Ming Thompson

Co-founder

Atelier Cho Thompson

Ming Thompson is co-founder of Atelier Cho Thompson, a New Haven- and San Francisco-based multidisciplinary practice working between architecture, interiors, graphics, and strategy.

ACT's work frequently blurs the boundaries between typologies, as they draw inspiration from their work in schools, museums, offices, restaurants, and homes around the world.

Ming was a recipient of the AIA Young Architect Award in 2020, and her firm has been the recipient of numerous national and regional design awards. ACT’s work has been published in Architect, Contract, Arch Daily, and Design Milk, among others. 

Educated at Yale College and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Ming has taught at the California College of the Arts and has served on design juries around the U.S. Ming is a first-year advisor at Yale and serves on the board of Yale-China.