, Utah 84525
1955
Building Type: Educational - Elementary/Secondary
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The Roberta Sugden House
Salt Lake City, Utah
1955
Building Type: Residential
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Sources
(Scroll to Top)1. Kirk Huffaker, “John Sugden: Mid-Century Modern Man and his Architecture,” from The Alta Club’s Annual Lecture in Architecture, October 10, 2007, accessed February 13, 2017, http://www.utahheritagefoundation.org/images/stories/resources/sugdenforwebsite.pdf.
2. “Curriculum Vita, John Sugden, Architect,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
3. “Firm’s Achievement in Architectural Design" in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 6, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
4. “Correspondence by Date: Undated,” in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 3, folder 1. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
5. “Tenure Review, John W. Sugden FAIA,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
6. Correspondence from W. H. Noble from the American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., to John Sugden in “Architectural Award Submission Materials,” in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
7. From numerous correspondences in “AIA College of Fellows (American Institute of Architects),” in the John W. Sugden Papers, 1909-2009, accn 2720, box 13, folder 4. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
8. “Tenure Review, John W. Sugden FAIA,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12, pg. 1. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
9. “Tenure Review, John W. Sugden FAIA,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
10. Joseph Linton, “Architectural Awards Presented,” Deseret News, June 5, 1988, pg. 14E. In the folder “Clippings, 1980-1989,” from the John W. Sugden Papers, 1909-2009, accn 2720, box 4, folder 2. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
11. A pamphlet titled “In Form, In Depth” May/June 1993, pg. 6, from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the John W. Sugden Papers, 1909-2009, accn 2720, box 13, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
12. Correspondence from Arthur K. Smith to John Sugden on Jun e18, 1993 in the file “University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture, 1975-1985,” in the John W. Sugden Papers, 1909-2009, accn 2720, box 5, folder 9. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
13. (Includes all publications listed above) “Curriculum Vita, John Sugden, Architect,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials, 1966-1990” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12, pg. 6. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
14. “Tenure Review, John W. Sugden FAIA,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12, pg. 2. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
15. Ibid.
16. Ibid.
17. Ibid.
18. Ibid.
19. Ibid.
20. (Includes all publications listed below) Correspondence with Mr. Gilbert Pfau from John Sugden on December 11, 1985 in “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; “Curriculum Vita, John Sugden, Architect,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials, 1966-1990” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12, pg. 6. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
21. Kirk Huffaker, “John Sugden: Mid-Century Modern Man and his Architecture,” from The Alta Club’s Annual Lecture in Architecture, October 10, 2007, accessed February 13, 2017, pg. 6, http://www.utahheritagefoundation.org/images/stories/resources/sugdenforwebsite.pdf.
22. “Correspondence – University Letters,” in the John W. Sugden Papers, 1909-2009, accn 2720, box 2, folder 9. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
23. “Tenure Review, John W. Sugden FAIA,” from the “Architectural Award Submission Materials” folder in the R. Lloyd Snedaker Papers, accn 1105, box 13, folder 12, pg. 1. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
24. Ibid (Includes all contributions listed above).
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