Blake Wright

Biography

Blake Wright, a native of Providence, UT, has a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture and a Master’s in Business Administration from Utah State University. He is President of the firm Architectural Design West, which was founded in Logan in 1892 and is the oldest continually operating design firm west of the Mississippi. A few of Design West’s architectural projects include Mountainside Elementary School in Mendon, Widtsoe Hall at Utah State, McKay Dee Medical Center in Ogden, Logan City Environmental Center and the Utah Botanical Center’s sustainable Utah House.

Blake first worked for Architectural Design West as a delivery boy at the age of 16. In 1992, after graduating with his BLA, he became Head of the firm’s department of landscape architecture. He was named Chief Financial Officer in 2001, and managed to transform Design West from a struggling business on the brink of bankruptcy to the thriving architectural firm that it is today. In 2009, Blake became president of Architectural Design West, which allows him to interact intimately with both the business and design sides of the firm. He was recognized as one of three 2009 CFOs of the Year by Utah Business Magazine.

Blake serves on the River Heights City Council and spends much of his spare time with his wife, Kathy, and their three daughters.