Burgeoning Creative District Breaks Ground

Ogden City, Utah is north of Salt Lake City, and has become a gathering hub for creatives in the region. In March 2020, Ogden City hired Sasaki in partnership with local firms Io LandArch and Union Creative Agency to lead the vision and design of the Nine Rails Creative District’s public realm. Nine Rails Creative District, founded in 2018, will create new opportunities for the community to engage with the arts while supporting creative businesses and programming. 

“The Dumke Arts Plaza is the shining beacon of where the city of Ogden is going,” says Ogden City Mayor Mike Caldwell.

The Sasaki team developed a concept design for the district’s thoroughfare, 25th Street, while bringing the Dumke Arts Plaza, Ogden Avenue, and the 25th Street Beacon from concept design through construction.