Neal Phillip Stowe
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
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Photograph via the Salt Lake Tribune1
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Table of Contents
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Birth Date and Place
(Scroll to Top)b. July 7, 1943
Ogden, Utah, United States of America -
Death Date and Place
(Scroll to Top)d. November 28, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America -
Obituaries
(Scroll to Top)http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=neal-phillip-stowe&pid=154834505
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Universities Attended
(Scroll to Top)Weber State University, 1963-1964
No degree obtained
University of Utah, Bachelor of Science in History, 1971
University of Utah, Masters in Architecture, 1973 -
Architectural License
(Scroll to Top)Licensed in Utah in 1978
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Professional Career
(Scroll to Top)Utah Division of Facilities, Construction and Management—1986-1995
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Awards and Certificates
(Scroll to Top)- Lorenzo Young Memorial Design Award, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, 1972.
- Award for Outstanding Service, United Way of Salt Lake City, 1977.
- Award of Distinction for Assist Inc., Western Mountain Region of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1982.
- Distinguished Achievement Award, Dixie College, St. George, Utah, 1989.
- Public Service Award, Utah State Department of Corrections, 1989.
- Honorary Admiral, Nebraska State Navy, 1991.
- Award of Recognition, Air Force Heritage Museum Foundation of Utah, 1991.
- Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 1993.2
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Publications
(Scroll to Top)- Stowe, Neal. A Private Medical Clinic for Park City, Utah. Masters Thesis, University of Utah, 1973.
- Mr. Stowe was featured in Architecture as an alternative architect, May 1992.3
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Significant Contributions
(Scroll to Top)- Voting District Chairman, County Delegate, 1972, 1974, and 1976.
- Member, Utah Governors Committee on Historic and Cultural Sites, 1978-1986.
- Selectee, Outstanding Young Man of America National Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1980.
- Member, Ridgecrest School Community Council, 1988-1989.
- Chairman, United Fund Drive for the Utah Society of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1976-1977.
- Member, Officer, and Board of Trustees, Assist Inc. (Salt Lake Area Community Design Center), 1976-1980.
- President, Board of Trustees, Assist Inc. (Salt Lake Area Community Design Center, 1980-1984.
- Vice President Member Founding Committee, Salt Lake Chapter of the AIA, 1978.
- President, Salt Lake Chapter of the AIA, 1979.
- Chairman, Annual Meeting for the Utah Society of the AIA, Ogden, Utah, 1985.
- President Elect, Utah Society of the AIA, 1985.
- Organizing Chairman, Annual Meeting for the Western Mountain Region of the AIA, Deer Valley, Utah, 1986.
- Member, National Committee on Design, National Committee on Public Architecture, and Urban Design Committee, 1986-?.
- Chairman, Presidents Commission of the Western Mountain Region of the AIA for Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada, 1986.
- President, Utah Society of the AIA, 1986.
- Member, American Society for Public Administrators, 1988.
- Member, Regional Urban Design Committee Member for Olympia, Washington, 1990.
- Vice President, Western States – National Association of State Facilities Administrators, 1989, 1990.
- Vice Chairman/Chairman Elect, National Committee for Public Architecture for the AIA, 1990.
- Co-Chairman, Symposium on Restoration of the States Capitol Buildings for the AIA, 1991.
- Sr. Vice President, National Association of State Facilities Administrators, 1991.
- Member, Salt Lake Convention Executive Review Committee, 1991.
- Member, Advisory Board, Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance, 1991.
- Chairman, National Committee for Public Architecture for the AIA, 1991.
- Member, Salt Palace Review Executive Committee, 1991-?.
- Member Steering Committee, National Owners, Contractors, and Designers Advisory Council, 1992.
- President, National Association of State Facilities Administrators, 1992.4
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Significant Buildings w/ Location
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Grand America Hotel
555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
2001
Building Type: Hotels - Travelers Facilities
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Udvar-Hazy Business Building, Dixie State University
225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770
1996
Building Type: University
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Kenneth N. Gardner Student Center, Dixie State University
225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770
1994
Building Type: University
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Utah Olympic Park (formerly the Winter Sports Park)
3419 Olympic Pkwy, Park City, Utah 84098
1992
Building Type: Variety of Uses - Monuments, Exhibition Halls & Etc.
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Southern Utah University
351 West University Boulevard, Cedar City, Utah 84720
1991
Building Type: University
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Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance
330 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
1989
Building Type: University
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Science Building, Dixie State University
225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770
1989
Building Type: University
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Snow College
150 College Avenue East, Ephraim, Utah 84627
1989
Building Type: University
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Utah State University Eastern (formerly College of Eastern Utah)
451 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501
1989
Building Type: University
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Weber State University
3848 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, Utah 84408
1989
Building Type: University
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Dixie State University (formerly Dixie College)
225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770
1988, assisted on renovation/update in 1991
Building Type: University
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Salt Lake Community College Studet Center (expansion)
4600 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
1988
Building Type: University
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Utah State Fair Park Renovation (formerly the Utah State Park Building)
155 South 1000 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
1988
Building Type: Variety of Uses - Monuments, Exhibition Halls & Etc.
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Browning Learning Resources Center, Dixie State University
225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770
1987 (approximately)
Building Type: University
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Biography
(Scroll to Top)Neal Phillip Stowe was born on July 21st, 1943 in Ogden, Utah to parents Mildred Madsen and William Hessel Stowe.5 Mr. Stowe attended Ben Lomond High School and graduated in 1961. Immediately after graduation, Mr. Stowe enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves (1961-1969). After the army, Mr. Stowe attended the University of Utah and received his Bachelor of Science degree in history in 1971. While an undergraduate receiving his Bachelors, he was a student of and a draftsman for Boyd A. Blackner from 1969-1971. In 1971, Mr. Stowe continued his work for Mr. Blackner as an intern project manager.6 In 1973, he obtained his Master’s degree in architecture from the University of Utah. He subsequently obtained a certificate in Economic Analysis for Public Projects from the University of Wisconsin in 1983, followed by a certificate for Strategic Leadership from Duke University in 1987.7
After Mr. Stowe’s educational forays, he pursued a notable career as a private, governmental, and corporate architect. In 1986, Mr. Stowe began working as the Director of the Division of Facilities, Construction and Management (DFCM) for the State of Utah to which he contributed greatly to the professional field of governmental architecture. In this capacity, he was the administrator for Utah State Buildings. This meant that each individual building or planning project had an architect or planner that performed the work under Mr. Stowe’s administration, to which he oversaw the buildings’ design and construction. Under the direction of Mr. Stowe at DFCM, his responsibilities also included many different projects. He restructured Utah’s building program and annually administered a state budget of nearly $350 million of new constructions, renovations, and improvements to state buildings. He was involved in the restoration of numerous historic buildings in Utah, including the Emery and Cowles Buildings at the University of Utah, and the Fairpark Grand Building.8He reorganized the state’s building program, which increased its efficiency, economy and credibility with the legislature, the State Building Board, the Governor’s Office, and the State’s agencies and institutions. He created a full programming process as part of the design construction of new state facilities. He directed the development of a statewide computer-based request system for new facilities and for the improvement of existing facilities. He enhanced the selection process for architects and engineers to improve the hiring process based on professional qualifications and experience. Additionally, he developed a system of updating or creating master plans for numerous campuses and similar institutions in order to better plan for growth and other priorities.9 Last but not least, he reorganized the state’s building program and directed the development of more than $800 million in facilities.10
In 1989, Mr. Stowe was appointed as Director of Facility Development during Salt Lake City’s efforts to obtain the bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics. He oversaw and directed the development for competition and training facilities such as the Utah Olympic Oval used for speed skating, cross country ski courses, and the Winter Sports Park bobsleigh and luge runs, ski jumps and day lodge. In May of 1995, Mr. Stowe left his position as Director of DFCM and started working for Robert Earl Holding, an American businessman who owned the Sinclair Oil Corporation and the Little America Hotels. After Salt Lake City received the Olympic bid Mr. Stowe, now working with Mr. Holding, oversaw the construction of the Grand America Hotel and the subsequent remodeling of the Little America Hotel in Utah, as he had done in his work as Director of DFCM.11
In 1993, Mr. Stowe was selected for Fellow for the American Institute of Architects (FAIA), a status reserved for those who have made significant contributions to the profession of architecture and society. He was nominated within a category reserved for those who “Insure[d] the advancement of the living standards of people through their improved environment.”12 A FAIA form elaborated on this category, describing it as follows:
“Granted to architects who have made notable contributions in public service or in government or industry service through leadership in the development of civic improvements and needed governmental projects, including such elements as conversation, beautification, land use regulation, transportation, or the removal of blighted areas…”13
In Mr. Stowe’s FAIA nomination form, nominators described his impact. One person stated that, “Neal Stowe has promoted excellence in the planning, design, preservation, and development of numerous public facilities and increased the public and professional awareness of the importance of quality in public architecture.”14 Another nominator described his time as a state architect:
“Stowe has reorganized the State’s building program and directed the development of more than $800 million facilities, including many honored by the AIA. He has prepared master plans for many agencies and institutions, completed a study of state educational library needs, and directed the renovation of numerous buildings, including the conversion of an abandoned high school into a new community-college campus that reinvigorated a city neighborhood.”15
Another nominator spoke of Mr. Stowe’s contributions to his profession and community:
“Stowe has also been widely recognized for his professional leadership. He has served as AIA chapter and society president, as chair of the Salt Lake Community Design Center, and as a member of Salt Lake’s Downtown Alliance and Convention Center Expansion Board.”16
Mr. Stowe was dedicated to increasing the public’s understanding of architecture. His dedication took many forms such as creating an AIA resource guide for public architecture; he participated as a Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) team member in Olympia, Washington; he co-chaired an AIA symposium on the State Capitol’s restoration which included a national exhibition of State Capitols; in 1991, he co-developed a full day management skills seminar at an AIA convention; again in 1991, he promoted programming and planning as a keynote speaker in an Ohio AIA meeting; and he co-authored, sponsored, and served as a juror for the 1993 Thomas Jefferson Award for quality public architecture.17 He was recognized for many of these professional contributions in the May 1992 issue of Architecture, which featured many architects working in non-traditional practices as well as Mr. Stowe himself.18 In addition, Mr. Stowe served on the board of trustees, as a member, an officer, and then later as the president for Assist Inc., a non-profit organization that was co-founded by the University of Utah Graduate School for Architecture and AIA Salt Lake Chapter. This organization provided design services for emergency home repair for residents at risk of losing their homes as well as planning studies to improve communities. Mr. Stowe, in a newspaper article on the organization, noted that, “It is our function to see if a need for help exists and, if it does, to help select a contractor and follow through."19 He continued, “Our emergency home program saves between five and seven hundred families per year from being forced from homes due to standard of living deficiencies.”20 Additionally, the organization served people with disabilities who could not afford services from architects or engineers.
In his personal life, Mr. Stowe was very involved in community service. In 1988-1989, he served as a member on the Ridgecrest School Community Council; in 1978-1986, he served as a member for the Utah Governors Committee on Historic and Cultural Sites; in 1972, he served as a voting district chairman; in 1974, he served as a county delegate for political conventions; and in 1976, he served as a state delegate for political conventions. Mr. Stowe received several awards and honors, and in November of 2011, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Utah Chapter of the AIA.21 On November 28th, 2011, Neal Phillip Stowe passed away at his home in Utah.
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Sources
(Scroll to Top)1. “Obituary, Neal Phillip Stowe,” The Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 2011, accessed April 25, 2016, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=neal-phillip-stowe&pid=154834505.
2. “Vita, Neal Stowe” in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992” In the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
3. “Digest of Achievements” document from the “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13, pg. 4. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
4. “Vita, Neal Stowe” in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992” In the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
5. “Obituary, Neal Phillip Stowe,” The Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 2011, accessed April 25, 2016, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=neal-phillip-stowe&pid=154834505.
6. “Vita, Neal Stowe” in the “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
7. “Obituary, Neal Phillip Stowe,” The Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 2011, accessed April 25, 2016, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=neal-phillip-stowe&pid=154834505.
8. “Correspondence, Neal P. Stowe to Burtch Beall, October 21, 1992” correspondence in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
9. “Vita, Neal Stowe” in the “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
10. “Digest of Achievements” document from the “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13, pg. 4. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
11. “Obituary, Neal Phillip Stowe,” The Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 2011, accessed April 25, 2016, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=neal-phillip-stowe&pid=154834505.
12. “Principles Underlying Advancement to Fellowship” form in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13, pg. 1. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
13. “Principles Underlying Advancement to Fellowship” form in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13, pg. 1. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
14. “FAIA Nomination Form: Neal P. Stowe” form in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
15. “FAIA Nomination Form: Neal P. Stowe” form in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
16. “FAIA Nomination Form: Neal P. Stowe” form in “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992,” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
17. “Digest of Achievements” document from the “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13, pg. 4. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
18. “Digest of Achievements” document from the “Neal Stowe, FAIA, 1992” in the Neil Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 129, folder 13, pg. 4. From the Special Collections and Archives Department at the University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
19. George Ferguson, “Architect Says His Goal is a Better Environment,” Deseret News, November 20, 1979.
20. George Ferguson, “Architect Says His Goal is a Better Environment,” Deseret News, November 20, 1979.
21. “Obituary, Neal Phillip Stowe,” The Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 2011, accessed April 25, 2016, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=neal-phillip-stowe&pid=154834505.
