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We create the places that people live and work, where discoveries are made, products are manufactured, and our most important national assets are housed. We design and construct the places where our travel journeys begin and end, where the next generation learns, and where our neighbors are cared for and cured.
We draw on talented teammates focused on strategic planning, architecture, design, interiors, engineering, program and construction management, natural sciences and the arts to deliver best-in-class buildings and bring vibrant communities to life. Our global portfolio of clients includes governments, commercial developers, health and education institutions, and industrial clients across a broad range of public and private sectors. In addition to more traditional services, our expertise spans all aspects of specialty consulting to include asset management, economics, digital infrastructure and life sciences.
It’s a bold remit, a great challenge and a big responsibility – but we're made for this. We’re creating the human habitat.
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5 K+
teammates creating exceptional spaces around the world
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# 1
in data centers, healthcare, Top 500 design firms, and in government offices (Engineering News-Record)
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15 K+
educational facilities worked in, including roughly 1 in 8 schools across the U.S.
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68 %
of the world population projected to live in urban areas, according to the United Nations
What we do
We integrate data, technology, mobility and connectivity to improve economic and social equity and the resiliency of cities and communities. From sustainable infrastructure and inclusive placemaking solutions, to reimagined health systems transforming future models of care, we help governments, cities, communities and private-sector clients rethink how they deliver a better life for future generations.
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Buildings
Our work transcends aesthetics, shaping the fabric of our communities by creating spaces that inspire, connect, and thrive, enhancing well-being, driving progress, and building resilient, vibrant community assets.
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Cities
Transforming urban landscapes, we deliver urban strategy, planning, design and development services – seamlessly blending the renewal of built and natural environments with sustainable economic growth and socio-cultural advancement.
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Health
Empowering our clients, we reimagine strategies to build and sustain thriving, resilient health systems. Our innovative approaches enhance personal well-being, drive societal progress, and boost economic vitality.
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Sports & Entertainment
From the pitch to the field to the main stage, our impressive portfolio in sports and entertainment spans the globe. We create world-class sports and entertainment venues that inspire, entertain and bring communities together – making every event a landmark occasion.
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Explore our projects
We're reimagining approaches to create the human habitat, allowing cities and places to keep boldly moving forward.
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Stage 1 Redevelopment, Sydney, Australia
Jacobs is working with Health Infrastructure to deliver architectural services for the New South Wales (NSW) government's $582 million (AU $750 million) Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital Stage 1 Redevelopment project to redevelop and expand the existing facility to meet growing demand for healthcare services within the community.
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Discovery Partners Institute Headquarters, Chicago, U.S.
Jacobs along with OMA, designed an iconic building for the Capital Development Board and the Discovery Partners Institute’s (DPI) new Chicago center for applied R&D, tech talent development and business building. The DPI building will be the cornerstone and first building in Chicago’s The 78-development, a new neighborhood along the Chicago River with plans to include new academic, coworking and living spaces as well as collaborative spaces to host events.
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Birmingham City Council Digital City Program, U.K.
Seamless, fast connectivity and easy access to data are two growth triggers for thriving, innovation-led cities. We’re working with Birmingham to unlock both through smarter governance to create a predicted $1.3 billion (£1 billion) growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and build a launchpad for successful, digitally-enabled entrepreneurs, businesses and communities, and in turn gain international recognition as a leading digital city.
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Spark Therapeutics, Gene Therapy Innovation Center, Philadelphia, U.S.
Jacobs is delivering engineering, procurement and construction management contract for Spark Therapeutics’ new Gene Therapy Innovation Center in the University City area of West Philadelphia. When complete, the multi-story facility will serve as a global center of excellence for gene therapy manufacturing and advance the science of gene therapy.
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The Scotland 5G Centre, U.K.
Jacobs is working with the Scottish Government to unlocking Scotland’s 5G potential to accelerate innovation, empowering growth for businesses and communities.
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London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
We helped to deliver a six-year, $15 billion program to design and build 30 sustainable venues and scalable infrastructure, developing a dynamic new heart and lasting legacy for east London, and driving innovation and growth across the city and the U.K.
Meet some of our team
Read more about the talent who make it happen every day.
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Steve Zoegall, Global Cities & Places Market Director
With rapidly changing technology, the power of data and our pursuit of innovation, Steve Zoegall is leading our business to drive growth in our Cities & Places market and meet our clients’ desires to improve resiliency, economic growth, mobility, connectivity, and social value.
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Gary Lapera, Global Solutions Director for Buildings & Infrastructure
As Jacobs Global Solutions Director for Buildings & Infrastructure, Gary Lapera leads 1,200 architects and designers to foster a design-focused culture, drive strategic growth and lead industry transformation. He’s responsible for leading, growing and connecting Jacobs building expertise with a solutions-based focus at the intersection of strategy, design, sustainability, project delivery and technology.
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Nino Kharaishvili, Global Solutions Director for Health Systems Governance
Dr. Nino Kharaishvili has partnered with over 40 different countries’ public health and veterinary systems to assess, design and implement various capability and capacity strengthening projects. With an insatiable curiosity into the world around her, she pulls from this invaluable experience and knowledge while playing a leading role to drive our health market and Health System Resilience practice forward.
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Monte Wilson, Global Solutions Director for Cities
Monte Wilson has a unique combination of experience and skills that have been honed over a 30-year career in the architectural and engineering industry with multidisciplinary firms practicing on a global stage. In his current role as Global Solutions Director for Cities, Monte focuses on bringing our built environment clients the very best of Jacobs' talent and expertise to a range of complex and important strategy, planning and design projects shaping cities and places around the world.
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Matthew Holmes, Global Solutions Director for Health Infrastructure
Matthew Holmes is a chartered U.K. and French registered architect who leads Jacobs’ Global Health infrastructure business. After completing his professional training in the U.K., he worked in France for ten years working on a range of healthcare projects across Europe and North Africa.
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Beau Waters, Vice President of Sports & Events
Beau Waters has committed his life to sport and high-performance, as a corporate executive, professional athlete, mega-event delivery expert and community champion. As Jacobs Global Vice President for Sports & Events, Beau has a proven track record of successful project delivery across North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
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Bruce Rainey, Global Solutions Director for Health Operations Advisory
Global Solutions Director for Health Operations Advisory Bruce Rainey is a highly experienced executive in healthcare facilities operations, as well as construction at single and multi-facility organizations within the federal, county, and private not-for-profit arenas.
Read our latest news
From new project wins and milestones to reports, podcasts and industry insights, discover what we’re up to.
From our newsroom
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NewsFostering Future Design Leaders: 19th Annual Student Design Competition Held in Philadelphia
In November, 35 local university students competed in our annual design competition, reimagining an urban office building in just six hours. Read more about the competition and join us in congratulating the winners in this article.
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NewsBalancing Act: 5 Lessons in Connecting Standardization and Innovation in Healthcare Design
Standardization offers the potential for building healthcare infrastructure and assets faster and at lower cost, but does it mean we’re limited to a one-size-fits-all approach that stifles innovation and progression? Five leading experts in both healthcare and architecture debate the way forward, offering insights to help define the healthcare design blueprint for the future.
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NewsMajor Joint Venture Awarded Consultancy Agreement of San Tin Technopole
Halcrow, a Jacobs-owned company and AECOM Joint Venture has secured a consultancy agreement with the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) for the first phase of the San Tin Technopole in Hong Kong. The development is one of the strategic growth initiatives under the Hong Kong 2030+ Study to reshape the built environment while incorporating smart, green and resilient initiatives.
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PodcastsThe Future of Healthcare: How To Design a Better Blueprint
How do you build resilient healthcare that benefits patients, health carers and communities? It’s a complex challenge that requires a new approach, one that builds on lessons from the pandemic and introduces evidence-based design, tech-led innovation, cross-sector collaboration and hybrid skill sets. Our guests for this episode are pioneers in these fields: Matthew Holmes, Global Director of Health Infrastructure at Jacobs, and Dr. Diana Anderson, Dochitect and healthcare principal at Jacobs.
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NewsJacobs Selected for Urban Development Project in Saudi Arabia
DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) and JASARA have been appointed by NEOM Company (NEOM) for THE LINE, its linear and cognitive city under development in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. A centerpiece for NEOM, THE LINE will play a leading role in NEOM's aim of establishing itself as a new destination for global tourism, industry and innovation.
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NewsJacobs Serves as Architect of Record for the Discovery Partners Institute’s New Chicago Headquarters
Jacobs completed the design for the new 261,000 square-foot facility for the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) headquarters, part of the University of Illinois System. Get an inside look at the iconic building, and how it came together, in this article.
Our insights
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Pioneering a Net Zero City with Expo City Dubai
Expo City Dubai is taking bold action to create a resilient, low-carbon city that enhance the quality of life for residents and protects the environment. Explore this real-world example of how sustainable urban living can be achieved.
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Biomimicry from Sustainability to Regeneration
After 3.8 billion years of evolution, nature already has solutions to our most pressing challenges. Discover how biomimicry — the innovation and design practice that learns from nature — can transform the built environment into a showcase for a regenerative world.
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Investing in Sustainable Buildings
Reducing carbon emissions while scaling up our cities to meet the demands of urban growth has implications for how we design, construct, operate and maintain buildings. Find out why “going green” needs to be at the top of your priority list and the solutions that will get you there.
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Future City Making: Embracing Complexity
Cities are at an opportune moment to respond to complexity and unlock total value while providing the best opportunities for a successful future. Taking a place-based approach and partnering with communities to co-design and oversee the projects being built in their places creates an opportunity to capture this total value.
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Beyond Carbon: A Holistic Approach to Net Zero Cities
The paper outlines how embracing a more holistic, programatic approach to decarbonization and investing in local carbon reduction and removal projects could help cities accelerate their transition to net zero and deliver co-benefits that address other challenges.
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Transit-Oriented Development: Responding to Today’s Urban Challenges
This paper explores how mass transit infrastructure investments and a transit-oriented development approach can address these challenges and deliver enhanced economic and social outcomes for communities.
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Before & Beyond the Build: A Blueprint for Creating Social Value through Infrastructure Investments
Jacobs, in collaboration with Simetrica-Jacobs, released a thought leadership paper that explores how infrastructure investments can contribute to addressing critical societal issues and how infrastructure could be planned, delivered/built and operated to generate enduring social value at scale and help overcome entrenched social issues in our communities.
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In the media
CBS St. Louis: Iconic Architectural Landmarks in St. Louis (Jason Dale Pierce)
World Economic Forum: How 'ghost' airports can bring new life to our cities (Steve Zoegall)
Engineering News-Record: Shifting Priorities for Future Cities: Three Short-Term Catalysts for Long-Term Rewards (Steve Zoegall)
The CityAge Podcast: The Natural City (Monte Wilson)
The Built Environment Marketing Show: Smart Cities, Branding & Digital (Dr. Rick Robinson)
DesignIntelligence: Radical Integration (Gary Lapera)