Tvsdesign

TVS is an architecture, planning, and interior design firm in Atlanta.^[3]

TVS

Company type	Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Industry	Architecture
Founded	1968
Founders	Bill Thompson, Tom Ventulett and Ray Stainback
Headquarters	Atlanta , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Janet Simpson, President[1]
Services	Architecture, Interior design, Sustainable Design and Urban Design
Revenue	$38 Million USD[2]
Number of employees	175[2]
Website	tvsdesign.com

History

Founded in 1968 by Bill Thompson, Tom Ventulett, and Ray Stainback, tvsdesign has designed several notable buildings in greater Atlanta and beyond throughout the years, including the Omni Coliseum and Complex, the Georgia Dome, the AT&T Promenade buildings, the CNN Center, the Concourse at Landmark Center in Sandy Springs, the Georgia Aquarium, the Georgia World Congress Center buildings, and the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Also running offices in Chicago, Dubai and Shanghai, tvsdesign has designed several prominent buildings outside of Atlanta as well, including the Washington DC Convention Center, the Nanjing International Expo Center, the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, and the Vision Tower in Dubai.

In 2016, the firm named Janet Simpson its third president and first female president.^[4]

Notable projects

Project	Location	Completed	Principal architects	Notes
Omni Coliseum	Atlanta, Georgia	1972
Omni Complex	Atlanta, Georgia	1976
Promenade II	Atlanta, Georgia	1990	Foster Lynn
Concourse at Landmark Center	Sandy Springs, Georgia	1991
Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia	1992
The Proscenium	Atlanta, Georgia	2001
Georgia World Congress Center	Atlanta, Georgia	1976, 1985, 1992, and 2002
Washington DC Convention Center	Washington, D.C.	2003
Technology Square	Atlanta, Georgia	2003			[5]
InterContinental Buckhead	Atlanta, Georgia	2004			[6]
Atlantic Station	Atlanta, Georgia	2005		Master plan
Georgia Aquarium	Atlanta, Georgia	2005
McCormick Place	Chicago, Illinois	1997 and 2007	Andrew McLean
Dubai Towers Dubai	Dubai, U.A.E.		Jay Thomson Kevin Gordon	Planned but never built.
Cairo Festival City	Cairo, Egypt	2008
The Arjaan by Rotana	Dubai, U.A.E.	2008	David Brown		[7]
Nanjing International Expo Center	Nanjing, China	2008
Ocean Center	Daytona Beach, Florida	2009	Andrew McLean Kevin Gordon		[8]
Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	2009
Sykes Chapel	Tampa, Florida	2009	Bob Balke Steven Clem
271 17th Street	Atlanta, Georgia	2009
Duke Energy Center	Charlotte, North Carolina	2010	David Brown
Pennsylvania Convention Center	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2011			[9]
Vision Tower	Dubai, U.A.E.	2011	Jay Thomson		[10]
Galaxy Mall	Tianjin, China	2013	Mark Carter Donna Childs		[11]
Music City Center	Nashville, Tennessee	2013	Kevin Gordon
Washington Marriott Marquis	Washington, D.C.	2014
College Football Hall of Fame	Atlanta, Georgia	2014	Kevin Gordon		[12]
Cobo Center	Detroit, Michigan	2014	Andy McLean Jay Thomson	Renovation including the COBO Arena
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, Georgia	2017	Mark Carter
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground	Atlanta, Georgia	2017	Mark Carter Donna Childs Rob O'Keefe
Mattress Firm Headquarters	Houston, Texas	2016	Janet Simpson		[13][14]

Awards

• In 2002, Tvsdesign was awarded the Architecture Firm Award by the American Institute of Architects, which is given only once each year and recognizes the design work of an entire firm.^[15]
• Urban Land Institute 2012 Global Awards for Excellence for the Levine Center for the Arts in Charlotte, NC.^[16]