Diversity and Inclusion
Our mission is to invest in opportunities that lead to diversity and inclusion within the design profession. Doing so is key to an equitable, just world. We also know that creative synergy happens best when people of diverse backgrounds and a culture of openness meet.
A commitment to diversity and inclusion—and the belief that all voices should be heard—are hallmarks of our firm. Today, we're focused on design justice, a subset of our commitment that challenges structural inequalities and uses design to sustain, heal and restore.
Create Belonging in Our Workplace
Within our firm, provide opportunities to increase representation at all levels and roles within our design practice.
Because the world won't change without difficult conversations, we address awareness in our workplace by hosting town halls on issues of unconscious bias, inequity and racism with Kwame Christian, Director of the American Negotiation Institute.
Design for All in Our Work
In our projects, apply design justice principles to create equitable built environments and experiences.
At the newly renovated Nickerson Gardens playground in Los Angeles, NBBJ’s Los Angeles and ESI Experience Design studios partnered with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea to design, renovate and improve the public housing development’s outdoor area to make it safer for children and create a sense of pride for the community.
Build Resilience in Our Communities
In our neighborhoods, prioritize outcomes that emphasize health, education, safety and community resilience
We continue to increase our commitment to future generations of diverse architects and designers through our sponsorship of Hip Hop Architecture, National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) and the ACE Mentor Program, among others.
In addition to these efforts—outlined in our diversity and inclusion plan—we will take the following steps to create a more equitable firm, industry and world:
Measure improvement and growth of diversity in NBBJ’s employment.
Measure improvement and growth of diversity in NBBJ’s employment.
Work with clients and collaborators to share our design justice principles and practices.
Work with clients and collaborators to share our design justice principles and practices.
Increase collaboration with M/WBE consultants.
Increase collaboration with M/WBE consultants.
Invest in and support established partnerships with NOMA and Hip Hop Architecture.
Invest in and support established partnerships with NOMA and Hip Hop Architecture.
Establish a scholarship program backed by the NBBJ Foundation to support intern living expenses.
Establish a scholarship program backed by the NBBJ Foundation to support intern living expenses.
Support internships and career placements through colleges with diverse student bodies, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Support internships and career placements through colleges with diverse student bodies, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
