Weber Thompson

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Weber Thompson
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Practice information
Partners
  • Scott Thompson (retired)
  • Blaine Weber (retired)
  • Kristen Scott
  • Amanda Keating
  • Jeff Reibman
  • Elizabeth Holland
Founders
  • Scott Thompson
  • Blaine Weber
  • Jeffrey Hamlett
Founded1987
No. of employees70
Location Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 47°37′14″N122°20′15″W / 47.62055556°N 122.33750000°W / 47.62055556; -122.33750000
Significant works and honors
Buildings Cirrus, Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue, Premiere on Pine
Website
weberthompson.com

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. [1]

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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; [2]

During the late-2000s recession, the number of employees at Weber Thompson dropped from 94 in early 2007 to 54 by late 2008. [3]

Scott Thompson retired in 2015, [4] and was replaced by new promoted partners, Amanda Keating, Jeff Reibman, and Elizabeth Holland. [5] [6]

Notable projects

Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue, a residential skyscraper in Seattle designed by Weber Thompson Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue (22207795680).jpg
Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue, a residential skyscraper in Seattle designed by Weber Thompson
Completed high-rise buildings
Other competed projects
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. [11]

Weber Thompson ranks 16th in the 2016 Building Design + Construction's Top 110 Multifamily Architects List. [12]

Weber Thompson has been listed in the 2016 PSMJ Circle of Excellence, earning the firm a Platinum Award. [13]

Weber Thompson listed among Architect Magazine's 2016 Top 50 firms in the nation. [14]

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