About Lloyd

Lloyd Easton Platt

Lloyd Easton Platt built a career that brought together architecture and the visual arts. For more than five decades, he worked as an architect while also developing a substantial body of paintings.

Education & service

After graduating from South High School in Salt Lake City, Lloyd served in the United States Army in Korea. He later attended the University of Utah, where he studied architecture.

Architecture

His architectural career included work as a supervising architect on the Redlands and Newport Beach temples in California. He also served The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil, where he worked as an architect for two years, traveling throughout the country and overseeing the construction of chapels.

Painting & exhibitions

Alongside architecture, Lloyd pursued painting, particularly large abstract oil paintings. His work was shown in Salt Lake City galleries, included in annual exhibitions at the Springville Museum of Art, and featured in a solo exhibition at the Kimball Art Center in Park City.

Family

Lloyd and his wife, Josephine, raised eleven children. His creative interests and professional example became part of a lasting family legacy, with two of his children also pursuing careers in architecture.