Smith & Company

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Smith & Company Architects was founded in 1999 by founder and Principal Architect Terry Smith AIA NOMA. Spring boarded by small school and housing commissions completed on a living room PC, the firm has grown and survived for two decades with a team of talented committed design professionals providing our clients with superior service not often found in a firm of our size and background.

Having completed award winning projects of all types, we have grown especially adept at educational buildings and multi-family housing developments. We work hard to stay ahead of the latest trends in K12 school design, collegiate facilities and campus planning, and housing models for both market rate and affordable and senior tenants. We are a generalist firm, possessing the ability to respect the culture and needs of the client with the context of the communities in which we build. Therefore, as you will see from our project portfolio, we do not conform to a certain signature style, but rather strive to push the envelope within the parameters that are set by our client’s goals and objectives. We delight in designing signature buildings that are beautiful, functional, and successful, while simultaneously developing long standing personal relationships with our clients.

In the increasingly competitive practice of architecture, our office competes successfully with larger firms by partnering with clients who seek big-firm capabilities, but with a small-firm focus. Our relationship-based approach caters best to those clients that are forward and progressive thinking and not bound by the historical image of how society defines an “architect” or “architectural firm”. While we are a minority owned firm, we possess the same, and in many cases, better qualifications and abilities provided by any firm that has been in business for more than two decades. We strongly disagree with any limiting connotation that being a “minority owned” firm might bring and actually pride ourselves on accepting commissions for and designing projects that give us the opportunity to exercise our true abilities.

Awards

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Timeline

Established 1999

  • 2000

    Seminole Apartments Complex

    Housing Authority of the City of Tampa
    Tampa, Florida

    Seminole Apartments Complex

  • 2001

    Tennis & Sports Complex

    Baylor University
    Waco, Texas

  • 2002

    Morganwoods Elementary School

    School Board of Hilsborough County
    Tampa, Florida

  • 2005

    Conrad N. Hilton Classroom Renovations

    University of Houston
    Houston, Texas

  • 2006

    Ennis St. Parking Garage

    Texas Southern University
    Houston, Texas

    Cleburne Ave. Pkg. Garage

    Texas Southern University
    Houston, Texas

     

     

  • 2008

    Ft. Pierce Parking Garage

    Fort Pierce City
    Tampa, Florida

  • 2009

    Houston Texans YMCA

    YMCA
    Houston, Texas

    School of Performing Arts

    Port Arthur ISD
    Port Arthur, Texas

  • 2010

    Harrell Hall & Buzbee LLC

    Texas A&M University | Corps Cadets
    College Station, Texas

  • 2011

    African American Library

    Houston Public Library System
    Houston, Texas

    3200 Main Central Campus Renov.

    Houston Community College
    Houston, Texas

  • 2012

    METRO

    Houston Transit Authority
    Houston, Texas

    3100 Main Central Campus

    Houston Community College
    Houston, Texas

  • 2013

    Recreational Center

    Prairie View A&M University
    Prairie View, Texas

    Jaguar Suites

    University of Houston
    Victoria, Texas

  • 2014

    Felix Fraga Leve 3 Renov.

    Houston Community College
    Houston, Texas

    Alief Campus Work Force

    Houston Community College
    Houston, Texas

    SE Campus Expansion

    Houston Community College
    Houston, Texas

    Band & Performance Center

    University of Houston
    Houston, Texas

  • 2015

    Temenos Place II

    Temenos Community
    Houston, Texas

    Deluxe Theater

    5th Ward, City of Houston & TSU
    Houston, Texas

  • 2016

    Carver Summer Renov

    Aldine ISD
    Houston, Texas

    Workforce Training Facilities

    Lone Star College
    Conroe, Texas

    South Early College HS

    Houston ISD
    Houston, Texas

    Athletic Field House

    Prairie View A&M University
    Prairie View, Texas

  • 2017

    Port Arthur Early College

    PAISD & LSCPA
    Port Arthur, Texas

    Data Center

    Sam Houston State University
    Houston, Texas

  • 2018

    Carver High School

    Aldine ISD
    Houston, Texas

    Anderson Academy ES

    Aldine ISD
    Houston, Texas

    Wilson Montessori ES

    Houston ISD
    Houston, Texas

    Woodland Acres

    Galena Park ISD
    Houston, Texas

  • 2019

    Welcome Center

    Prairie View A&M University
    Prairie View, Texas

    Spring ISD

    SISD 2019 Bond Program
    Houston, Texas

  • 2020

    The Villas at Eastwood

    Harris County Housing Authority
    Houston, Texas

    Telephone Road

    Houston Housing Authority
    Houston, Texas

  • 2021

    Carver Museum Expansion Plan

    City of Austin (PARD)
    Austin, Texas

    Law Harrington Senior Living

    The Montrose Center
    Houston, Texas

  • 2022

    MUD No. 24

    Northwest Harris County
    Houston, Texas

    AG Barn

    Stafford MSD
    Stafford, Texas

    John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center

    UTHealth System
    Houston, Texas

  • 2023

    LBJ Hospital Expansion

    Harris Health System
    Houston, Texas

    Stafford Community Center

    Stafford MSD
    Stafford, Texas

    Civic Heart

    Harris County Housing Authority
    Houston, Texas

  • 2024

    MLIT

    Houston Airport System
    Houston, Texas

    Cain High School

    Klein ISD
    Klein, Texas

    W.W. Thorne Stadium

    Aldine ISD
    Houston, Texas

  • 2025

    Fresno Boys & Girls Club

    Fort Bend County
    Fresno, Texas

    Trinity East Senior Housing

    Trinity East Village CDC
    Houston, Texas

    Library Enclosures

    Alief ISD
    Houston, Texas

    Open Concept Projects

    Austin ISD
    Austin, Texas