AT SMIROS & SMIROS ARCHITECTS, we recognize that even the most avant garde contemporary architecture is not created in a vacuum. It is rooted in—and often reacts against—timeless ideals of classical proportion and balance, an integrity of materials and a respect for the beauty and craftsmanship of fine detail. These precedents date to antiquity, and they have survived millennia for good reason.Since establishing their firm in 1993, the husband and wife partnership of Laura and Jim Smiros—along with our staff of over 20 architects and designers—has returned again and again to these flawless principles, enlisting them to create livable, functional, elegant residences and commercial projects throughout the Eastern seaboard and from London to Moscow.Whether working within a classical, traditional or conservative modern idiom, it is our steadfast loyalty to these concepts that we believe prompted the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects to describe Smiros & Smiros as “the new architect of the country place.”And it is the seamless integration of this philosophy with the expertise of landscape, interior and other design professional—as well as a savvy understanding of the... way value is interpreted in the realm of real estate—that engenders the loyalty and respect of our clientele. Many return from one generation to the next and from one career development to another, asking us to guide them to the realization of their dreams.