Prescott Muir Architects is an architecture and urban planning firm with offices in Salt Lake City and Jackson, Wyoming. In an era of disconnection and uncertainty, our clients are drawn to the legitimacy of our firm, which has deep roots and a commitment to the place and the community it has fostered. Our founder, Prescott Muir, is part of the fifth generation to live among the mountains of the Intermountain West. Authenticity and understanding grow from the accretions of time and weather acting upon the land, suggesting the need to take a light approach when building upon it.

While buildings should be smart and resiliently adapt to new technologies, we expect our designs to do no less than uplift our spirits and enhance the experience of coming together in the here and now. We believe design solutions are found by uniquely combining each client’s aspirations with the particular attributes of a site, and its environmental and cultural context.

To commemorate our 50th anniversary, the firm has streamlined its name to Muir Architects, inviting a renewed sense of curiosity and spirit of collaboration with our clients. Together, we endeavor to seek out the exceptional found in the everyday inhabitation of landscapes and buildings.

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Prescott Muir Architects is a nationally recognized architectural firm based in Salt Lake City. For the last fifty years, Prescott Muir has built an award winning career as a designer, writer, educator and mentor to several generations of architects, planners and designers. Though the firm has considerable experience, recently with Thomas Morahan, Lisa Arnett and other key personnel, the firm was reorganized to enable a more targeted focus on community engaged and socially relevant projects. The emphasis of the work has been on cultural institutions, housing for the socially disadvantaged, neighborhood development and sustainable practices that are as much aspirational as merely meeting regulations. It’s an approach that welcomes innovation and social regeneration.

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