Weber Thompson
{{Short description|Architecture firm based in Seattle, Washington}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=July 2023}}
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| partners = {{unbulleted list|Scott Thompson (retired)|Blaine Weber (retired)|Kristen Scott|Amanda Keating|Jeff Reibman|Elizabeth Holland}}
| founders = {{unbulleted list|Scott Thompson|Blaine Weber|Jeffrey Hamlett}}
| employees = 70
| city = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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| founded = 1987
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| significant_buildings = Cirrus, Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue, Premiere on Pine
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| website = {{URL|http://weberthompson.com|weberthompson.com}}
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Weber Thompson is an architecture firm based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The firm employs over 70 architects and primarily focuses on high-rise buildings, interior design, and landscape architecture, also specializing in commercial office space, affordable housing and sustainable design. 17 of the firm's projects have earned LEED certification.{{cite web |title=Sustainabiliteam |url=http://www.weberthompson.com/page/31 |publisher=Weber Thompson |accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
History
The firm was founded by Scott Thompson, Blaine Weber, and Jeffrey Hamlett in 1987 as Weber Thompson Hamlett Architects.
In April 2008, Weber Thompson moved its headquarters to The Terry Thomas Building in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood;{{cite news |last=Gamache |first=Shawna |date=April 17, 2008 |title=Weber Thompson's new office: light, air and sometimes shorts |url=http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11199851.html |newspaper=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
During the late-2000s recession, the number of employees at Weber Thompson dropped from 94 in early 2007 to 54 by late 2008.{{cite news |last=Dietrich |first=Heidi |date=January 28, 2007 |title=Weber + Thompson adds 9 principals due to growth |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/01/29/story12.html |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
Scott Thompson retired in 2015,{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=June 16, 2015 |title=Weber Thompson bids 'aloha' to co-founder Scott Thompson |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/06/weber-thompson-bids-aloha-to-co-founder-scott.html |accessdate=February 21, 2016}} and was replaced by new promoted partners, Amanda Keating, Jeff Reibman, and Elizabeth Holland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/06/weber-thompson-bids-aloha-to-co-founder-scott.html|title=Weber Thompson bids 'aloha' to co-founder Scott Thompson - Puget Sound Business Journal|website=Puget Sound Business Journal|access-date=2016-04-01}}{{cite news |date=February 3, 2016 |title=Weber Thompson |url=http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12085922.html |newspaper=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
Notable projects
{{stack|File:Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue (22207795680).jpg, a residential skyscraper in Seattle designed by Weber Thompson]]}}
;Completed high-rise buildings
- Nexus (completed 2020)
- Arrivé (formerly Cinema Tower and Potala Tower; completed 2019)
- Kiara (completed 2018)
- Stratus (completed 2018)
- Helios (completed 2017)
- LUMA (completed 2016)
- Cirrus (completed 2015){{cite news |last=Cheek |first=Lawrence W. |date=September 10, 2015 |title=Very vertical Seattle: The city builds up to create more homes downtown |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/very-vertical-seattle-the-city-builds-up-to-create-more-homes-downtown/ |newspaper=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
- Premiere on Pine (completed 2014){{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/12/curtain-rises-on-40-story-premiere-on-pine-luxury.html|title=Curtain rises on 40-story Premiere on Pine luxury apartment tower in Seattle|last=Stiles|first=Marc|date=December 16, 2014|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
- Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue (completed 2008){{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/On-Architecture-The-problem-with-most-high-rises-1201827.php|title=On Architecture: The problem with most high-rises is how well they reach the street|last=Cheek|first=Lawrence|date=April 24, 2006|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
;Other competed projects
- Raven Terrace at Yesler Terrace (Part of the redevelopment with Seattle Housing Authority){{cite news|url=http://www.djc.com/news/re/12085909.html|title=SHA opens 83 more apartments and a hillclimb at Yesler Terrace|date=February 2, 2016|newspaper=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce|accessdate=February 21, 2016}} (completed 2016)
- The Terry Thomas Building (completed 2008)
;Under construction, planned or proposed projects
Awards and recognition
Weber Thompson was named one of the top 100 U.S. firms designing residential projects in 2015 by Interior Design magazine.{{cite news |date=January 27, 2016 |title=Weber Thompson in ID's top 100 |url=http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12085684.html |newspaper=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |accessdate=February 21, 2016}}
Weber Thompson ranks 16th in the 2016 Building Design + Construction's Top 110 Multifamily Architects List.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bdcnetwork.com/top-110-multifamily-architecture-firms|title=Top 110 Multifamily Architecture Firms|newspaper=Building Design + Construction|access-date=2016-12-12}}
Weber Thompson has been listed in the 2016 PSMJ Circle of Excellence, earning the firm a Platinum Award.{{Cite news|url=https://www.psmj.com/news-and-media/psmj-resources-announces-the-top-performing-2016-circle-of-excellence-firms|title=Top Performing 2016 Circle of Excellence Firms - PSMJ|newspaper=PSMJ|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-12}}
Weber Thompson listed among Architect Magazine's 2016 Top 50 firms in the nation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/architect-50/2016/|title=The 2016 Architect 50|newspaper=Architect|access-date=2016-12-12}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.weberthompson.com/}}
Category:1987 establishments in the United States
Category:Architecture firms based in Washington (state)