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Robert Mankin, AIA, LEED AP
Managing Partner | Board Member| Firmwide Corporate Practice Leader
Robert Mankin, AIA, LEED AP
Managing Partner | Board Member| Firmwide Corporate Practice Leader
As managing partner, board member and leader of NBBJ’s executive team, Robert Mankin leads firm strategy and stewards its design practice across 12 global offices. He is a firm believer in the power of design to inspire and bring people together, to act not only as a business tool but as a social and civic catalyst. He is also passionate about building on NBBJ’s legacy of talent development and is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of design leaders.
Robert has been instrumental in NBBJ’s growth over his 22-year history with the firm, including his leadership of the firm’s global workplace design and sports practices. A respected thought leader across multiple markets, Robert has worked with global innovators including Samsung, Amgen and Tencent to create transformational projects that are purposeful, healthy and sustainable.
Robert’s projects include headquarters for Hana Bank in Cheongna, Korea, and Tencent in Shenzhen, multiple projects with Samsung spanning Korea and the US, and Swire Properties’ landmark Two Taikoo Place in Hong Kong. His work also includes renovations of two iconic structures—UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion and University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena—and the Hangzhou Olympic Sport Center. Robert’s projects and ideas have been published in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Inc. magazine, National Public Radio, Sports Business Journal and the Wall Street Journal.