PRINCIPALS
CD Architects has been in the design business for over 25 years. The reason it has survived even through a rough recession is greatly attributed to the leadesrhip of the company. It is their dedication to excellence and to their employees that brings quality work to their clients.
Wayne Despain
Owner
University of Utah
School of Architecture
Joey Clegg
Co Owner
University of Utah
School of Architecture
Wayne Despain
As a preteen growing up in Salt Lake City, Wayne saw a picture of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Falling Water” and decided to pursue a career designing buildings. High School architectural drawing class exposed him to Mies Van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion which was inspiring even in the late sixties. Living in Japan as a young adult enhanced his interest in the Japanese aesthetic.
After returning home, Wayne worked in Texas and Utah while going to school. He graduated in 1982 from the University of Utah with a Masters of Architecture, having earned a Bachelor of Arts in History along the way. A license to practice architecture in Utah followed two years later. He has continued to live and work in Utah since licensure.
In 2006, Wayne moved with his family into a remodeled cottage in Holladay, Utah. He, his wife, and children invested much of the sweat equity while contracting the skilled construction labor.
As a practicing architect, Wayne has taken on an attitude that his purpose is to help clients bring their vision to a physical reality. When creating a new design, the client’s needs and sensibilities are ascertained and the design response is sympathetic. When remodeling, the goal is to make the addition look as if it were part of the original design while enhancing the attractiveness and functionality of the existing structure.
Joey Clegg
With his family grown, he lives with his wife, Tanya, in a residence he designed and built with his father as contractor. He graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Design and Drafting at Brigham Young University. He received his Architects License in 1983 with additional classes at the community college and the University of Utah. He has served on the South Jordan historical Committee for several years and has helped in the completion of several projects.
He retains an avid interest in all types of design. With his wife, he enjoys travel and has visited world heritage sites in the British Isles and Japan as well as visiting most of works of Frank Lloyd Wright in Western and Central United States.
Meeting a client’s needs while encouraging design principles and paying close attention to resolving any problems with integrity are major priorities.
