Architecture: My Perspective

W Ward Thompson AIA ACHA RIBA LEED APLos Angeles Californiawwardthompson@ca.rr.com

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 Californiawwardthompson@ca.rr.com