SMMA Announces Four New Shareholders

SMMA last week announced four new shareholders in the firm: Michael Kyes, Erin Prestileo, Jennifer Tedeschi, and Brett Wilkinson.  The new shareholders were named by CEO Ara Krafian in a company all-hands meeting, alongside a separate announcement of three new promotions to principal.   “We are a firm that has always looked organically for our leadership,

SMMA’s Merin, Park, and Walters Promoted to Principal

(L-R: Jonathan Merin, Will Park, Adrian Walters) SMMA last week announced three new promotions to the role of principal: architects Jonathan Merin and Adrian Walters, and civil engineer Will Park.  The promotions were announced at a company-wide meeting by CEO Ara Krafian.   “For our new and existing principals, I can’t say how thrilled we are

SMMA Announces New Associate and Senior Associate Promotions

SMMA last week announced 11 new promotions at the firm, including two new Senior Associates and nine new Associates. Ara Krafian, President and CEO, confirmed the promotions at a company all-hands meeting and praised each individual’s stellar contributions to SMMA.  “Congratulations to all of the people who were recognized today,” said Krafian. “And to those

SMMA Wins IIDA New England Design Award for Waters IMMERSE Project

Last week SMMA was awarded an IIDA New England Design Award for its work on Waters Corporation’s IMMERSE Innovation and Research Lab in Cambridge, MA.  In a virtual ceremony, SMMA’s designers received the award for Best Science & Research Design in the Small Project category, beating out four other entrants. The panel of six IIDA

SMMA’s Marie Fitzgerald and Jonathan Merin Co-Host CoreNet Event

Last month Marie Fitzgerald and Jonathan Merin, SMMA’s Workplace Market Leaders, led a virtual tour of Olympus’ new Westborough, MA campus for members of the New England Chapter of CoreNet Global.  The new building, designed by SMMA and opened to fanfare in March 2021, serves as Olympus’ U.S. medical headquarters and unifies the company’s three

Celebrating SMMA’s New Registered Architects: Ryan Glick & Ron Wassmer

SMMA is proud to announce that two of our very own, Ryan Glick and Ron Wassmer, have passed their Architect Registration Examinations! We talked with the two of them a bit about their careers, paths to becoming architects, and ideas about the field: What drew you to architecture?  Ryan Glick: “I have always been interested

SMMA Wins BSA Design Sustainability Award for Winchester High School

Last week, SMMA was awarded the BSA Design Sustainability Award for its work on Winchester High School. According to the BSA website, the award recognizes “contributions to the built environment which demonstrate beauty and design excellence as a celebration of place, triple bottom line (people, planet, and profit) response and appropriateness, exemplary and measurable environmental performance and conservation,