Ben Rodes

Landscape Architect
ASLA

Ben loves to be outside and was born (in a car) and raised in the mountains of Idaho. He moved to Salt Lake City in 2010 and has stayed to play in the Wasatch Mountains and design creative public spaces in a changing city.

When Ben is away from GSBS he spends as much time as possible in the mountains and lakes of the west. He enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and has recently picked up wakeboarding. He feels most alive when he is playing in the outdoors and draws a significant amount of inspiration from his time outside in his work. Some of his best ideas for projects come to him while he is ripping “singletrack” (his bike doesn’t fit on all singletrack) dirt or taking a few powder turns.

Ben enjoys both the creative and technical aspects of Landscape Architecture. He loves the challenge of creating a form within a site that functions as the client intended. Then taking that form and figuring out how to make it work with the opportunities and constraints of the site. He enjoys complex projects that span multiple design disciplines—that challenge each other’s thinking and provide the client with the highest quality outdoor space.

Notable Projects

• 200 South Streetscape & Landscape

• Murray City Hall

• Japantown Design Guidelines

• Riverview Native Plant Center

• Granite Mill Office Building

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