The communities of Maine, large and small alike, are experiencing change as the state moves more toward a service economy and people leave the state's urban areas for neighboring rural areas.  Smith Reuter Lull Architects works with large and small communities to create a planned basis for change, and has concentrated in the following three areas:

Adaptive reuse of buildings, including historic buildings.  These are the buildings that give a community identity and historic continuity, and with creative adaptation to the needs of a twenty-first century Maine communities can continue to do so into the future.

School projects, as schools are often among the most significant buildings in a community for community meeting, activity, and interaction.  Decisions made in the design and development of school projects can have a large impact on the direction and pattern of growth in a community.