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Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. (d/b/a Walter P Moore) is an international engineering firm founded in 1931 in Houston, Texas.^[1] The firm gained global recognition in the mid-20th century for its role as structural engineer of the Astrodome, the first fully enclosed, air-conditioned domed sports stadium.^[1][2][3]

History

The company was founded in 1931 by Walter P Moore, Sr. as a solo structural engineering firm in Houston, TX.^[1][2] His earliest projects involved designing foundations for residential estates in Houston's River Oaks district.^[1][2]

Moore remained the sole owner of the firm until 1967 when it incorporated with him as president and his son, Walter P Moore Jr., as principal.^[1][2] At the time the company employed over 100 people in offices across Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas.^[2]

By the late 1970's the firm had been involved in over 15,000 projects across Texas including work for Rice University, Jones Hall, Miller Outdoor Theater, and 50 major building in the Texas Medical Center including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Ben Taub Hospital.^[2]

Moore Sr. remained involved in the company until his passing in 1983.^[1] At that time the firm reported active projects across 20 states.^[2] Moore Jr. retired from the company in 1993.^[1]

By 2013, the firm had offices in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco, Tampa, Tulsa, and Washington DC.^[1]

Dilip Choudhuri was named CEO in 2015. Total global revenue in 2016 was reported to be near $100 million.^[4] By 2025, WPM ranked #2 in the U.S. for sport and recreation facility engineering based on a reported sports facility revenue of $45 million in 2024.^[5]

The firm reportedly passed $225 million in global design revenue in 2025, ranking 134th globally in ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms which notes projects across North America, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Denmark, France, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Congo Republic, South Africa, and the arctic regions.^[6]

Notable projects

• Empower Field at Mile High (NFL Denver Broncos), Denver, Co
• AT&T Stadium (NFL Cowboys Stadium), Arlington, TX
• SoFi Stadium (NFL Los Angeles Rams and Chargers Stadium), Inglewood, CA
• Chase Center (NBA Golden State Warriors), San Francisco, CA
• McCarran International Airport Terminal 3, Las Vegas, NV
• Bass Hall, concert auditorium, Fort Worth, TX
• NRG Stadium (NFL Houston Texans), Houston, TX
• Raymond James Stadium (NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Tampa, FL
• State Farm Stadium (NFL Arizona Cardinals), Glendale, AZ
• San Francisco Airport Air Traffic Control Tower, San Francisco, CA
• Daytona Rising (Daytona International Speedway), Daytona, FL
• Lucas Oil Stadium (NFL Indianapolis Colts), Indianapolis, IN
• Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
• Guangzhou International Sports Arena, Guangzhou, China
• Astrodome (NFL Houston Oilers, MLB Houston Astros), Houston, TX
• US Census Bureau, Suitland, MD
• Kyle Field (Texas A&M Football), College Station, TX
• Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Consolidated Rental Agency Complex, Atlanta, GA
• LoanDepot Park (MLB Miami Marlins), Miami, FL
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
• Truist Park (MLB Atlanta Braves), Atlanta, GA
• Bagby Street Reconstruction (Green Road),^[7] Houston, TX
• Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO
• Duke Medicine Pavilion Patient Tower, Durham, NC
• Target Field (MLB Minnesota Twins), Minneapolis, MN
• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch, Houston, TX
• Kia Center (NBA Orlando Magic), Orlando, FL
• Amalie Arena (NHL Tampa Bay Lightning), Tampa, FL
• T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
• King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
• Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, NC
• Shell Energy Stadium (MLS Houston Dynamo), Houston, TX
• Rice Stadium (Rice University), (Rice Owls Football), Houston, TX
• Bethel Church Park,^[8] Houston, TX
• Midtown, Houston reconstruction, Houston, TX
• McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
• One Riverway Garage collapse investigation,^[9] Houston, TX
• San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
• Ocean Tower (The Leaning Tower of South Padre Island) failure analysis, South Padre Island, TX
• Grand Parkway Traffic & ITS, Houston, TX
• Mickey Leland Federal Building Renovation, Houston, TX
• Spring Woods Village master plan & community development,^[10] Houston, TX
• METRORail (Astrodome to Downtown) traffic engineering and planning, Houston, TX
• Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Allianz Field, (MLS Minnesota United FC), St. Paul, MN

References

External links

• Official Walter P Moore website