Thomas Frechette

Thomas Frechette has over 30 years of design experience spanning a broad range of innovative corporate, mixed-use, research, and cultural projects.

Mr. Frechette is currently the firm's project  representative on the execution of CoStar Group’s new campus in Richmond, Virginia. Overlooking the banks of the James River, the new campus integrates a 26-story office tower and a six-story, multi-functional amenities building. It is scheduled to achieve LEED-BD&C Platinum certification with construction expected to be substantially completed by mid-2026. 

Before joining Pickard Chilton, Mr. Frechette was with Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates in Hamden, Connecticut. He collaborated with Mr. Roche and firm principals on the design and execution of multiple award-winning corporate and institutional projects. Past project experience includes the Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters in Washington, DC, and Capitol Crossing at 200/250 Massachusetts Avenue, also in Washington, DC.  Museum work includes the restoration and renovation of three European Collection galleries and the Costume Institute Exhibit at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mixed-use and research facility projects encompass over 1.5 million square feet of buildings across four campuses in the U.S. for Alcatel-Lucent.

Mr. Frechette graduated from the University of Miami, FL with a Bachelor of Architecture and received his Master of Architecture from Yale University School of Architecture.