Bunnyfish Studio founders Tina Wichmann and Craig Palacios

Bunnyfish Studio

Alumni Tina Wichman and Craig Palacios are putting their stamp on downtown.

 

Bunnyfish Studio founders Tina Wichmann and Craig Palacios.
Bunnyfish Studio founders Tina Wichmann and Craig Palacios.

 

Fine Arts Alumni Spotlight
Fine Arts Alumni Spotlight

 

Once an extended-stay men’s hotel with shared bathrooms, the John E. Carson Hotel project will bring a yoga studio, gourmet donut shop, sushi restaurant, and celebrity chef Kerry Simon’s new Carson Kitchen restaurant and bar.
Once an extended-stay men’s hotel with shared bathrooms, the John E. Carson Hotel project will bring a yoga studio, gourmet donut shop, sushi restaurant, and celebrity chef Kerry Simon’s new Carson Kitchen restaurant and bar.

 

The courtyard at the John E. Carson.
The courtyard at the John E. Carson.

 

Donut shop inside the John E. Carson building.
Donut shop inside the John E. Carson building.

 

An interior view of celebrity chef Kerry Simon’s new Carson Kitchen restaurant and bar inside the John E. Carson building.
An interior view of celebrity chef Kerry Simon’s new Carson Kitchen restaurant and bar inside the John E. Carson building.

 

The Carson Kitchen will feature an outdoor bar and patio seating area.
The Carson Kitchen will feature an outdoor bar and patio seating area.

 

The highly successful Eat at Downtown.
The highly successful Eat at Downtown.

 

The Scullery in the Ogden.
The Scullery in the Ogden

 

The Box Office is conceptualized as a "urban destination for small performances."
The Box Office is conceptualized as a

 

An inside view of Samovar.
An inside view of Samovar.

 

Nevada Ear and Sinus is a 5,000-square-foot medical center.
Nevada Ear and Sinus is a 5,000-square-foot medical center.

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School of Architecture,  College of Fine Arts

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