Photo by Built Work Photography / Meghan MontgomeryNorthlake Commons has been awarded LEED Platinum, the highest level of LEED v4 certification. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an international symbol of excellence and... View full entry »
(SEATTLE, WA) April 9, 2024 - Building a hybrid mass timber high-rise is now nearly as cost-effective as building a comparable concrete tower. This could be great news for both the environment and renters in the Seattle area. A new study co-authored by PCL Construction, DCI Engineers... View full entry »
Seattle, WA – September 27, 2023: Weber Thompson, a Seattle based architecture, interior design and landscape architecture firm, announces the promotion of Landscape Architecture Principal Rachael Meyer PLA, LFA, GRP, LEED AP to Director of Sustainability. In addition to her Landscape... View full entry »
Seattle, WA – April 20, 2023: Fremont’s Watershed received a 2023 Top Ten Award from AIA National's Committee on the Environment (COTE). This award is presented annually to ten projects that meet high standards of design as well as rigorous criteria for social, economic, and ecological value... View full entry »
35 Stone, a five story, mass timber commercial building, broke ground on November 8, 2022, and has started construction. Located between the Wallingford and Fremont neighborhoods at Stone Way and N 36th Street, 35 Stone is part of the City of Seattle’s Living Building Pilot Program... View full entry »
ARMATURE (Terry Thomas Transcended) was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2019 eVolo Magazine Skyscraper Competition. This project was conceptualized during the Terry Thomas 10th anniversary celebration and was the result of a collaborative effort within the office. The jury selected... View full entry »
Cedar Speedster, a new 3-story heavy timber, 30,000 SF mixed-use retail-office building in Fremont located at 401 N 36th Street, is nearing completion in July of this year. The cedar-clad building’s name is a nod both to the neighborhood’s role in the region’s timber industry and to George... View full entry »
Originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce on September 29, 2016. By RACHAEL MEYERWeber ThompsonThe focus of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is to mitigate the downstream effects of stormwater runoff in the urban environment. It does this by mimicking effective natural systems... View full entry »
Originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce on September 28, 2017. By Andrew Lee & Myer Harrell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Homes; The Daily Journal of Commerce In October 2016, the Seattle City Council approved an update to the Living Building Pilot Program (LBPP) — an ordinance and... View full entry »
Originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce on February 22, 2018. By Blaine Weber, AIA The affordable housing crisis is one of the more perplexing problems facing rapidly growing cities like Seattle. One of many prospective solutions to this challenging problem could be found by... View full entry »
Originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce on September 27, 2018. By Myer Harrell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Homes This year Weber Thompson is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of The Terry Thomas, the award-winning, LEED gold, passively cooled office building we designed and have been... View full entry »
August 21, 2018 – Construction has begun in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood on Cedar Speedster, a new 3-story office and retail building that will bring noted restaurant Revel back to its original location on the corner of N. 36th Street & Phinney Avenue. The project is the result of a... View full entry »
Originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce on February 25, 2016By BLAINE WEBERWeber ThompsonChoosing the right design team for a project can help ensure certainty and success — from pre-design through stabilization. But how does an owner choose the best team? Here are... View full entry »
SEATTLE – January 20, 2016: Weber Thompson has promoted seven staff members to new leadership positions: two new Principals and five new Associates.New Principal Myer Harrell AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Homes is Weber Thompson’s Director of Sustainability and is a passionate... View full entry »
January 6, 2016 —Weber Thompson has been named one of the top 100 design firms working on residential projects in the United States byInterior Design magazine. The announcement came as part of their special ‘Homes’ edition, a first-ever survey of more than... View full entry »