Tom Simister Archives

The Post Occupancy Process – A New Methodology Towards an Analytical Humanism

June 28, 2024

Diana Tsang, Tom Simister

“We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us,” -- a wonderful observation from Sir Winston Churchill. [...]

Lab Planning Trends in Biomedical Research

June 24, 2024

Tom Simister

Of many influences driving biomedical research, two that will have spatial impacts in the years to come are highlighted here. [...]

Strategic Space Planning for Biomedical Research

April 12, 2022

Andrew Ringler, Tom Simister

The first in a series of articles looking into links between research funding, people and space through the lens of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, R01 grants and the trends between institutions. [...]

Engineering Teaching Labs: Teamwork, Technology and Tinkering

July 9, 2021

Tom Simister

Teamwork, technology and tinkering are fundamental aspects of an engineer’s education. The need for flexible learning spaces that can accommodate both scheduled instruction and unscheduled project collaboration is universal to institutions large and small. [...]

New Color Palette and Space Taxonomy

July 8, 2021

Abby Klima, Alex Zink, Andrew Ringler, Ben Garbow, Tom Simister

PAYETTE’s color palette and space taxonomy for science and research enables us to create beautiful drawings and data visualizations that communicate design ideas and space metrics to clients who rely on our buildings for critical functionality and daily inspiration. [...]

Building Suitability Tool

July 7, 2021

Abby Klima, Andrew Ringler, Tom Simister

PAYETTE’s Building Suitability Tool is an in-house technical rating system designed to assess a building’s highest and best use. [...]

Lab Planning Dashboard

July 2, 2021

Andrew Ringler, Ben Garbow, Tom Simister

The lab planning dashboard allows us to plan and design labs for our clients with a high degree of consistency and specificity. [...]

Pulse: an Interactive Survey Tool

June 30, 2021

Andrew Ringler, Tom Simister

Designed as an interactive survey to remotely engage large groups of stakeholders, Pulse solicits feedback about a place, design concept or finished building using plans, maps and virtual environments. [...]

From Excellence to Eminence

June 24, 2021

Charlie Klee, Tom Simister

PAYETTE is working with a prestigious School of Medicine to develop a Master Plan that choreographs space renewals in support of sustainable growth and strategic opportunities to invest in new facilities across all four of the School of Medicine’s campuses. [...]

Payette People at ABX 2018: Part I

October 1, 2018

Abby Klima, Andrea Love, Jeff Abramson, Luke Gehron, Megan van der Linde, Melanie Silver, Robert Pasersky, Tom Simister, Wes Schwartz

Attending ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX) 2018? This year we are very excited to lead sessions on several different topics including sustainability and architectural tools. [...]

Tom is a native Houstonian and graduated from UT Austin in 2000 with a BArch. He then worked in San Francisco for three years before moving to Boston where he’s been ever since. Prior to joining Payette, Tom spent seven years at Sasaki where he led the science and technology practice and divided his time between architecture and master planning. Tom also worked at Anshen + Allen, Shepley and Charles Rose Architects. His most recent projects include a new research and learning building for The Ohio State University’s Wooster campus, a new medical school in Moultrie, GA for the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and numerous master planning efforts, notably at Michigan State University, The Ohio State University, Emory University, Smith College and Case Western Reserve University.

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