CWS History Timeline
1992
Curtis Reynolds Architects opens its first office in Portland, ME
1994
Curtis Reynolds Architects becomes Curtis Walter Stewart Architects
First Project with The Boulos Company: Clark’s Pond Retail Center Portland
Ben Walter AIA becomes principal
1995
First Hotel: Fireside Inn Belfast, ME
1996
George Lavigne AIA joins the firm
1997
Red Bank Village South Portland
1998
Guy Labrecque AIA joins the firm
1999
South Portland Athletic Fields
2000
DHHS Lewiston
Good Shephard Food Bank
York Elderly Housing
2001
Tall Pines Sr. Living Belfast
2002
Guy Labrecque AIA becomes principal
Augusta City Hall Senior Living wins Maine Historic Preservation Award Excellence in Adaptive Use
2004
Greater Portland YMCA
Grand Victorian Old Orchard Beach
2005
Bessey Commons
Morrison Developmental Center Scarborough
2006
Planet Fitness Relationship Begins
2008
Ben Walter AIA named President
Melissa Denis joins the firm as CFO
Curtis Walter Stewart Architects becomes CWS Architects
2010
CWS Architects branches into interior design
2011
First Project with Colby College
National Beverage Company Bottling Plant Atlanta, GA USGBC LEED Gold Certified
2012
Avesta Oak Street Lofts Portland USGBC LEED Platinum Certified
Relationship begins with Aaron’s Rental & first project with Anderson Equipment
CHOM Bangor Theological Society Maine Hall wins (MEREDA) Notable Project Award Maine Hall
Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging Sam L. Cohen Adult Day Center Biddeford
2013
CHOM Elm Terrace wins Preservation Action and the National Trust Community Investment Corporation Award, Maine Historic Preservation Award, and Historic Rehabilitation Awards
Rebecca Bagely AIA joins the firm
George Lavigne AIA becomes principal
2014
Southern Maine Health Care Radiology Lab Biddeford
Avesta Housing Houston Commons
2015
58 Boyd Street Portland
Housing Initiatives of New England – Cony High School: Augusta, ME wins Maine Historic Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Adaptive Use and National Housing & Rehabilitation Award
Bill Dodge Auto Group BMW Showroom Westbrook
Lynn Pepin MCID joins the firm to lead CWS Interiors
CEI Central Office Brunswick wins The Brunswick Downtown Association Award of Excellence
2016
CWS Architecture + Interior Design moves to Bessey Square in Scarborough, ME
Village Center Apartments wins US Passive House Institute, Best Affordable and Multifamily Project
First win for CWS Interiors RSU 64 FF&E
2017
First Government Contract Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Day’s Jewelers Nashua, NH
2018
Independence Association, Brunswick
2019
Lynn Pepin MCID becomes principal
2020
Relationship begins with Fiber Materials Inc
Bangor Savings Bank Founders Place wins GrowSmart Maine Award
2021
Bangor Savings Bank Founders Place wins 2021 AGC-Maine Build Maine Award
Rebecca Bagely AIA becomes principal
CWS Architects becomes CWS Architecture + Interior Design
Bowdoin College Boathouse
2022
CWS Architecture + Interior Design celebrates 30 years
1992
Curtis Reynolds Architects opens its first office in Portland, ME
1994
Curtis Reynolds Architects becomes Curtis Walter Stewart Architects
First Project with The Boulos Company: Clark’s Pond Retail Center Portland
Ben Walter AIA becomes principal
1995
First Hotel: Fireside Inn Belfast, ME
1996
George Lavigne AIA joins the firm
1997
Red Bank Village South Portland
1998
Guy Labrecque AIA joins the firm
1999
South Portland Athletic Fields
2000
DHHS Lewiston
Good Shephard Food Bank
York Elderly Housing
2001
Tall Pines Sr. Living Belfast
2002
Guy Labrecque AIA becomes principal
Augusta City Hall Senior Living wins Maine Historic Preservation Award Excellence in Adaptive Use
2004
Greater Portland YMCA
Grand Victorian Old Orchard Beach
2005
Bessey Commons
Morrison Developmental Center Scarborough
2006
Planet Fitness Relationship Begins
2008
Ben Walter AIA named President
Melissa Denis joins the firm as CFO
Curtis Walter Stewart Architects becomes CWS Architects
2010
CWS Architects branches into interior design
2011
First Project with Colby College
National Beverage Company Bottling Plant Atlanta, GA USGBC LEED Gold Certified
2012
Avesta Oak Street Lofts Portland USGBC LEED Platinum Certified
Relationship begins with Aaron’s Rental & first project with Anderson Equipment
CHOM Bangor Theological Society Maine Hall wins (MEREDA) Notable Project Award Maine Hall
Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging Sam L. Cohen Adult Day Center Biddeford
2013
CHOM Elm Terrace wins Preservation Action and the National Trust Community Investment Corporation Award, Maine Historic Preservation Award, and Historic Rehabilitation Awards
Rebecca Bagely AIA joins the firm
George Lavigne AIA becomes principal
2014
Southern Maine Health Care Radiology Lab Biddeford
Avesta Housing Houston Commons
2015
58 Boyd Street Portland
Housing Initiatives of New England – Cony High School: Augusta, ME wins Maine Historic Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Adaptive Use and National Housing & Rehabilitation Award
Bill Dodge Auto Group BMW Showroom Westbrook
Lynn Pepin MCID joins the firm to lead CWS Interiors
CEI Central Office Brunswick wins The Brunswick Downtown Association Award of Excellence
2016
CWS Architecture + Interior Design moves to Bessey Square in Scarborough, ME
Village Center Apartments wins US Passive House Institute, Best Affordable and Multifamily Project
First win for CWS Interiors RSU 64 FF&E
2017
First Government Contract Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Day’s Jewelers Nashua, NH
2018
Independence Association, Brunswick
2019
Lynn Pepin MCID becomes principal
2020
Relationship begins with Fiber Materials Inc
Bangor Savings Bank Founders Place wins GrowSmart Maine Award
2021
Bangor Savings Bank Founders Place wins 2021 AGC-Maine Build Maine Award
Rebecca Bagely AIA becomes principal
CWS Architects becomes CWS Architecture + Interior Design
Bowdoin College Boathouse
2022
CWS Architecture + Interior Design celebrates 30 years