Awards and Recognition

SMMA Symmes Maini McKee Associates Names Jessica Smith Ryan Farias Principals

Smith, Farias Named Principals

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SMMA is pleased to announce that Jessica Smith, Director of the firm’s Technology Studio, and Ryan Farias, Director of Marketing, have been appointed principals. They join a group of 25 professionals with decades of industry experience whose backgrounds span numerous areas of expertise. As...

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Bancroft Wins AIA People's Choice Award

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We are happy to announce that our Bancroft Elementary School project was selected as a People’s Choice Award winner—for Favorite Space to Study—in this year’s AIA New England Design Awards. The design of the 99,000-square-foot school recalls the traditional New England-style architecture of the...

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Two RI Schools with SMMA Ties Named Blue Ribbon Winners

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SMMA is happy to congratulate our friends at Rhode Island's Archie R. Cole Middle School (East Greenwich) and Francis J. Varieur Elementary School (Pawtucket) on being named among 2015’s National Blue Ribbon Schools (NBRS) Award winners by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Quincy High School Design Honored by National School Boards Association

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The National School Boards Association and the American Institute of Architects awarded a citation for design innovation to SMMA for the planning and design of the new Quincy High School. The project will be featured in the Exhibition of School Architecture at the NSBA 72nd Annual Conference and...

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Szostkowski Profiled by BSA

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Ted Szostkowski, AIA, SMMA Principal and Director of the firm's Higher Education Studio, recently sat down with the Boston Society for Architects to talk about architecture, inspirations, and his general outlook on the profession.

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Poinelli Elevated to AIA College of Fellows

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Philip J. Poinelli, FAIA, a Principal with SMMA, was named to the College of Fellows by the American Institute of Architects 2012 Jury of Fellows. Elevation to Fellowship is an honor awarded to AIA members who have made significant contributions to the architecture profession and society on a...

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Wellesley High School Wins 2012 Outstanding Green School Award

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Wellesley High School won a 2012 Green Difference Award in the Outstanding Green School category during ceremonies held today in Nurses Hall at the Massachusetts State House. SMMA submitted the project on behalf of the Wellesley School Department. The Green Difference Awards are given annually by...

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EMC COE Recognized by Uptime Institute

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SMMA and EMC Corporation were selected as finalists for the 2012 Green Enterprise Information Technology Awards, presented by the Uptime Institute, recognizing energy achievement and design innovation on EMC’s new Center of Excellence in Durham, NC. The annual Uptime Institute GEIT Awards showcase...

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Fitzgerald Elected to IIDA NE Board of Directors

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The International Interior Design Association New England Chapter installed their new 2012-2013 Chapter Board. The new Board members were nominated and elected by the Professional Members of the IIDA New England Chapter and were formally inducted at the Chapter’s Annual Meeting held at the Red...

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SMMA Named to BD+C’s Top 25 K-12 Design Firms

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“The demand for high-performing school buildings is constant, and we should see the funding for those projects increase as the economy continues to recover,” says Alex Pitkin, Senior Vice President & Director of Institutional Practice Studios at SMMA. “SMMA has found success focusing our...

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