Ware Malcomb Opens New Office in Washington, DC

Michael Christensen

Move Brings Total Offices Across North America to 24; Michael Christensen Joins Firm to Lead Newest Office

Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced the opening of a new office in Washington, D.C., bringing the total number of Ware Malcomb offices across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Panama to 24. Founded in 1972, the firm provides planning, architecture, interior design, branding and civil engineering services for commercial real estate and corporate clients.

The newest Ware Malcomb office is located at 1301 K Street NW in Washington, D.C. The firm has completed over 100 projects in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area including Virginia and Maryland, for clients including Medline, Xfinity and Alston Construction, among many others.

“We are pleased to announce the opening of Ware Malcomb’s 24th office in North America, located in our nation’s capital,” said Lawrence R. Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of Ware Malcomb. “We look forward to leveraging existing Ware Malcomb relationships as well as building new ones in this vibrant and important market.”

Ware Malcomb also announced Michael Christensen has joined the firm as Regional Director to lead the new Washington, D.C. office. In this role, Christensen will be responsible for the overall growth and management of the firm’s operations in the region.

“We are excited to welcome Mike to the Ware Malcomb team,” said Kenneth Wink, Executive Vice President of Ware Malcomb. “With tremendous talent in both business development and design, he is the ideal choice to build and lead our Washington, D.C. team and oversee projects in the region.”

Christensen brings over 17 years of interior design experience to his new role at Ware Malcomb. His unique background ranges from serving as in-house design manager for large retailers to designing interiors for multi-family projects. He has worked on projects across the United States, as well as internationally. Christensen holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.

About Ware Malcomb (waremalcomb.com)

Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is an international design firm providing planning, architecture, interior design, branding and civil engineering services to commercial real estate and corporate clients. With 24 office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama, the firm specializes in the design of commercial office, corporate, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, retail, auto, public/educational facilities and renovation projects. Ware Malcomb is recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company and a Hot Firm and Best Firm to Work For by Zweig Group. The firm is also ranked among the top 15 architecture/engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the top 30 interior design firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com/news and view Ware Malcomb’s Design Highlights video at youtube.com/waremalcomb.