Michael Dowhan Inducted into Leadership Rhode Island’s 2020 Cohort
SMMA’s Michael Dowhan, Senior Associate and Senior Landscape Architect, leads business development and expansion for the firm’s Rhode Island market. Last year, Michael was inspired to apply to Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and was inducted into the 2020 cohort for their Core Program in January. Leadership Rhode Island is an organization that creates and supports
Providence College’s School of Business is the People’s Choice
In a landslide, SMMA’s design for Providence College’s Arthur F. & Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies won the People’s Choice Award during the 2019 AIA Rhode Island Design Awards gala. This year’s recipient, which is voted in by the public every year, was chosen out of 48 entries from 23 firms. “This building has
North Middlesex Regional High School Wins Edward Kirkbride Award
North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend, MA, was recognized with the top honor at the annual Association for Learning Environments’ (A4LE) Northeast Regional Conference—the Edward Kirkbride Award. The conference, which took place in Cambridge, MA, also included two of SMMA’s school projects on tours for attendees: North Middlesex Regional High School and Bancroft Elementary
Winchester High School Wins A4LE Award
Winchester High School, SMMA’s transformation of a 1970s Brutalist-style school into a stronger, lighter, and more energy efficient building, has been awarded the 2018 Project Distinction at the Northeast Regional A4LE Conference in Baltimore. The is an award given by SMMA’s peers, which recognizes not just the architectural design, but also strategic planning and
Winchester High School Earns Bronze in ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence
Winchester, MA Winchester High School View Project Winchester High School is among the top ten best high schools in Massachusetts, and can now add another state-wide title to its list: Winchester High School has been recognized by American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) as a Bronze winner in the 2018 Engineering Excellence Award
Bancroft Wins Top A4LE Honor
Andover’s Bancroft Elementary School was recognized with the top honor—the Ed Kirkbride Award—at this year’s Northeast Regional Conference of the Association for Learning Environments, held March 15-18 in Providence, Rhode Island. Per the A4LE website, the winner of the Kirkbride Award “exhibits exceptional strength in each of the judging criteria,” defined as the learning, physical,
Two Higher Ed Projects Win AIA Awards
Framingham, MA Framingham State University’s McCarthy Dining Commons Addition View Project Two SMMA projects—Framingham State University’s McCarthy Dining Commons Addition and Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Elevated Athletic Fields over Parking—were recognized for excellence at the annual AIA Central Massachusetts Design Awards Dinner, held Saturday night in Boylston. The event celebrated four architecturally noteworthy projects, either built
Bancroft Wins AIA People's Choice Award
Although winning awards is never at the forefront of our design intent, it’s always nice to be recognized for a job well done. Which is why we’re 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.
Two RI Schools with SMMA Ties Named Blue Ribbon Winners
Archie R. Cole Middle School Above: Archie R. Cole Middle School in East Greenwich, RI 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
McCarthy Dining Commons Showcased as Outstanding Design
Framingham, MA Framingham State University McCarthy Dining Commons View Project The Framingham State University McCarthy Dining Commons expansion has been selected as part of the 2014 Educational Interiors Showcase, sponsored by American School & University magazine. The project, designed by SMMA, is one of only six Cafeterias/Food-Sevice Areas projects nationwide to win this honor, and
