The AIA gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors of our 150th Anniversary celebration:
HKS, Inc. NBBJ
AIA Board of Directors Deltek, Inc. DLR Group, Inc. Haworth, Inc. Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. Perkins+Will
RTKL Associates, Inc.
Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates, Inc.
Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc.
SHW Group LLP Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Bank of America
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Stephen B. & Lisa S. Bonner
Clark Construction Group, LLC Cooper Carry Charitable Foundation, Inc. Hanley Wood, LLC
HMC Architects Little
OWP/P Architects, Inc. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects, LLP SmithGroup, Inc. Swanke, Hayden, Connell Architects, LLP
ADD, Inc. BWBR Architects, Inc. Cannon Design FreemanWhite, Inc. Reed Construction Data
AIA Trust Craig Beale, FAIA, FACHA
Nunzio DeSantis, AIA
Brian Dougherty, FAIA & Betsey Dougherty, FAIA GBBN Architects, Inc.
H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, FACHA John J. Hoffman, FAIA Norman Koonce, FAIA & Suzanne Koonce, Hon. AIA Miller | Hull Partnership Munger Munger Architecture Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, Inc. Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA, FACHA
Victor F. Trahan III, FAIA
R. Randall Vosbeck, FAIA, & Phoebe Vosbeck TRO Jung | Brannen WHR Architects, Inc.
Altoon + Porter Architects Anderson Mason Dale Architects, PC
John Anderson, FAIA, & Flodie Anderson Noel Barrick, AIA Barron, Heinberg & Brocato Bobby Booth, AIA Michael Broshar, FAIA, & Mary Broshar Joe Buskuhl, FAIA Tommy Cowan, FAIA, & Ann Cowan Louis de Moll, FAIA Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA James H. Eley, FAIA Eskew + Dumez + Ripple, Studio EDR Glenn Fellows, AIA GouldEvans Marion L. Fowlkes, FAIA FRCH Design Worldwide Ron Gover, AIA
Donald J. Hackl, FAIA Ernest Hanchey, AIA Heller Manus Architects, Inc. Dan Jeakins, AIA Chuck Means, AIA Mike Menefee, AIA Morris Architects Dan Noble, FAIA, FACHA Marshall Purnell, FAIA Freddy Roberts, AIA Miguel Rodriguez, AIA, & Lourdes Rodriguez, AIA Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, & Barry Jones, AIA Joseph Sprague, FAIA Douglas L Steidl, FAIA, & Sue Steidl Norman Strong, FAIA, & Susan Strong Bryce A. Weigand, FAIA Enrique A. Woodroffe, FAIA/Woodroffe Corporation Architects
Architecture by Norbert Peiker, LLC
Newell Arnerich, AIA
Arrowstreet, Inc. Edward Abeyta, AIA
Ronald Arthur Altoon, FAIA Peter J. Arsenault, AIA Jim Atkins, FAIA, KIA Danny P. Babin, AIA
Donald R. Barsness, AIA Ronald J. Battaglia, FAIA & Sandra Battaglia
Ronald P. Bertone, FAIA William Beyer, FAIA Robert R. Billingsley, AIA Elmer Botsai, FAIA Jay and Michelle Brand
Leon Bridges, FAIA Thomas D. Briggs, AIA Robert Broshar, FAIA David J. Brotman, FAIA John A. Busby, Jr., FAIA
H. Kennard Bussard, FAIA Richard E. Carroll, AIA Stephan Castellanos, FAIA Lorenzo Castillo, AIA L. William Chapin II, FAIA Matthew Clear, AIA CMSS Architects P.C. Douglas J. Compton, AIA Jess Raymond Corrigan, Jr., AIA Anthony J. “Tony” Costello, FAIA David Crawford Sylvester Damianos, FAIA Ronald W. Dennis, AIA, ACHA Brian J. Eason, AIA Jeremy Edmunds, Assoc. AIA Elliott + Associates Robert J. Farrow, AIA S. Scott Ferebee, FAIA Robert D. Fincham, AIA Jonathan L. Fischel, AIA, LEED AP Francisco G. Gonzalez, AIA B. Todd Gritch, FAIA Roy L. Gunsolus, AIA Maureen Guttman, AIA Walter Hainsfurther, AIA J Thomas Harvey, AIA, FACHA Jeffrey K. Haven, AIA John Hesseler, AIA Jeff Hill, AIA William E. Hinton, AIA
Michael Hoagland Kerry J. Hogue, AIA Thomas R. Holt, AIA Clifford H. Horsak, AIA M. Teresa Hurd, AIA John M. Hutchings, AIA Paul Hyett, Hon. AIA IMRE Communications Dick Jackson Jeffrey K. Jensen, AIA J.K. Roller Architects Bruce E. Johnson, AIA Larry A. Johnson, PE Richard D. Johnston, AIA Mark Jones, AIA Leevi Kiil, FAIA Leonard Koroski, AIA
KPS Group, Inc. Kirk J. Krueger, AIA
Sylvia Kwan, FAIA Joseph P. Laakman, AIA, NCARB Brian F. Larson, AIA Jeff LaRue, AIA Robert Lawrence, FAIA Rick James Lee, Assoc. AIA Robin Lee, Hon. AIA Larry D. Le Master, CPA Michael Lischer, AIA, RIBA Clark Llewellyn, AIA Stephen K. Loos, AIA Marvin Malecha, FAIA & Cindy Malecha Clark D. Manus, FAIA Robert T. Martineck, AIA John M. Maudlin-Jeronimo, FAIA Susan Maxman, FAIA Linda McCracken-Hunt, AIA & Thomas Hunt Owen E. McCrory, AIA Christine W. McEntee Brian McFarlane, AIA John McGinty, FAIA Adam Melis Elizabeth Mitchell, Hon. AIA Norman T. Morgan, AIA Rodney W. Morrissey, AIA Mortar Net USA, LTD. Robin L. Murray, AIA PP Celeste Novak, AIA Gregory Palermo, FAIA and Olivia Madison Gordon Park, AIA Raymond G. Post Jr., FAIA Jack D. Price, Jr., AIA David Proffitt, AIA David E. Prusha, AIA John H. Richardson, PE Terry R. Richter, AIA Jeffrey Rosenblum, AIA Harry R. Rutledge, RIBA, FAIA James A. Scheeler, FAIA Charles E. Schwing, FAIA & Jerry Schwing John C. Senhauser, FAIA Oliver B. Stark II, AIA Greg Staskiewicz, Assoc. AIA RK Stewart, FAIA & Barbara Lyons, AIA Craig R. Stockwell, AIA Jeffrey C. Stouffer, AIA James M. Suehiro, AIA, LEED AP Anne-Marie Taylor B. Kirk Teske, AIA Leslie J. Thomas, AIA and Steven J. Bracy Bryan K. Trubey, AIA Larry J. Tuccio, AIA Jeffrey D. Vandersall, AIA Mark Vander Voort, AIA Edward J. Vidlak, AIA Michael Wayne Vela, AIA David Vincent, AIA, ACHA Craig Williams, AIA Penelope J. H. Wright, AIA Eric Zaddock Andrew J. Zekany
• 1987: Jacksonville Landing, Jacksonville, Fla. • 1987: Bayside Marketplace, Miami • 1985: South Street Seaport, New York City • Harborplace, Baltimore • Union Station, Washington, D.C. • Royal Victoria Docks, London • Dublin Waterfront, Ireland
Ben Thompson was raised by an artist mother, who exposed him to Europe and encouraged his artistic endeavors. He studied first at the University of Virginia and graduated from Yale University in 1941 with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. After that, he served in the U.S. Navy for four years, fighting in World War II. When he returned from the war, he moved to Cambridge, Mass., which he made his home. In 1946 Thompson formed the Architects' Collaborative with Walter Gropius and four Yale classmates. He remained with the Collaborative for 20 years; then he established Benjamin Thompson and Associates (BTA). From 1964 to 1968, Thompson taught architecture and served as department chairman at Harvard University. He received honorary doctorates from Colby College, the University of Massachusetts, and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In 1976 Thompson collaborated with James Rouse to develop Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, one of his best-known projects. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is typical of his approach to developing vibrant marketplaces in downtown locations. Together, they incorporated in this historic area the concept of a downtown street fair with great color and variety. Thompson’s goal was to provide quality of life for the residents and users of his buildings. He incorporated simplicity and elegance in his designs, along with clear structure and purpose, as well as regionally appropriate materials.
