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Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment

Columbia, Missouri

Located on the University of Missouri campus, the Thompson Center is a clinical and research facility dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders. The project is the culmination of a longstanding partnership between the Thompson Foundation and SFS Architecture.

SFS worked with representatives from the Thompson Foundation and Thompson Center in 2008 to develop a master plan that defined programmatic needs, space needs and conceptual designs for a new 75,000 square foot facility. The project brief was to consolidate and expand clinical services and research space, develop new spaces for observation to enhance research, provide integrated training spaces, and create a world-class work environment to attract and retain staff.

Original space planning diagram developed by BSA Lifestructures and SFS exploring departmental relationships and adjacencies.

In 2021, SFS developed architectural renderings and presentation materials for the Foundation to fundraise. Deliverables included a high-level program, conceptual site plan, blocking plans, and interior and exterior renderings. Following a successful capital campaign, SFS provided architectural design services for the 75,000 square foot facility.

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The Center's new facility broke ground in April 2024 and is scheduled for completion in late 2025.

Our Team

  • Marsha Hoffman Marsha Hoffman

    Marsha Hoffman AIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Senior Principal

  • Kwame Smith Kwame Smith

    Kwame Smith AIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Principal Architect

  • Jeff Lewis Jeff Lewis

    Jeff Lewis LEED AP BD+C

    Technical Design Director

  • Lindsay Tatro Lindsay Tatro

    Lindsay Tatro AIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Senior Project Manager

  • Aaron Schaefer Aaron Schaefer

    Aaron Schaefer AIA, LEED AP

    Senior Project Architect

  • Derek McMurray Derek McMurray

    Derek McMurray

    Senior Designer

  • Alan Lovekamp Alan Lovekamp

    Alan Lovekamp

    Project Architect

  • Laura Burkhalter Laura Burkhalter

    Laura Burkhalter IIDA, LEED AP, WELL AP

    Senior Interior Designer

  • Bonnie Limbird Bonnie Limbird

    Bonnie Limbird NCIDQ, LEED AP

    Senior Interior Designer

  • Molly Sotelo Molly Sotelo

    Molly Sotelo IIDA

    Interior Designer

Our Services

  • Concept Design
  • Interior Design
  • Construction Administration
  • Programming
  • FF&E Design & Procurement
  • Architectural Design
  • Space Needs Analysis
  • Preliminary Cost Estimating
  • Master Plan - Building
  • Master Planning