Lanning Architecture has been designing elegant and thoughtful building solutions in Tucson, Arizona for over 20 years. We value communication and endeavor to work closely with clients to develop a project that best suits their needs. As a result, our emphasis is on the design process rather than a specific style of architecture. We are continually fine tuning our process to better serve our clients and help them realize their vision through an enjoyable and efficient experience.
One of our core design values is to be sensitive and responsive to the site; we aim to work “in-place”, meaning that each project is adapted to both its climate and historical context. We pride ourselves on understanding our unique climate and how to design sustainably for it, but we also take pride in knowing our Tucson neighborhoods and the relevant historic and cultural context of the existing built environment. This philosophy permeates throughout our design process and can manifest itself in many different ways. For example, we enjoy using new innovative sustainable building materials like insulated concrete forms (ICFs) because they perform great in our climate, but we also enjoy working with stabilized mud adobe, a sustainable historic building practice that should not be forgotten. We find that this core design value gives our projects a sense of place within a larger community.
Our second core design value is being practical. When we design we take many things into consideration in addition to our client’s needs. We also think about our client’s budget. We think about the plans reviewers at development services and how they will be enforcing applicable building codes. We think about the builder and the subcontractors that will use our plans to build the project. Every project is complex and it is important not to make it needlessly more complex. However, our definition of practical does not mean boring; On a regular basis we find elegance and beauty in being practical.
Contact us! Our team is excited to tackle your next project. We work on a variety of scales and with a range of budgets. While a majority of our work is residential, we also offer commercial and mixed-use services.