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Sam Penrod Reporting Utah and specifically Lehi, Utah, doesn't seem to be a natural fit with the name of Frank Gehry, in the world of architecture. But today Gehry signed-on to design a unique hotel and resort at the Point of the Mountain.
Frank Gehry is arguably one of the best architects in the world, with some very impressive buildings that he's designed in his career.
And now, he has signed on with 29-year-old software executive Brandt Anderson, to create a five star hotel, convention center, and 12-thousand seat arena on this property at the Point of the Mountain.
Brandt Anderson, Developer: "To be able to create an amazing project that essentially gives you for lack of a better phrase, a monument, as you come and go and I see it as coming into Utah County or coming into salt lake county."
Gehry of course is known for his unique design of the new Guggenheim museum in Spain and another recent work is the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and he promises something special here.
Frank Gehry, Architect: "It's comfortable, engaging, it's different, you learn from it, it's an experience, it's like when you see a great painting and it changes your life."
Anderson is the owner of the NBA's new developmental league franchise in Orem and is putting his young fortune behind the project.
Better yet, he's convinced a world renowned architect to design it.
Brandt Anderson, Developer: "It just didn't seem appropriate to put another mediocre housing development in the project and it's not really what I'm about anyway and so it just required. There is no one like Frank and so it required Frank."
Of course the question we wanted Gehry to answer is: "What is it going to look like?" He says he is just getting started, but promises it will be one of a kind.
