Anne Mooney is Elected to the AIA College of Fellows 2023!

To mark International Women’s Day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, Sparano + Mooney Architecture is thrilled to share that principal and co-founder Anne Mooney has been elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows 2023!

Anne Mooney, FAIA, LEED AP. Photography by Gillian Hunter

Anne received the honor of FAIA status in the category of “Design” for her body of work that promotes the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the architecture profession. Fellowship in this category is granted to architects who have produced extensive bodies of distinguished work that has been broadly recognized for its design excellence through design, urban design, or preservation. Anne was the only Utah architect to be elevated to Fellowship in 2023.

The AIA College of Fellows seeks to stimulate a sharing of interests among Fellows, promote the purposes of the Institute, advance the profession of architecture, mentor young architects, and be of ever-increasing service to society. AIA Fellows are recognized with the AIA’s highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Architects who have made significant contributions to the profession and society and who exemplify architectural excellence can become a member of the AIA College of Fellows. Significantly, only 3% of the AIA members have this distinction.

Anne has been recognized for creating compelling spaces that connect people with their communities and landscape. Over the past 25 years, she has helped Sparano + Mooney Architecture build a reputation for delivering landmark architectural designs for arts and cultural facilities, such as Utah museums, Utah concert halls, Utah and Los Angeles film and theater projects, and Utah and Los Angeles cultural centers for civic agencies and non-profit institutions, as well as mountain modern residential homes set in unique landscapes, including architecture in Park City, Utah; Deer Valley, Utah; and Sun Valley, Idaho. The firm’s first monograph, Sparano + Mooney Architecture: A Way of Working, was published by Hatje Cantz in 2022.

Together, Anne and Sparano + Mooney Architecture have have been consistently recognized for design excellence and have received more than 50 design and honor awards, including the 2017 AIA Western Mountain Region Architectural Firm of the Year and the 2013 AIA Utah Architectural Firm of the Year. Anne Mooney, FAIA, LEED AP, and John Sparano, FAIA, have both been recognized with the prestigious AIA Western Mountain Region Silver Medal, the highest award given to an architect in this region of the United States.

John Sparano was elevated to Fellowship in 2015 - now, eight years after his own well-deserved recognition, Anne too has been honored as a Fellow. We take this opportunity to celebrate Anne, her professional accomplishments, and what this award means for gender empowerment, equality, inclusivity, and visibility on International Women’s Day!