Please join the College of Design for the spring 2026 architecture lecture series. This is the AIA Triangle Design Award Jury Chair Lecture. 

Andrew E. Thompson, Preservation NJ

Serving in his first term on the Preservation New Jersey Board is Andrew E. Thompson, who has been in the field of architecture for 30 years. His education includes City University of New York, the Pratt Institute, and Columbia University.

Andrew’s extensive career includes designing structural components for the Arleigh Burke Class Navy Destroyer vessel; the Port Authority – working on projects in Tower One of the World Trade Center, Newark Airport, and the Air Train for JFK airport; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where he served as the Chief Architect; and the City University of New York, where he was responsible for building their first new community college in 40 years. In 2013, Andrew came to New Jersey taking the position of County Architect for Passaic County.