Blaine Weber's Email & Phone

Blaine Weber, AIA, leads Weber Thompson's Urban Projects/High-Rise Team. He has nearly 35 years of experience designing high-rise structures, luxury condominiums, mixed-use projects and a wide range of commercial projects, including office, retail, hospitality and developments for financial institutions. In 2006, Seattle Magazine selected Mr. Weber as one of 18 City Shapers, "key players that are creating a new Emerald City." A corporate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Mr. Weber is licensed in Washington, California, Colorado and Hawaii. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Hawaii, where he earned three Awards for Design Excellence from the AIA while studying under internationally acclaimed architects Jorn Utzon and Arata Isozaki. He has received extensive continuing education at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Mr. Weber is chairman of the governor-appointed Washington State Board for Architects. Previously, he was chairman of the Downtown Seattle Design Review Board, chairman of the Ethics & Practice Committee of Seattle AIA, vice chairman of the Belltown Housing and Land Use Task Force and president of the Board of Directors of Cristalla, a Belltown high-rise condominium that he designed. Mr. Weber's recent projects include Cristalla, Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue, Madison Tower/Hotel 1000, 6th and Wall, Colman Center, AVA, 1800 Terry Avenue, 1915 Second Avenue and other signature high-rise residential towers. Mr. Weber has authored numerous local and national articles about the design and development of high-rise residential and commercial office structures, as well as the marriage of architecture and market science. He is also a blogger for the Seattle P-I where he writes about a variety of topics. You can view his blog here. We invite you to peruse the following articles: The Market District Evolves as a Walkable Neighborhood Renaissance, Seattle-Style Hotels and Condos: Mixed-Use Matrimony Are We Ready for Seattle's Pivotal Moment in History? On Architecture: The Problem with Most High-Rises is How Well They Reach the Street Is Seattle Ready to Slim Down its Residential Towers? Designers Have Lofty Aspirations for Housing Ten Mega-Trends that Will Change the Face of Housing Forever Inattention to detail can bring down the curtain Urban streets need proper care and feeding Pain of entitlement politics eased by design review board Common vision can connect condos with buyers Ten high-rise office building design trends Reinventing the Residential High-Rise