PROJECTS
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Northside Forward
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Northside Forward is a 10-year, community-authored revitalization plan designed to guide $1.5 billion in equitable investment across North Minneapolis.
Pillsbury Creative Commons
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pillsbury Creative Commons is a multi-phase plan to transform and expand the nonprofit’s campus and programs focused on community building through art.
Viking Forest Products
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Viking Forest Products engaged Gensler to design a new workplace that includes a trading floor alongside wellness and social spaces.
Confidential Financial Client
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gensler designed a new workplace for this financial services client, who relocated from the suburbs to The Dayton’s Project in vibrant downtown Minneapolis.
Wurth Electronics Midcom Headquarters
Watertown, South Dakota
Wurth Electronics Midcom has decided to invest in its people and the community through a new, sustainably designed, employee-forward headquarters in Watertown.
Acre Showroom
Minneapolis, Minnesota
After 60 years, Acre (formerly General Office Products) in Minneapolis was ready for an energetic and approachable working showroom with evolving flexibility.
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minneapolis Regional Chamber sought a refreshed and modern space that brought teams closer together while fostering more connections to the community.
Securian Financial Reimagine Prototype
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The workplace prototype design for Securian Financial features modular concepts and new workstation prototypes along with team and amenity zones.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2020, Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities relocated their home to be more deeply embedded the community they serve and
Gensler Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gensler Minneapolis’ new studio is an idea laboratory and maker space, investigating the concept of workshop as workplace.
Gravie
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gravie, a rapidly growing technology company, expanded to a new, larger home to support its highly collaborative and flexible hybrid work model.
Shakopee Innovation Hub
Shakopee, Minnesota
The Shakopee Innovation Center will be a highly creative, uniquely flexible, sustainable facility with a focus on growing business, educating, and innovating.
Loffler Companies
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
With Gensler, the Loffler Headquarters successfully transformed a purpose-built static retail machine into a vibrant and flexible workplace home.
Menlo Park Innovation District Plan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gensler Minneapolis crafted a master plan for 18 acres of undeveloped land located immediately adjacent to the Twin Cities campus and existing academic and medical assets. When complete, the Menlo Park Innovation District will be a launchpad for innovation, fostering connections between the academic, research, and business communities.
Ridgedale Regional Center and Library, Hennepin County
Minnetonka, Minnesota
The transformative renovation for Ridgedale Library, led by Gensler Minneapolis, provides a more accessible, bright, intuitive, and technology-rich community destination.
Sun Country Airlines
Richfield, Minnesota
As a hometown airline, Sun Country sought a headquarters destination and design that authentically embodies its values and brings together staff from different locations under one roof.
Wellworth
St. Paul, Minnesota
Situated in a jewel box atop the landmark 1955 former Woolworth retail building, Wellworth is a community co-working destination in the heart of downtown St. Paul.
Southpoint Office Center
Public Space Refresh
Bloomington, Minnesota
Gensler’s design solution for Southpoint Office Center’s lobby delivers visual indoor/outdoor connections and provides a variety of seating options where tenants can work, gather, relax, or dine.
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The owners of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Tower upgraded the building’s aging curtain wall and replaced it with a new, high-performing exterior facade.
Milwaukee Bucks
Entertainment District
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Bucks Entertainment District, also known as ‘Deer District,’ is an indoor-outdoor sports, retail, and entertainment destination.
Stinson Minneapolis Relocation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Located at 50 South Sixth St, Stinson’s new home serves to transform the client experience, attract premier talent, and adapt for change.
Xperience Fitness
Multiple Locations
Xperience Fitness is a rapidly expanding chain of health clubs offering upscale amenities at an affordable price point. Targeting vacant big-box retail, Xperience desired a fresh prototype design that could be easily scaled.
Bassford Remele
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bassford Remele’s redesigned space brings a warmth and charm not seen in your typical law office. Talent attraction and retention, empowering teams...
2407 University Avenue Mixed Use
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The next iteration of the live, work, and play atmosphere emerging in the University District, this transit-oriented development sits at the crossroads of...
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors Worklab
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors’ new tech-infused “Worklab” is a combination of showroom, co-working space, and hotel lobby. The space drives growth and...
CBRE Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
CBRE’s Minneapolis office provides the optimal environment to demonstrate, test, and implement workplace strategies while showcasing CBRE as industry...
Dayton’s Repositioning
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Dayton’s building repositioning generates new iconic experiences and celebrates its original architecture while optimizing layout for today’s needs.
REGIONAL & OFFICE LEADERSHIP
Kenneth P. Baker
Co-Regional Managing Principal
As the Co-Regional Managing Principal of Gensler’s North Central Region, Ken Baker is considered a global expert on workplace design and planning.
Todd Heiser
Co-Regional Managing Principal
As the Co-Regional Managing Principal of the North Central Region, Todd Heiser’s career showcases more than 30 years of driving impactful, engaging experiences for clients and communities across sectors.
Deanne Erpelding
Managing Director
As Managing Director of Gensler’s Minneapolis office, Deanne Erpelding brings over 25 years of experience in the Workplace and Landlord Services sectors.
LEADERSHIP
Bill Baxley
Principal
Bill Baxley is a Design Principal at the Gensler Minneapolis office, with more than 30 years of experience.
Gabe Hanson
Climate Action and Sustainability Leader, Sustainability Director
Gabe Hanson is the North Central region’s Climate Action and Sustainability Leader and a Sustainability Director.
Jay Koback
Consumer Goods Leader, Design Director
Jay Koback is a Design Director and Global Consumer Goods Leader based in Gensler’s Minneapolis office.
Jennie Arnett
Studio Lead
Jennie Arnett is a Studio Lead in Gensler’s Minneapolis office with 20+ years of experience. She leads workplace, hospitality, healthcare, and education projects, combining strategy, collaboration, and design to deliver thoughtful, high-performing environments.
Jessie Bauldry
Design Director
With two decades of architectural experience, Jessie brings deep expertise, care, and compassion to every project.
Sam Edelstein
Market Leader
Sam Edelstein focuses on advancing client relationships and integrating strategy with architecture to deliver impactful design solutions. With 16+ years of experience, Sam has led workplace, corporate campus, and life sciences projects that connect people, place, and purpose.
NEWS & RECOGNITION
Gensler's Bill Baxley Profiled on Design Thinking
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine profiled Gensler’s Bill Baxley, Design Principal, sharing how analog design thinking can enrich problem solving in modern architecture studios.
October 14, 2025
The Rise of Retail-to-Office Conversions Featuring Gensler-Designed Loffler and Dayton's Repositioning
Commercial Property Executive interviewed Gensler's Deanne Erpelding about the rise in retail to office conversions, sharing Loffler and the Dayton's Repositioning as successful examples.
October 13, 2025
Gensler’s Jordan Goldstein and Marriott’s Kristen Conry Lead Discussion on “Designing a New Way to Think” at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech
Gensler co-CEO Jordan Goldstein and Kristen Conry, SVP of Global Design at Marriott International, shared insights on how tech is reshaping design through “phygital” experiences that empower human connection and personalization.
September 10, 2025
Interior Design Magazine Celebrates 60 Years of Gensler’s Impact on the Business of Design
The exclusive feature spotlights global projects across practices and interviews with leaders, including Q&As with co-CEOs Jordan Goldstein and Elizabeth Brink and co-chairs Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins.
August 25, 2025
Gensler’s Kenneth Baker Shares Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective Leader
Authority Magazine interviewed Gensler Co-Regional Managing Principal Kenneth Baker about ways leaders can boost morale, communicate an optimistic vision, and design strategies that “react to the realities of shifting landscapes while maintaining alignment to your greater goals.”
July 20, 2025
Gensler Ranked #1 on Architectural Record’s Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms of 2025
Architectural Record recognized Gensler as the #1 firm for the sixth consecutive year on its list of the Top 300 Architecture Firms in the U.S.
June 04, 2025
Sheraton Minneapolis Downtown’s $40 Million Renovation Completed in Partnership With Gensler
In support of the brand’s vision to create “The World’s Gathering Place,” every guest touchpoint creates a warm, approachable atmosphere that serves the needs of today’s travelers.
May 25, 2025
Gensler Announces Two Key Leadership Elevations in North Central Region
Meghan Webster and Todd Heiser will step into new roles in the growing region.
April 02, 2025
Gensler Ranked #1 on Interior Design’s 2025 Top 100 Giants List
Gensler was also voted the Most Admired Firm by our peers.
March 17, 2025
Forbes Recognized Gensler on Its 2025 List of America’s Best Large Employers
The annual ranking is based on a survey of more than 217,000 U.S. employees at companies across all industry sectors employing more than 5,000 U.S. workers.
February 12, 2025
Gensler Partners With The Pew Charitable Trusts on a Co-Living Feasibility Study
The analysis underscores how more affordable urban living can be attained by transforming vacant office buildings to create single-room occupancy units in cities like Houston and Los Angeles, where this type of conversion is legal.
February 04, 2025
CoStar Covered Gensler’s 2025 Design Forecast and the Rise of Building Conversions Beyond Office-to-Residential
The piece features Loffler headquarters, a former Sam’s Club, as an example of how developers and designers are approaching the conversion prototype from new angles.
December 05, 2024
Forbes Ranked Gensler on Its List of America’s Dream Employers 2025
Forbes’ list is based on survey results of more than 10,000 college students in the U.S. and over 140,000 U.S.-based employees across all sectors.
November 26, 2024
The Pew Charitable Trusts and Gensler Explore Transforming Office Buildings Into Affordable Co-Living Residential Buildings
Forbes spotlighted the feasibility study and shared rendered floor plans of the dorm-style units, which “could be profitable for a developer at a rent of $815 per month on average.”
October 28, 2024
Converting Office Buildings to Co-Living Dorm-Style Apartments Offers a More Economically Viable Solution
The Pew Charitable Trusts shared research published with Gensler on a more viable approach to office-to-residential conversions using a design that reduces construction costs and adds low rental housing in downtowns.
October 22, 2024
INSIGHTS
Blog
How a New Vision for Flexible Co-Living Conversions Can Support Housing Affordability
Gensler and The Pew Charitable Trusts studied building typologies in 10 cities to better understand the potential in this unique office-to-residential conversion model.
Blog
Age-Welcoming Cities: Designing for an Era of Longevity
The challenge of a rapidly aging population also presents an opportunity: to reimagine how we plan our cities.
Blog
A Multigenerational Workforce Demands Multigenerational Design
Employees over 65 are defying stereotypes and redefining expectations. Organizations that design with them in mind won’t just gain an edge today — they’ll shape the future of work.
Blog
Designing Workplaces That Work — With Your People
When employees are involved in the planning and design process, the workspaces we create are more effective, engaging, and human.
Blog
Debunking 3 Myths About Generational Differences in the Workplace
As generational differences narrow, organizations should focus their workplace strategies across the entire talent spectrum.
Blog
How the Future of Work Is Influencing Workplace Design
While workplace design changes incrementally, the past few years radically transformed our expectations of an office and how we can design for what’s possible.
Blog
The Future of Work Is Human: Designing for Culture and Experience
The challenge in front of us is to design places that empower creativity, build belonging, and support people and teams to do their best work — whatever that looks like.
Research
City Pulse 2025
Gensler surveyed 33,000 people across 65 cities to uncover what makes a city magnetic — how it attracts new residents and keeps them wanting to stay.
Blog
The New Workplace Experiences That People Crave
Employees want to move past the corporate workplace experience to more creative, natural, and residential environments.
Research
Global Workplace Survey 2025
Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey 2025 reveals the importance of in-person work and insights on how workplaces can be better designed to support all forms of work for individuals and teams.
Blog
The Biggest Challenge to Office Conversions Isn’t Design — It’s the Status Quo
Office-to-residential conversions have the ability to unlock affordable housing and revitalize cities, but only if the market can move beyond the status quo.
Blog
The Next Big Generation at Work May Not Be Who You Think
Historically, the fastest growing age group in the U.S. workforce has always been the upcoming generation. But not anymore.
Blog
Repopulating the Workplace: Why Collaboration Space Is in Danger
Despite their value, collaboration spaces are often the first to go when companies are looking for ways to repopulate the workplace.
Design Forecast
Design Forecast 2025
Explore Gensler’s Design Forecast 2025, a collection of the top global design trends that are shaping the future of the human experience and the built environment.
Insight
5 Trends Shaping Design in 2025
Here are the 5 most important and actionable themes shaping design in 2025, based on over 100 trends across 33 industries around the world.
Blog
What About Wednesdays? Planning for the Busiest Day of the Week in the New Hybrid Office.
Learn how organizations can prepare and plan for the busiest day in the hybrid workplace.
Blog
Thinking Outside the (Big) Box
To elevate former retail shells into inspiring and efficient workplaces, several major considerations must be addressed to achieve successful results.
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