Meet Niccole Smith!

Niccole Smith Headshot

Please join us in welcoming Niccole Smith to the Io LandArch team! A licensed landscape architect and northern Utah native, Niccole earned her BLA from Utah State University with an emphasis on horticulture. She has loved beautifying spaces and studying plants her whole life, so pursuing landscape architecture for her career was a natural step. […]

2025 ASLA Utah Merit Award Winner – Nine Rails Creative District

Graphic from the 2025 ASLA Utah Awards Submission for the Nine Rails Creative District

We’re honored to share that the Nine Rails Creative District, including the District Master Plan, Dumke Arts Plaza, Corner Plaza, and the 25th Street improvements between Washington Blvd and Adams Ave, has received a Merit Award in Urban Design from ASLA Utah. We’ve collaborated with many on this project over the years, and prepared this […]

Celebrating Susan Crook: Inaugural “Industry Expert” Award Recipient

Susan at the awards reception (image courtesy of Preservation Utah).

This past Thursday, we celebrated Susan Crook’s accomplishments at the Preservation Utah Community Stewardship Awards reception. This year marks a new chapter in Preservation Utah’s awards tradition with the introduction of the Industry Expert awards. These awards honor individuals who have made lasting, pioneering contributions to historic preservation. Preservation Utah presented this inaugural award to […]