Diversity and Inclusion

Welcoming. Equitable. Representative. Buildings are for everyone, and by designing inclusive environments we pave the way for meaningful change.

Connection creates meaning. Through hospitable, energizing environments, we design places where people can live their best lives together.

Engaged Communities

Connection creates meaning. Through hospitable, energizing environments, we design places where people can live their best lives together. 

We all want to leave the planet better. As creators of the built environment, we do our part through an unwavering commitment to reduce carbon through our work and actions.

Environmental Stewardship

We all want to leave the planet better. As creators of the built environment, we do our part through an unwavering commitment to reduce carbon through our work and actions. 

Health is more than the absence of disease. It’s an overarching sense of wellness, something that can be designed into every project—from offices to hospitals.

Healthy Living

Health is more than the absence of disease. It’s an overarching sense of wellness, something that can be designed into every project—from offices to hospitals. 

Financial uncertainty. Pivoting programs. These factors can impact a project at every turn. But through construction innovation, projects can be delivered faster and cheaper.

Process and Delivery

Financial uncertainty. Pivoting programs. These factors can impact a project at every turn. But through construction innovation, projects can be delivered faster and cheaper. 

Liability or asset? Challenge or opportunity? Instead of obsolescence, renewal and repositioning of aging properties can provide a quicker, less expensive alternative to building new.

Renewal and Repositioning

Liability or asset? Challenge or opportunity? Instead of obsolescence, renewal and repositioning of aging properties can provide a quicker, less expensive alternative to building new.  

A Place to Play, A Space for Hope

Nickerson Gardens Playground

Weaving Nature and Wellness

Hana Bank Headquarters

Healing Through Nature

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, San Carlos Center

Flexibility Within a Framework: A New Approach to Standardization in Healthcare Design

Connecting Mission to Action

Samsung America Headquarters

A Next Generation Hospital that Embraces Density

Massachusetts General Hospital, Lunder Building

The Next Generation Workplace

vivo Headquarters

Tailoring an Environment for the Visually Impaired

Elks Children’s Eye Clinic at Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute

The Next Gen Master Plan: How More Adaptable Planning Can Drive Success in a Rapidly Changing Market

Placing People Before Cars

Tencent Shenzhen Headquarters Project (Net City)

Prioritizing the Well-Being of Patients and Staff

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

An Office Designed for Hybrid Work

LinkedIn Headquarters

A More Adaptable, Resilient Hospital

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Why the Next Frontier of Healthcare Design Innovation is Emotional Mapping

A Design for Hope

Montage Health Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Designed to Spur Collaboration

Southern California Life Sciences Company Headquarters

Creating a More Sustainable Hospital

St. Michael Medical Center Acute Care Expansion

By the Community, For the Community

Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic

An Environment that Hosts Life

Massachusetts General Hospital Phillip and Susan Ragon Building

An Immersive Welcome Experience

Loma Land at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Breaking the Stigma

University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute

Providing Comfort and Choice

Nationwide Children's Hospital, Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion

From Telehealth to AI, How Technology is Influencing Healthcare Design

A New Model for Convenient Care

Mount Sinai Hudson Yards

Making a Seamless First Impression

Kaiser Permanente Washington Rebrand

A Healing Garden

Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital

Flexible and Sustainable

Abcam Headquarters

An Authentic Reinvention

UCSF Connie Frank Transplant Center Renovations

Harvard Business Review: It’s Time to Design Hospitals That Take Care of Caregivers

Why the Auto Industry is Key to Designing Healthier, More Comfortable Buildings

Promoting Peace of Mind

NYU Langone Health Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion

Creating a More Adaptable, Connected Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Shapiro Center for Cardiovascular Medicine

A One-Stop Shop for Research and Care

Brigham and Women’s Hale Building for Transformative Medicine

Four Ideas to Improve Hospital Work Environments to Help Combat America's Nursing Crisis

Through Their Eyes: How Research-Based Computer Simulations Create Empathetic Buildings

A Welcoming Front Door for Patients and the Campus

Swedish Edmonds Ambulatory Care Center

Rising Above Constraints

Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services

Healthy, High-Tech Learning

Stanford University, Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge

A Flexible Office

NHN Headquarters Venture Tower

NBBJ Fellow Dr. John Medina outlines five neuroscience-based design strategies to support healthcare workers and their patients.

Hope, Healing and Healthcare

Going Up: Why Vertical Hospitals Might Be the Next Frontier in Healthcare Design

A Healing Desert Oasis

Banner Gateway Medical Center

Built to Adapt

Telenor World Headquarters

Repositioning Rivers at the Center of a Community

Pittsburgh Riverfront Master Plan

A Global Symbol of Wellness

Charoen Pokphand Medical Center

Natural Well-Being

Wuxi Hospital

A resilient hospital for an underrepresented community

NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital

Furniture that is comfortable and safe can be hard to find for people in distress. So on a recent behavioral health project, we met with patients and then designed our own.

When Craft Meets Comfort

In partnership with the University of Washington, we research strategies to overcome a common barrier to productivity: noise.

A Quiet Building Is a Healthy Building

Embracing Adaptability

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Hospital Expansion Project

A Better Way to Build

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center New Bed Tower & Inpatient Expansion

A Building that Moves You

Atrium Health David L. Conlan Center at Carolinas Rehabilitation

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