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Paul Monson

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Paul Monson

Biography

Paul Monson, AIA, NCARB is an award-winning architect and educator who worked for a decade with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an architect on temples and joined the faculty at UVU in 2021.
BACKGROUND
Paul was born in New York City and raised in Michigan and Pennsylvania, returning to his parents' home state of Utah as an undergraduate student. Growing up, he loved art, design, and building things. After traveling and studying in his teens and twenties, Paul became a licensed architect and has enjoyed a successful career as a designer and educator.
EDUCATION
Paul Monson received a Masters of Architecture degree from The University of Notre Dame in 2008. Prior to that he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University.
TEACHING
Professor Monson has taught as an adjunct professor at UVU and helped establish a curriculum here rooted in classical architecture and the craft of building. He has served as the president of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art's Utah Chapter since 2017, teaching students of all ages and backgrounds. His professional experience designing buildings and overseeing their construction informs the way he teaches architectural theory and design. Professor Monson has served as a guest critic in many architectural studio classes and given presentations and lectures at conferences and institutions.
AWARDS
Henry Adams Medal – AIA award to first-ranked graduate student at the University of Notre Dame
Hammond Beeby Rupert & Ainge Graduate Prize

Teaching

ARC 2210

Architecture Studio II, Spring 2025

ARC 4610

Architecture Studio VIII, Spring 2025

Presentations

Monson, Paul (Presenter & Author), UVU Business School - Real Estate Investment Seminar, "The Value of Design", UVU Business School, KB454. (March 20, 2023)
Monson, Paul (Co-Presenter), Ro, Brandon (Co-Presenter), President Tuminez Faculty Seminar, "Timeless Architecture in a Modern World", President Astrid Tuminez, 4308 Stone Crossing, Provo, UT. (September 21, 2022)
Monson, Paul (Presenter & Author), Utah State University Mormon Studies Seminar, "Beauty in Zion_ Thoughts on Architecture and the Arts in the Latter-day Saint Tradition", Utah State University, Logan, UT. (February 23, 2022)
Monson, Paul (Coordinator/Organizer), Mouzon, Steve (Presenter & Author), Csont, David (Presenter & Author), Keller, Andrea (Presenter & Author), Bass, Steve (Presenter & Author), Milioti, Aliki (Presenter & Author), Utt, Emily (Presenter & Author), Christensen, Micah (Presenter & Author), Tomasova, Lenka (Presenter & Author), Array, Array , Lecture Series, "(See details in Synopsis below)", Institute of Classical Architecure & Art Utah Chapter, Various. ()
Monson, Paul (Presenter & Author), Messenger, Tressa (Presenter & Author), Hargrave, Ian (Presenter & Author), Haws, Zach (Presenter & Author), Stevens, Derek (Presenter & Author), Hales, Dakota (Presenter & Author), Huffman, Hunter (Presenter & Author), Springville Community Meeting, "Re-imagine Downtown Springville", Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT. (December 8, 2021)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Monson, Paul , Ro, Brandon , Barker, David , Milioti, Aliki , Smith, Sid , (2023) "Arches: A Journal of Student Work from the Utah Valley University Architecture Program" (Issue: 1, vol. 1). Orem, UT: UVU AED Department.