Thompson, Benjamin C.

Thompson, Benjamin C.
▪ 2003

      American architect (b. July 3, 1918, St. Paul, Minn.—d. Aug. 17, 2002, Cambridge, Mass.), was best known for having created the marketplace at Faneuil Hall (1976) in Boston and similar vibrant public spaces in Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C. A lover of cities and the spaces in which people gather, he designed his first “festival marketplace” in an effort to revitalize the urban landscape. Although criticized as conservative and homogenous by detractors, the style became immensely popular and was often repeated. Thompson's approach to architecture carried over to interior design in the offerings found at his Design Research International stores. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects in 1992.

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