architecture: my perspective
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W Ward Thompson AIA ACHA RIBA LEED APLos Angeles [email protected]
Born and raised in Sewickley Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh)
The University Years – Penn State
Study Abroad Program Architectural Association
Bedford Square
Bachelor of Architecture
First project – Hillcrest Presbyterian Church in Turtle Creek PA
US Navy Officer Candidate School Newport Rhode Island
Naval Air Station Memphis Tennessee Public Works CenterFirst duty station
Second duty station – Manila Republic of the Philippines Officer in Charge of Construction Southwest Pacific
Ruby Towers collapse Navy Rescue Team 7.3 magnitude earthquake at 4am
Third duty station – Resident Officer in Charge of Construction Subic Bay
Navy Discharge in Subic Bay
Back to Pittsburgh – Williams Trebilcock Whitehead
Allegheny County Community College
Sewickley Library Extension
Dollar Savings Bank Data Processing Center
The Start of the English Years
Lloyd’s Avenue City of London Lister Drew & Associates
The Iran Years Mercury Consultants
Tehran Iran
Detailing for Kish Hotel II
Now Ruz celebration with the Royal Family on Kish Island
Back to England 27 Cornwall Gardens London SW7
Established Omrania London Office –
Managing Director
Yanbu Jeddah Riyadh
Yanbu Residential Community Diplomatic Club Gulf Cooperation Council HQ
Original Concept Sketch
Area R4
Diplomatic Club Riyadh 1998 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the Diplomatic Club
Awards and Recognition
RIBA Gold Medal Gala Frei Otto Gold Medalist London February 2005
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat
GCC Conference Center
4 Millbank Expansion and Restoration
Docklands Hotel
The San Diego Years United States Olympic Training Center
President Clinton @ U.S. Olympic Training Center
President AIA San Diego 2000
The Healthcare Years - Sharp Murrieta
Kaiser Permanente Otay Mesa Outpatient Center
NBBJ Istanbul
Team Team Meetings
Team Dinners
but it was not to be ……
Back to California – this time Los Angeles
HKS and a big win with Kaiser Permanente Fontana
Master Plan using Kaiser Templated Hospital
Cedars Sinai Medical Center - 5th Floor Surgery and Cardiology Suites
Scripps Health Encinitas California Critical Care Building and Central Plant
HCA Riverside Community Replacement Hospital
HCA Regional Medical Center San Jose California Replacement Hospital
Vedanta University Teaching Hospital Puri Orissa India
Kaiser West Los Angeles Medical Center GI and Cardiology Expansion
Private Residential Work:Right: Thompson Residence extension to 1913 Craftsman house Mission Hills San Diego California
Below: Stang Residence Lake George Michigan
W Ward Thompson AIA ACHA RIBA LEED APLos Angeles [email protected]