Cherry/See/Reames Architects LLP was established in 1977 as Edith Cherry/D.James See Architects. Prior to 1977, the firm was known as Edith Cherry, Architect, and was primarily a programming consulting firm. In 2006, Tina Reames was made a partner and the firm changed names. 2007 marked our 30th Anniversary. The firm has remained at a moderate size intentionally because the partners prefer to personally participate in architectural project work. Our size allows us to seek work we really want to design, rather than to seek the amount and type of work necessary to support a large overhead commitment.

We share office space with Architectural Research Consultants, Inc. (ARC), an architectural programming and planning firm. ARC and Cherry/See/Reames Architects have often worked together on projects during the past thirty-plus years. We find the exposure to each other a healthy way to have the mix of ideas found in a larger firm, without the pressures of maintaining a large payroll.

Our office is now composed of three architects, Edie Cherry, Jim See, and Tina Reames and four interns, Charles Rowland, Fernando Aragon, Alyson Reece and Rebekah Bellum. With ARC we share a clerical / computer operator/ office manager, and assistant. This shared arrangement has enabled both firms to have a high level of equipment, without the overhead commitment.

Cherry/See/Reames Architects is located in the historic Hope Building, in downtown Albuquerque. The building was built in 1894 by Dr. Walter G. Hope for his office and family residence. The building survived the decline of the downtown area during the 1960s and today is the second oldest building remaining in “New Town”. We have been in the building since 1977.

In 1979, we restored the facade to its original appearance, and remodeled the downstairs for rental. The renovation received the Albuquerque Conservation Association's Bainbridge Bunting Award of Merit and the New Mexico Society of Architects Award of Merit. In 1994, we again remodeled the ground floor for Architectural Research Consultants and a shared reception space.