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Barbara Dunn

CID, FIIDA, FCOLPM

Principal, Studio Director

Los Angeles

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Biography

Over a 40-year career, Barbara has designed innovative workplaces for clients across the legal, financial, entertainment, real estate, and technology industries.

Barbara is a Principal and Studio Director in Gensler's Los Angeles office. A recognized leader in workplace and law firm design, Barbara is known for delivering thoughtful, client-focused solutions from concept through implementation. She helps clients create workplaces that do more than support day-to-day operations, aligning space, culture, and business objectives to strengthen organizational performance over time.

She is among a select group of designers named a Fellow of both the College of Law Practice Management and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and received IIDA's Circle of Excellence Award. Barbara has served on the boards of CoreNet Global Southern California and the ALA Business Partners Advisory Council, is Director Emeritus of the Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, and was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of its Outstanding Women in Construction & Design.

Barbara Dunn

A great workplace should not only offer aesthetic appeal, but also must perform as a returning asset, creating value by enhancing the work environment and contributing to the human spirit.

Barbara DunnPrincipal, Studio Director

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