A practice shaped by the streets of New Orleans.
Mike Thompson, AIA, CNU, NCIDQ — founder & principal. Thirty years of architecture, master planning, and watercolor illustration in service of authentic Southern communities.
Mike Thompson, founder & principal — Flowood, MS
Thirty years, four states, one conviction.
Originally from New Orleans, Mike grew up surrounded by the timeless beauty of the French Quarter and Creole architecture — an influence that continues to shape his work today. After earning his degree from the School of Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1993, Mike began his career in a small Memphis office designing custom homes.
By 1996, he was leading design at Allen Hoshall, where he specialized in corporate offices, headquarters, and commercial/retail spaces. In 1999, Mike joined Michael Barranco in Jackson, MS, taking on a wide range of projects from master planning and New Urban developments to residential architecture. During this time, he collaborated with Duany Plater-Zyberk on charrettes across the U.S. and in Panama — experiences that deepened his love for the streets and architecture of New Orleans and sparked a lifelong passion for New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Design.
In 2015, Mike founded Thompson Placemaking, focusing on authentic Southern architecture, Traditional Neighborhood Design, and mixed-use and residential projects. Today, he serves as Town Architect for several notable communities, including The Village at Madison, Annafeld in Billings, Adelaide in Starkville, and The Lamar in Oxford.
Thirty years of work, mapped.
Education — I
- 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 — II
- 30 years of experience in architecture
- Registered Architect, Mississippi — #4377, 2008
- Registered Architect, Tennessee — 2019
- Registered Architect, Montana — 2018
- Registered Architect, Texas — 2017
- Member, American Institute of Architects
- Member, Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) — 2006–Present
- Member, the Urban Guild
- Member, National Town Builders Association
- NCIDQ Certified
Town Architecture — III
- Adelaide, Starkville, MS — current
- Waterpointe, Flowood, MS — current
- Selah, Norman, OK — current
- Annafeld, Billings, MT — current
- Homestead at Hog Mountain, AL — current
- The Lamar, Oxford, MS — previously
- The Town of Lost Rabbit, Madison County, MS — previously
- The Township at Colony Park, Ridgeland, MS — previously
- Harbor Place, Pass Christian, MS
- La Isla de Pedro Gonzalez, Panama
- Ayangue, Panama
Master Planning, Smart Code & New Urbanism — IV
- The Village at Madison, MS
- The Lamar, TND, Oxford, MS
- Design Guide for Waterpointe, Flowood, MS
- Architecture Review Form-Based Code Consultant, Midtown — City of Hattiesburg
- Design Guide for Adelaide TND, Starkville, MS
- Pascagoula Waterfront Development, Pascagoula, MS
- Jackson-Evers International Airport Master Plan
- East Metro Corridor Master Plan, Jackson, MS
- MS College / City of Clinton Master Plan
- Belhaven Land Use Plan — Jackson, MS
- Gulfport Highlands TND, Gulfport, MS
- Reflection TND, Petal, MS
- Master Plan/Coding for Heritage at Henderson Point
- Hattiesburg Midtown Plan, Hattiesburg, MS
- Centennial Development, Perkinston, MS
- Re-Visioning Master Plan, Jackson State University
Illustration & Charrette — V
- Selah, Norman, OK
- Century Church Charrette, Pike Road, AL
- Renderings — Rosemary Beach, Seaside, Alys Beach
- DPZ Charrette — Gentilly, Katrina New Orleans Relief
- 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
Education, Civic & Medical — VI
- Christ Covenant High School, Ridgeland, MS
- Student Union, Jackson State University
- Book Store, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
- Library Renovation, Belhaven University
- Dormitory Lobby Building, Belhaven College
- Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center, Belhaven College
- Urban Renewal Agency, Biloxi, MS
- Long Beach Harbor Master Plan, MS
- Downtown Jackson Sports Arena
- Ridgeland Fire Station No. 4
- Burn Victim Family Lodge, Jackson, MS
- Mississippi Reproductive Medicine, Flowood, MS
- UMMC Women’s Health Specialist Clinic, Flowood, MS
- Mississippi Organ Recovery, Flowood, MS
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