Utah County is about to get its tallest building, a 450-foot hotel in Lehi, with the Frank Gehry touch.

Inspired by the natural architecture found in Utah's canyons such as The Narrows at Zion National Park, the 220,000 square foot hotel and convention center, along with a 500,000 square-foot, 10,000-seat arena, is part of Provo entrepreneur Brandt Andersen's much-anticipated project unveiled Wednesday afternoon.

The 85-acre mixed-use project in Lehi also includes 1.15 million square feet of retail space, 3.6 million square feet of residential space or 2,500 condo and multi-floor living residential units, a boating lake, a wakeboard cable water park and 61 acres of open space.

"How will a Frank Gehry-designed community relate to Utahfi As you look at the development, the first thing that strikes you is the openness of it," Andersen said.

"We have some of the greatest natural architecture in the world in Utah. Our buildings will reflect that. Along the walkways, we will have buildings hovering over the water or recessing back, which reflect the canyons in Utah," he said. "The majority of parking will be underground in order to leave more than 70 percent of space open."

Andersen said he hopes to have action sports-type tenants, high-end restaurants and retail stores for the project.

A ground breaking schedule of the project hasn't been determined because that will depend on how quickly his project is approved by Lehi City to be rezoned for sports and entertainment.

This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page A1.