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Glacier Hills Elementary School Opens

Canyons School District has opened the doors to their newest elementary, Glacier Hills Elementary School. This unique K-12 project combined two smaller schools into one larger 94,750 SF building that will serve up to 850 students. Flexible learning communities are built with additional program space to support the District’s Brain Booster programs and the new […]

Announcing MHTN Advancements

Congratulations to MHTN’s Latest Advancements: Curtis Bingham, Project Manager; Ed Zaugg Associate, Sustainable Strategies;  James Knight, Associate, Aviation Environments; Joel Burkhart, Project Manager; Kristine Larsen, Associate, Contracts Implementation Specialist; and Tyson Stevens, Associate, Project Delivery.

IIDA Intermountain BEST Award Winners

Our West Bountiful Elementary and East Ridge Elementary projects have been recognized as the IIDA Intermountain Best and Merit Award Winners in the “Learn” Category. These projects showcase the imaginative design of our K-12 learning environments. From the custom-designed graphics, to the engaging use of colors and finishes, to the high-quality learning spaces, these schools […]

MHTN Architects Announces the Retirement of Kyle Taft, VP

Kyle has been an integral part of MHTN for the past 34 years. In his tenure at MHTN, Kyle led the efforts of many significant projects in several Utah School Districts, numerous Higher Education campuses, regionally and nationally, and various temple projects for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temples, domestically and internationally. […]

Learning By Design’s Grand Prize Award – West Bountiful Elementary School

MHTN’s West Bountiful Elementary School has been recognized with Learning By Design’s Grand Prize Award. The 65,000 SF, two-story educational facility is an on-site school replacement that features several learning environments in an open, collaborative space. The design promotes a variety of learning activities while learning studios easily open to a shared community space with […]

Newest Firm Advancements

MHTN would like to recognize and congratulate our firm’s newest advancements:   Vice President: Mark Peterson Principal and Board of Director: Ryan Berry – Commercial and Religious; Cliff Curtis – K-12; Randy Knight – Higher Ed, Student Unions, and Religious; Heather Knighton – Marketing; Scott Later – K-12; Ryan Wallace – Planning, Landscape Architecture, and […]

Creating Spaces for Students to Imagine

When MHTN was hired to design the new West Bountiful Elementary School, the District asked our design team to create a school that would support learning throughout the building. From this vision stemmed the idea of creating fun space that would inspire learning and creativity. Our team immediately saw an opportunity to go consult with […]

The Creation of “Imagination” in K-12 Environments

In the design process for West Bountiful Elementary School, MHTN’s K-12 Team tapped into the creative nature of the students by leading them through a series of activities based on the theme of “imagination.” These activities included a full-school, reflection-style assignment with students asked to build on the idea of “I Imagine… “. Students were […]

“Active Learning. Active Life.”

The new Dixie State Human Performance Center is an innovative combination of three major campus functions: academic, recreation and athletics. An iconic landmark serving as a gateway for the west entry of campus, the new center resides in rich surroundings and a unique and inspiring landscape. Dramatic horizons in all directions, vistas across the city […]