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The Perkins Call Canine Center creates a dedicated home for a rare academic program, one designed around the study of hu...
07/29/2026

The Perkins Call Canine Center creates a dedicated home for a rare academic program, one designed around the study of human-animal relationships.

A&E + SMA Design planned the facility for Carroll College’s accredited Anthrozoology program, with spaces for hands-on canine training, cognitive and behavioral research, instruction, and campus events. The facility is organized for two linked buildings: the Training Building supports active instruction and large-group use, while the Research Building includes classrooms and research areas planned for long-term adaptability. Between them, a transparent entry foyer and lounge reimagines the historic dogtrot concept, where a breezeway connects two building sections.

Set on the east edge of campus overlooking Centennial Park, the project uses terraced walls to shape the sloping site and connect the building to its landscape.

For Carroll’s students and faculty, the facility provides the space, visibility, and flexibility this nationally distinctive program deserves.

📸: Heidi A Long/Longviews Studios
🤝: Carroll College, Anthrozoology at Carroll College

Great projects begin with communities that believe in the future.Following a successful 2024 bond, A&E + SMA Design is p...
07/28/2026

Great projects begin with communities that believe in the future.

Following a successful 2024 bond, A&E + SMA Design is proud to partner with Whitefish School District to help bring that investment to life. Construction is underway on an exciting expansion that includes new classrooms, innovative Career & Technical Education spaces, a central Fabrication Hall for hands-on learning, a hub for student-led business and culinary programs, and a new track and field designed to bring the community together.

We’re excited to help this next chapter take shape.

🤝: Whitefish High School

The best healthcare spaces are designed around both practical needs and human experience.Just across from Sidney Health ...
07/27/2026

The best healthcare spaces are designed around both practical needs and human experience.

Just across from Sidney Health Center’s main hospital campus, an existing office building offered an ideal opportunity to expand care. Its transformation into the new Professional Building introduces modern accessibility, welcoming public spaces, and dedicated Pediatrics and Outreach clinics. Warm finishes, comfortable furnishings and playful moments of color and light help patients and families feel at ease from the moment they arrive.

🤝: Sidney Health Center

Congratulations to Carley Smith and Emily Kroll for being recognized among Helena's 20 Under 40!Presented by the Helena ...
07/24/2026

Congratulations to Carley Smith and Emily Kroll for being recognized among Helena's 20 Under 40!

Presented by the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Independent Record, this recognition honors young professionals who demonstrate outstanding leadership, professional achievement, and a genuine commitment to strengthening the Helena community. Through their work, community involvement, and dedication to the people and places they serve, Carley and Emily make a meaningful difference both in and beyond the office.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! We're proud to celebrate all you do for our team and the Helena community.

🤝: Helena Area Chamber of Commerce, Helena Independent Record

Great design shapes more than buildings. It shapes the moments between them.As part of the new Helena High School, archi...
07/23/2026

Great design shapes more than buildings. It shapes the moments between them.

As part of the new Helena High School, architecture, interior design, and landscape design are thoughtfully integrated to create a cohesive campus where every space, inside and out, is designed with students at the center.

Welcoming interiors will foster collaboration, creativity, and connection, while the campus landscape will encourage gathering, quiet reflection, and everyday connections between students.

🤝: Helena High School

Please join us in welcoming our summer interns!Anna Johnson, Architecture/Design Intern, BozemanKalley May, Architecture...
07/22/2026

Please join us in welcoming our summer interns!

Anna Johnson, Architecture/Design Intern, Bozeman
Kalley May, Architecture/Design Intern, Helena
Abby Siderius, Marketing Intern, Bozeman
Molly McGree, Interior Design Intern, Helena
Elena Silverman, Architecture/Design Intern, Bozeman

They’re joining active project teams across our multidisciplinary practice, and learning how design moves from early ideas to real decisions, deliverables, and built outcomes. Internships are a real exchange: we get to share our process and experience, and they bring their own questions, perspectives, and creative momentum into the work.

We’re thankful they chose A&E + SMA Design for this part of their journey, and excited to support the next steps in their education and careers.

After a decade without a usable community pool, Butte made a big splash.Made possible through a local bond measure, the ...
07/21/2026

After a decade without a usable community pool, Butte made a big splash.

Made possible through a local bond measure, the Butte-Silver Bow Community Pool brought swimming back to Stodden Park with zero-depth entry, lap lanes, a lazy river, play features, and two winding water slides. The facilities also include concessions, staff spaces, and locker rooms that also serve local high school softball players who practice in the adjacent park.

Today, it's a lively, accessible everyday summer destination that gives everyone more ways to enjoy Stodden Park.

📸: Heidi Long / Longviews Studios
🤝: Ridge Waters Waterpark

Laurel's West Elementary expansion grows upward with purpose, using a vertically stacked, two-story classroom strategy t...
07/17/2026

Laurel's West Elementary expansion grows upward with purpose, using a vertically stacked, two-story classroom strategy to create more space on the existing school site.

At the center of that transformation, the stairway links classrooms with collaboration areas and breakout spaces that support hands-on learning. It also carries the energy of a school day: students on the move, shared spaces filled with daylight, and colorful, durable materials ready for the constant pace of elementary life.

📸: LARA SWIMMER PHOTOGRAPHY / Esto
🤝: Laurel Public Schools - District Page, West Elementary School

Inside its historic building, YWCA Helena had been doing meaningful, life-changing work with a kitchen that was dark, en...
07/16/2026

Inside its historic building, YWCA Helena had been doing meaningful, life-changing work with a kitchen that was dark, enclosed, and limited in what it could offer. This renovation gave that work more room to grow.

The new kitchen is bright, open, accessible, and designed for daily meals, shared routines, and connection. It adds capacity, comfort, and a stronger sense of home for the women who live here.

Part of a larger effort to improve accessibility, safety, and functionality throughout the building while preserving its historic character, the project received full funding through CDBG, HOME, and Historic Tax Credits.

📸: Heidi Long / Longviews Studios
🤝: YWCA Helena

At Ceremony Salon + Spa, we brought the owner’s business plan to life through thoughtful design centered on the guest ex...
07/15/2026

At Ceremony Salon + Spa, we brought the owner’s business plan to life through thoughtful design centered on the guest experience. The curved reception desk, arched mirrors, and glowing details create a visual path that carries guests comfortably through the salon with an intuitive flow. Generous daylight, Bridger Mountain views, soft colors, and warm materials create an atmosphere where natural beauty is both the backdrop and the inspiration.

📸: LARA SWIMMER PHOTOGRAPHY / Esto
🤝: Ceremony Bozeman

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