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Sparks Architects

A reverence for the coastal and mountainous landscapes of South East Queensland was one of the reasons Dan Sparks was enticed to the Sunshine Coast after graduating in architecture from Brisbane’s University of Queensland in 2001. The decision to establish a home with fellow graduate of architecture and life partner, Margo Reardon (now Sparks), somewhere between the pristine coastline and captivating hinterland was more intuitive than calculated. The move was cemented by an offer for Dan to join the studio of Gabriel and Elizabeth Poole.

Dan was exposed to architectural process through the work of the

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