Valeria Segovia, ARB

As a Principal and Design Director, Valeria leverages her 18 years of experience to lead project teams to deliver design excellence by adopting a forward-thinking and holistic approach to design and commitment to reducing environmental impact and enhancing community wellbeing. She is recognized as an outstanding architect with a diverse design background that includes mixed-use, commercial offices, hospitality, residential, and cultural projects. Valeria takes a passionate approach towards reinventing and repositioning existing structures with a focus on sustainability and circularity to make them relevant again.

Valeria is committed to the success of the next generation of architects and focuses on creating links between different generations. She is passionate about the craft of storytelling and currently sits on Hackney Council’s Design Review Panel. An inspiring leader and mentor, she prides herself on being a strong advocate for equality, diversity, and innovation in the design industry and is a member of Gensler’s Global Race and Diversity Committee.