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Located in the heart of Sydney’s Central Business District, Gensler Australia’s Sydney office is a hub for innovation that reflects the scale, energy, and diversity of the city. Our interdisciplinary team of designers, architects, and strategists lead groundbreaking projects across workplaces, sports and entertainment facilities, hospitality, mixed-use developments, data centers, and more, from the world’s first Wild Koala Breeding Facility, Guulabaa (Place of Koala), to Pinterest’s transformative headquarters. Across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific, we design places people are proud to call their own.

Awards and Recognition

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[FPO] Episode 289: Lisa Munao, Managing Director and Principal of Gensler Sydney, on Sustainability, Creativity, and Designing an Award-Winning Koala Sanctuary

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The Australian Financial Review

Spotlighted how Pinterest's new Sydney workplace, designed by Gensler, blends hospitality-level amenities with purposeful design to draw people together.

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[FPO] Gensler appoints new Regional Sports Leader for Asia Pacific and the Middle East

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[FPO] Experience is the new workplace KPI

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[FPO] Gensler expands hospitality practice down under

Selected Projects

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Guulabaa (Place of Koala)

A living example of regenerative design, this highly collaborative project establishes a thriving Australian native forest that supports a wild koala breeding program.

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Pinterest Sydney

Pinterest's Sydney studio is a living Pinterest board, where Australia's landscapes, culture, and creativity collide to inspire the people who shape the platform.

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Chevron Perth

Chevron's new Perth headquarters at Elizabeth Quay merges health-focused design, Indigenous heritage, and natural elements into one unified, community-driven workplace

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555 Collins Street

Rising 35 storeys above Melbourne's Midtown, 555 Collins Street reimagines a city block into a connected, human-centred precinct for work, retail, and community.

What’s Shaping Our Work

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[FPO] What Happens to the Workplace When AI Becomes Our Coworker?

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Office Managing Directors

Lisa Munao

Lisa is a Principal and Managing Director of Gensler in Australia. Based in Sydney. she oversees the strategic growth and operations of the firm across Australia and New Zealand. An Interior Designer with 28 years of industry experience, she brings deep expertise and a collaborative, multi-faceted approach to her leadership role

Regional and Office Leadership

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Theresa Sheils

Theresa is Regional Managing Principal for Gensler’s Asia Pacific and Middle East region, where she leads complex projects and client relationships. Previously, she spent 28 years in Gensler’s Washington, D.C. office, working on some of the firm’s most complex international architecture and interior design projects.

Robbie Robertson

Robbie is the regional leader for Gensler's Digital Experience Design (DXD) practice across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. A multi award-winning Experience Designer with 27 years of experience, he helps clients create unique customer and employee experiences through storytelling, spatial branding, and data-led design.

[FPO] Cathy Jameson

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Elliott Pears

Elliott Pears leads Gensler’s Sports Practice across the Asia Pacific and Middle East (APME) region, bringing over 16 years of global experience delivering high-performance stadiums, arenas, and entertainment venues that engage communities and drive cultural and economic impact.

Life at Gensler

Our Sydney studio is a vibrant community of designers, architects, and strategists driven by curiosity, collaboration, and creating meaningful impact across all project types, whether that’s a workplace, a nature habitat, or a sports stadium. Gensler acknowledges and pays respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future, and recognise their continuous cultural connection to this land and its waters. We extend this respect to any First Nations people who visit us, experience the spaces we design, or with whom we collaborate.

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Join the Team

We’re looking for talented designers, architects, strategists, and thinkers wanting to make an impact.

Join a team that’s shaping the future of Sydney and beyond.

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FAQ

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What makes Gensler Australia uniquely positioned in today’s market?

Our interdisciplinary team combines global design expertise with deep local knowledge of Sydney and the broader Asia-Pacific market, delivering projects that are as commercially astute as they are creatively ambitious. Our scale and breadth mean we bring rigorous research, data-driven insight, and design excellence to every project, regardless of size or sector.

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What types of projects does Gensler Australia work on?

From workplace and mixed-use developments to sports, hospitality, and cultural landmarks, we design environments that perform for our clients and resonate with the people who use them.

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Why is experience design central to Gensler Australia’s approach?

Because experience isn’t a service we add; it’s the lens we design through. That thinking not only informs our work in Australia but also shapes how we approach design across the region.

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What’s it like to work at Gensler Australia?

Our Sydney studio is a close-knit, collaborative community where designers, architects, and strategists work side by side across disciplines. It’s a culture built on curiosity and care, for the work, for each other, and for the city we call home.

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