How to Select an Architect for Your Park City Home

Working with an architect to design and build your dream home could represent one of the most important decisions you will ever make affecting your quality of life and enjoyment of your space. As such, who you choose to design your dream home matters. We encourage you to take the necessary time to reflect on your values and your vision as you carefully select the right architect for your Park City home. While doing this consider the value in getting things right during the all important design process and finding the right partner to help every step of the way. We hope you find Sparano + Mooney Architecture is worthy of your consideration.

SMAJanuary 13, 2021Park City Architects, Mountain Modern Architecture, Mountain Modern, Park City Architecture

Anne Mooney is a Top Women in Architecture Honoree by Mountain Living Magazine

Sparano + Mooney Architecture is pleased to announce that our Principal Architect and Co-Founder, Anne Mooney is one of this year’s recipients of the Mountain Living Magazine’s Top Female Architects!

Anne was educated in architecture at Columbia University in New York, and at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) where she studied in Switzerland and Los Angeles. Anne has achieved professional distinctions as an architectural practitioner, professor and design critic, and her award-winning designs have been featured in publications and exhibitions in the United States, Canada, China, England, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Japan.

Designed by Sparano + Mooney Architecture, Hotel Aurora Villa Opens to Guests in Fairbanks, Alaska

Ephemeral and enchanting, the Northern Lights have fascinated and haunted human beings with their spectral presence for millennia. But only over the past decade has there been a distinct surge in international tourism to the remote and icy locals above the Arctic Circle where the Aurora Borealis can best be viewed and photographed. The recently opened Aurora Villa, a boutique hotel designed by Sparano + Mooney Architecture was created with the specific intention of viewing the Borealis within the comfort and coziness of the lodge.

Construction Updates from the Wabi-Sabi House

We are excited to report that construction is well underway on the Wabi-Sabi House in Emigration Canyon, Utah! Our Salt Lake City architects and designers have been hard at work in collaboration with our wonderful and inspirational clients, as well as our dedicated team of consultants – including Living Home Construction and Structural Design Studio – to make the dream of a tranquil, mountain modern home a reality.

The Beauty of Imperfection in Architecture

In an era of quick-fix consumerism, it might be tempting to eschew the flawed in favor of the refined. Why mend a broken flower pot when a shiny new model can easily, and cheaply, be acquired from any number of big-box stores that continue to pop up in our neighborhoods? Why refinish 100 year-old wood floors when synthetic, sanitized replacement planks can be laid instead? Well – why not? What is the true cost of this “modern” need to resolve all that is deficient? This is a poignant question, one that hints at a new wave of appreciation for the true and the humble in all facets of life, including architecture and design.

Science, Sustainability and Spirituality Join Forces in Architecture

Green is good! At Sparano + Mooney Architecture, our architects value providing innovative, modern and sustainable design solutions for our clients. So, we were excited to read that two of our award-winning projects, the Saint Joseph the Worker Church and the Saint Marguerite School, have recently taken steps to continue their conservation efforts.

A Star is Born: Pulsar House Project wins 2016 Design Arts Utah Award

Sparano + Mooney Architecture is delighted to announce that our Pulsar House Project has been recognized with a 2016 DesignArts Utah Award! The Utah Division of Arts & Museums DesignArts Program is dedicated to the promotion of excellence in the diverse fields of architecture, graphic and industrial design in Utah. They strive to help the citizens of Utah see, experience, use and value the art of design that surrounds us daily – we are honored that our architects were chosen as a recipient of this year’s award!

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