Michael S. Thompson
Biography

Originally from New Orleans, Mike was heavily influenced by the architecture of the French Quarter and Creole New Orleans.

Mike attended the School of Architecture at UT Knoxville and graduated in 1993.  He started his career in a small one-man office in Memphis, TN designing custom homes.  In 1996, he became lead designer at Allen Hoshall designing corporate offices, headquarters, and commercial/retail buildings.

In 1999, he joined Michael Barranco in Jackson, MS as lead designer on a variety of projects, large to small, including master planning, New Urban developments, and residential architecture.  During his time here, he teamed up with Duany, Plater-Zyberk on numerous charrettes across the country and in Panama.  This is where he reconnected with his love for New Orleans streets and architecture and his new passion for New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood design.

Mike began Thompson Placemaking in 2015 and now specializes in authentic southern architecture, Traditional Neighborhood Design, architecture pattern books, small mixed-use and residential design.  He currently serves as Town Architect for The Village at Madison in Madison MS, Annafeld in Billings, MT, Adelaide in Starkville, The Lamar in Oxford.
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Mike Thompson, AIA, CNU, NCIDQ
157 W Government St.
Brandon, MS 39042
ph 601.955.4094
mike@thompsonplacemaking.com
EDUCATION
  • Seaside Institute Residential Design for New Urbanism Training, 2008
  • Harvard University Urban Retail Planning Training, 2007
  • University of Tennessee, Bachelor of Architecture, 1993

ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE
  • 26 years of experience in architecture
  • Registered Architect in the State of Mississippi, #4377 – 2008
  • Registered Architect in the State of Tennessee - 2019
  • Registered Architect in the State of Montana - 2018
  • Member, American Institute of Architects
  • Member, Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), 2006-Present
  • NCIDQ Certified

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Education Experience
  • Student Union, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
  • Book Store, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
  • Library Renovation, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
  • Dormitory Lobby Building, Belhaven College, Jackson, MS
  • Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center, Belhaven College, Jackson, MS

Corporate/Municipal Experience
  • Urban Renewal Agency, Biloxi, MS
  • Long Beach Harbor Master Plan, Long Beach, MS
  • Downtown Jackson Sports Arena, Jackson, MS
  • Ridgeland Fire Station No. 4, Ridgeland, MS
  • Roof Repair and Replacement at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, Jackson, MS
  • ALSAC Administration Building, Memphis, TN

Medical Experience
  • Burn Victim Family Lodge, Jackson, MS
  • Mississippi Reproductive Medicine, Flowood, MS
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Health Specialist Clinic, Flowood, MS
  • Mississippi Organ Recovery, Flowood, MS

Master Planning, Smart Code and New Urbanism Experience
  • the Village at Madison, MS
  • The Lamar, TND, Oxford, MS
  • Architecture Review Form-Based Code Consultant, Midtown for City of Hattiesburg
  • Pattern Book for Adelaide TND, Starkville, MS
  • Pascagoula Waterfront Development, Pascagoula, MS
  • Jackson-Evers International Airport Master Plan, Jackson, MS
  • East Metro Corridor Master Plan, Jackson, MS
  • MS College / City of Clinton Master Plan, Clinton, MS (Teamed with Ayers St. Gross)
  • Belhaven Land Use Plan – Belhaven Neighborhood, Jackson, MS
  • Oxford Court Housing Plan – Community of Fondren, Jackson, MS
  • Gulfport Highlands Traditional Neighborhood Development, Gulfport, MS
  • Reflection Traditional Neighborhood Development, Petal, MS
  • Master Plan/Coding for Heritage at Henderson Point, Harrison County, MS
  • Hattiesburg Midtown Plan, Hattiesburg, MS (November 2011 Design)
  • Centennial Development, Perkinston, MS
  • Village at the Beverly, Hattiesburg, MS
  • West Jackson Street / Chapman Street Redevelopment, Tupelo, MS
  • Re-Visioning Master Plan, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS (Spring 2014)

Town Architecture Experience
  • Adelaide, Starkville, MS
  • Hampstead, AL
  • The Lamar, Oxford, MS
  • The Town of Lost Rabbit, Madison County, MS
  • Flowood Town Center, Eastlake, Flowood, MS
  • The Township at Colony Park, Ridgeland, MS
  • Harbor Place, Pass Christian, MS
  • La Isla de Pedro Gonzalez, Panama
  • Ayangue, Panama

Traditional Neighborhood / Multi-family Architectural Design Experience
  • Village at Madison, MS - Single Family Homes
  • Adelaide, Starkville, MS - Civic buildings, Single Family Homes
  • Annafeld, Billings, MT - 4 Plex bldgs, Townhomes, Single Family Homes
  • Hog Mountain, AL - Single Family Homes
  • The Town of Lost Rabbit – Mixed-Use Building, Town Houses, Live/Work Units, Single Family Homes and Cottages, Madison County, MS
  • Flowood Town Center – New Town Hall, Pattern Book & master plan development, Flowood, MS
  • The Township at Colony Park – Retail Buildings, Mixed-Use Buildings, St. Dominics Wellness Center, Metropolitan Bank,  Ridgeland, MS
  • 800 park Condominiums, Oxford, MS
  • Arbors Condominiums, Oxford, MS

Illustration & Charrette Experience
  • Century Church Charrette - Pike Road, AL
  • Renderings – Rosemary Beach, Seaside, and Alys Beach (various architects)
  • DPZ Charrette – Gentilly, Katrina New Orleans Relief, New Orleans, LA
  • DPZ Charrette – La Isla de Pedro Gonzalez, Panama
  • DPZ Charrette – Big Canoe, GA
  • Barranco/DPZ Charrette – LeFleur Lakes, Jackson, MS
  • DPZ Charrette – Lockett, Nashville, TN
  • DPZ Charrette – Camden, SC
  • DPZ Renderings – Lake Forest, New Orleans East, LA
  • Cooper Consulting Charrette – Midtown in Motion, Hattiesburg, MS