Meet Jon Gambrill from Gensler

The architecture firm helping to shape Cherry Creek West, Gensler, thrives at creating communities that cultivate change and address world challenges. We met with Jon Gambrill, Co-Managing Director of the Denver based office, to learn what sets the company apart from others and what fuels his passion for his work.

Gensler is an international architecture, design and planning firm. What makes the work that you do unique?

The biggest differentiator in what we do is the extensive research we perform globally to determine trends that are impacting all the various project types we work on and how we infuse those trends into our work.  Within each market we leverage our local knowledge to edit these global trends to ensure there is compatibility. This groundwork serves as the backbone to our annual Design Forecast that focuses on design strategies and meta trends across cities, the work place, lifestyle and health, both locally and globally.

What elements of Cherry Creek West’s design excite you?

I love the highly pedestrian-forward focus and sustainability goals of the project. I also love thinking about the architecture in terms of how we can activate the first two to three stories of every building and infuse them with uses that help support an active ground plane. I think Cherry Creek West will have a very urban, yet open feel that will become the epicenter for Cherry Creek. As a destination that will offer office, residential, entertainment, food and much more, this will be a 24/7 community that will attract people from all over.

What is the most important lesson you have learned in your career to date?

The most important lesson I’ve learned, and practice, is to be transparent.  Running the Gensler office, you need to be transparent and tell the truth. If you don’t know something, say so, and that’s OK. This carries through to my clients, too. I’ve made mistakes and in those scenarios, I apologize for the mistake and then offer solutions to address the issue.

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All the best,

Your Cherry Creek West Team