Introduction

SMIS designer & consultants is a design-oriented architecture firm that is committed to excellence in custom architecture and design for residential, cultural, corporate and academic buildings.  We combine rigorous design with construction management experience - a rare combination that leads to a distinctive design process and end product that are aesthetically and intellectually rigorous as well as financially informed.  Our design values are modern:  efficiency, logic, beauty, honest expression of materials, and clean lines and forms that allow the architecture itself  - the space, light, materials, spatial relationships - and inhabitants to thrive.  The result is an architecture that is current but timeless, serene yet warm, and universally rational while also being uniquely reflective of the values and characters of our clients.

Our Values

Our company believes that continuously striving to excel at the following core set of values will lead to long-term profitability, growth and enhanced ability to serve our clients.

-Act with Honesty and Integrity - It is expected of all employees to take personal responsibility for their standard of behavior and for the decisions they make every day. Honesty and Integrity must always be at the core of those decisions. Both of these attributes are held in the highest regard at Austin and will always guide us to “Do the Right Thing.”

-Constantly Focus on Safety and Quality - Safety is paramount to our Company. Ensuring a safe work environment for our employees, clients and partners is the expectation. We believe that a focus on Safety contributes to overall Quality. All Austin employees work toward producing the highest quality work, both in the field and within our offices.

-Provide Professional and Technical Excellence - Providing Professional and Technical Excellence to our clients is at the root of what we do. Continually improving our employees’ skills allows us to deliver on this core value. By constantly providing professional and technical excellence and continually improving our abilities, we create the opportunity for our employees to grow and advance within our Company.

-Promote a Cooperative Team Environment - Austin’s goal is to collaborate with all team members associated with our projects including clients, partners, subcontractors, sub-consultants, vendors, regulatory authorities and employees throughout all levels of our Company. Working in such an environment allows the Company to make informed and efficient resolutions to even the most complex issues.

-Respect for our Employees, Clients, Partners, Vendors and Subcontractors - Treating others with respect allows us to demonstrate the professionalism that is expected by co-workers and clients. Respect helps to facilitate and encourage a cooperative team environment and collaboration that is necessary to provide excellent service to our clients.

-Cultivate Long-Term Relationships with our Clients - We believe that every project is an opportunity to develop a long-term relationship with our clients. By constantly delivering what we sell and adhering to our core values, we forge long-term relationships that provide ongoing work throughout time.

 Our Mission

We are the inventors of the modern-era Design-Build process. We have expanded our market presence to become one of the most recognized companies in architecture, engineering and construction. We have our clients who are most trusted provider of these professional services by consistently exceeding their expectations and bringing the highest value to each relationship that is developed. In pursuit of this Mission and in support of its Values, we:

-Provide the highest quality service to our clients by combining highly-skilled team members with our proven methodology.

-Strive to support our projects with the most advanced technology to ensure we take advantage of the efficiency and accuracy that it offers.

-Consistently improve our deliverables to our clients and add value to your organization.

-Forge lasting relationships with our clients by listening and addressing your needs in a manner which will allow you, as well as us, to be successful.

-Support our employees in a way that fosters learning, growth and recognition for superior performance.

-Operate profitably to support our parent organization and its shareholders.

Austin takes a partnership approach to help promote sustainable and economic growth of communities. Through our professional expertise in architecture, engineering and construction, we guide and support our clients so that you can make a difference in our world. We work tirelessly to ensure that our projects are mutually successful for all and endeavor to forge relationships that stand the test of time. Our contribution to the built environment reaches far beyond the bricks and mortar; our work allows our clients to innovatively provide products and services to people around the world safer, faster, cleaner and more economically than ever before.

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