PROJECTS
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Player 15 Group HQ & Phoenix Mercury Training Facility
Phoenix, Arizona
The new Player 15 Group headquarters and Phoenix Mercury practice facility signals a new standard for the next generation of athletic and organizational excellence.
Arizona Coyotes Arena and Entertainment District
Phoenix, Arizona
Gensler’s recent master plan for a lifestyle and entertainment epicenter in Phoenix proposed anchoring the development with a sports and entertainment arena.
The Central Park
Phoenix, Arizona
The Central Park is designed to be a catalytic mixed-use development for midtown Phoenix that weaves together a sense of community, engagement, style, and an adventurous spirit, offering a rich experience for tenants, residents, and visitors.
Insight Headquarters
Chandler, Arizona
Gensler worked collaboratively with Insight to create a vibrant, connected workplace that serves as a true embodiment of their entrepreneurial culture.
Transwestern Arizona Headquarters
Phoenix, Arizona
Transwestern’s Arizona Headquarters sets a new standard for its future west coast office expansions with a headquarters design that aims to create a dynamic and supportive workplace that can also double as an extroverted community hub.
Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel
Phoenix, Arizona
The renovation of the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel reinvigorates an iconic corner of the city’s historical business and political center — Adams Street and Central Avenue — and enhances the overall pedestrian experience for locals and tourists alike.
Gensler Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Gensler’s Phoenix office is a Living Lab workplace model where staff and clients can collaborate, workshop ideas, and showcase design leadership.
La Posada at Pusch Ridge
Oro Valley, Arizona
La Posada at Pusch Ridge is a senior living community designed to embrace the natural environment and enrich the life experience of its active adult users.
Arizona Department of Administration
Phoenix, Arizona
The renovation of the Arizona Department of Administration sought to honor and modernize the mid-century-era building on the Capital Mall while bringing it into a new landscape of work where collaboration and choice are key.
Arizona Center
Phoenix, Arizona
At the redeveloped Arizona Center, the Gensler design team created a new vision for the iconic downtown mixed-use center that was originally built in 1990 in Phoenix.
Hohokam Stadium and Lew Wolff Training Complex
Mesa, Arizona
The Oakland Athletics Baseball Club and the City of Mesa engaged Gensler to update and rebrand Hohokam Stadium and Fitch Park – formerly occupied by the...
Arizona State University, College Avenue Commons
Tempe, Arizona
In conjunction with Architekton, Gensler designed this new academic hybrid facility, merging four distinct user groups into one vertically integrated...
Arizona State University, Sun Devil Marketplace
Tempe, Arizona
The Sun Devil Marketplace is a next-generation campus store that links the pedestrian activity of the street with ASU’s College Avenue Commons. A series of...
Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak Hospital Healing Garden
Scottsdale, Arizona
Gensler designed this new healing garden to evoke feelings of well-being, provide places for serenity and rejuvenation, and impart visitors with a sense of...
Maricopa City Hall
Maricopa, Arizona
Maricopa’s new City Hall embodies transparency and connectivity. Positioned on a highly visible site and raised on a plinth to create a civic presence, the...
City of Phoenix, Adams Street Activation Study
Phoenix, Arizona
Seeking to activate and enhance the vitality of the Adams Street corridor, the City of Phoenix engaged Gensler to conduct a conceptual master planning study...
Tulsa Cancer Institute
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This cancer treatment center uses nature as a healing element and the basis of its design. Through an evidence-based design approach that included extensive...
Southwest Energy Company Renovation/Repurpose
Southwest, United States
When the economic downturn scrapped a ground-up project, Gensler’s design team had a new directive: repurpose an 80,000-square-foot, 40-year-old building...
Northern Arizona University Skydome
Constructed in 1977, the multi-use Skydome facility accommodates sporting events and commencements, as well as community functions such as concerts and...
Polsinelli Shughart, Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
In its new Phoenix offices, law firm Polsinelli Shughart sought to convey both its national brand and a sense of its surroundings—within a tight schedule...
Banner Health Technology Center
Confidential Location
The design and documentation of this two-story, 65,000-square-foot facility were completed using BIM modeling software, which integrates the mechanical...
REGIONAL & OFFICE LEADERSHIP
John Adams
Co-Regional Managing Principal
John Adams is the Regional Managing Principal for Gensler’s Southwest region and serves on Gensler’s Management Committee.
Andy Cohen
Global Co-Chair
Andy Cohen is Global Co-Chair of Gensler, the world’s most influential architecture and design firm.
J. Kevin Heinly
Co-Regional Managing Principal, Co-Managing Director
Kevin Heinly is Co-Regional Managing Principal of Gensler’s Southwest region and Co-Managing Director of Gensler San Diego.
OFFICE LEADERSHIP
Martha dePlazaola Abbott
Co-Managing Director, Principal
Martha dePlazaola Abbott is the Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Phoenix office whose comprehensive portfolio includes a myriad of “Work-Life” projects.
Rory Carder
Co-Managing Director, Principal
As a Co-Managing Director and Operations Director, Rory Carder plays an integral role in the strategic growth and positioning of the Gensler Phoenix office.
LEADERSHIP
Jay Silverberg
Design Principal
Jay Silverberg is a nationally recognized architect and Design Principal in Gensler’s Phoenix office.
NEWS
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
Tradeline Inc. Highlighted Athletic Facilities Designed To Support Women at All Levels
Gensler’s Demetra Thornton, Kristin Byrd, Marine Maroukian, and Elizabeth Pritchett, noted the need to design spaces that “support the many hats that a lot of these female athletes are wearing.”
July 23, 2025
Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey Marks 20 Years of Insights, Unveils a New Framework for the Future of Work
New research finds incremental change isn’t enough—flexible, human-centric design in today’s offices is driving stronger employee performance, satisfaction, and retention.
April 23, 2025
Gensler Announces Key Leadership Elevation in the Firm’s Southwest Region
Gensler Veteran J. Kevin Heinly Named as Co-Regional Managing Principal
April 14, 2025
How Innovations in Architecture Are Transforming How We Experience Sports
Gensler Co-CEO Jordan Goldstein discussed the firm’s work to reshape sports and entertainment facilities in 2025 across projects including Phoenix Mercury’s Training Facility and HQ and Capital One Arena.
March 17, 2025
Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix Campus Expansion Will Create Seamless Patient Experiences
Mayo Clinic’s $1.9 billion transformation will enable new care concepts, physical spaces, and integrated technologies. The design team includes Gensler, McCarthy, and Arup Group.
March 05, 2025
Mayo Clinic Announced Plans for a Transformative $1.9 Billion Investment To Create Seamless Healthcare Experiences
The investment in its Phoenix campus will create seamless patient experiences, provide a better workplace for staff, and expand clinical space. The design and construction team includes McCarthy, Gensler, and Arup.
March 03, 2025
Hospitality Design Rounded Up the 76 Most-Anticipated Hotel Openings of 2025
Hospitality Design’s global list includes the Gensler-designed Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Costa Rica, VAI Resort in Arizona, and Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique.
February 05, 2025
Bloomberg Business of Sports Interviewed Elizabeth Pritchett on the Phoenix Mercury Training Facility Design
Gensler Studio Director Elizabeth Pritchett discussed the firm’s work to help close the gender gap in sports by building state-of-the-art training facilities designed for women athletes. Listen to the podcast.
September 20, 2024
The Business Journals Interviewed Gensler’s Kathryn Decker About the Childcare Desert Crisis in the U.S.
The piece highlights how the commercial real estate sector can play a pivotal role in addressing this issue by creatively repurposing vacant office spaces.
August 21, 2024
The Phoenix Mercury’s Brand-New Basketball Practice Facility Opens
The Phoenix Mercury training facility and headquarters, designed by Gensler, opens ahead of the WNBA’s 2024 All-Star Game in downtown Phoenix.
July 18, 2024
Phoenix Mercury Unveil New ‘Crown Jewel’ Practice Facility, Designed by Gensler
The opening of the $100 million amenity-rich performance center coincides with the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix.
July 18, 2024
Sports Business Journal Shares the Arizona Coyotes’ Plans for a $3 Billion Mixed-Use Arena District in Phoenix
The Gensler-designed development would include a 17,000-seat hockey arena costing between $800 million and $1billion.
April 05, 2024
Inside the New $100 Million, Open-Concept Campus for the Phoenix Suns and Mercury
The headquarters housing the franchise’s employees includes a pickleball court, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a golf simulator, a kitchen, and more.
April 04, 2024
What’s In and What’s Out: Workplace Trends for a Changing Workforce
To evolve with changing demands and earn people’s commutes, the workplace will undergo key shifts: from one-size-fits-all to curated destinations; from static office buildings to dynamic environments that prioritize choice and workers’ well-being.
April 01, 2024
INSIGHTS
Blog
The Future of Mixed-Use Communities in Phoenix
Phoenix is well positioned for continued expansion, capitalizing on new technologies, sustainable practices, and architectural innovation.
Blog
How Gaming Can Transform Activation and Transition Planning for New Healthcare Campuses
A gamified approach to training can help educate and engage staff when transitioning to new healthcare facilities.
Blog
Design as Storytelling: How AI Is Transforming the Way We Imagine, Create, and Connect
AI isn’t here to replace creativity. It’s here to amplify it — helping us move from inspiration to iteration with greater speed and substance.
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.
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.
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.
Sustainability
Resilience by Design
Our Resilience by Design Report presents solutions for transforming the built environment to achieve a net zero carbon impact across our portfolio and the design industry.
Blog
How the Rise in Digital and Home Health Will Transform Healthcare
New technologies and digital tools leveraging AI are starting to redefine how we manage our personal healthcare needs — and it starts at home.
Blog
Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Wellness
Gensler’s Wellness leaders discuss the opportunities shaping the future of wellness, from wellness real estate to inclusive design.
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.
Blog
Designing for the Future of Theater and Immersive Entertainment
Our Media and Entertainment leaders discuss what’s next for immersive theater and performing arts venues.
Blog
How Immersive Food and Beverage Experiences Are Redefining Hospitality
Food and beverage spaces have unique potential as experiential destinations that authentically convene community in a way that is familiar, universal, and transformative.
Blog
What Spa and Wellness Spaces Can Teach Us About Transforming Behavior
Luxury hospitality and spa experiences are leading the charge in changing how we experience and interact with technology.
Blog
Designing Safe, Walkable Cities for Future Generations of Children
Thoughtful urban design can transform cities into vibrant, inclusive spaces where children can thrive, connect, and grow.
Blog
Conversions for Healthcare:
Conversions for Healthcare:
10 Takeaways for the Future
As healthcare systems shift to a new model of distributed care, adaptive reuse of older buildings will be an important strategy to sustainably achieve their goals.
Blog
The Impact of Inclusive Design on Children’s Health and Happiness
By using inclusive design strategies in city and urban planning, we can build spaces that allow children to flourish, learn, play, and grow.
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