Expertise

Cities & Places is at the heart of Jacobs aspiration and vision as a firm.

We build upon strength to invent, create, and curate the built environment. A global practice that is uniquely Jacobs, it sets the direction for the industry and illustrates the power of an integrated approach and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technologists, strategists, visionaries and storytellers.

Architecture

Designing exceptional spaces across the world through our creative blending of human need, environmental stewardship, value creation, science and art.

CRISPR

BOSTON, USA

Interior Design

Our Design & Strategies Solutions team creates people-centered spaces that align with clients’ missions, enhancing ROI and talent retention.

We prioritize long-term relationships and a culture of care within our team. Globally, Jacobs has delivered over 30 million square feet of interior space, with many projects earning industry recognition. Our team stays at the cutting edge of design and workplace strategy through national forums and professional contributions.

Our solutions align company culture with business objectives, backed by data-driven insights and benchmarking, empowering clients to make informed decisions.

Master Planning

The Cities team helps Jacobs lead the ongoing urban transformations that are impacting cities and regions across the world. We focus on complex, multi-disciplinary situations and apply the depth and breadth of knowledge, experience, and expertise from within the entire company to address and resolve the ‘systems-of-systems’ urban challenges inherent to today’s world.

We produce smart, sustainable, and resilient solutions, built around integrated teams and broad-based, effective community engagement. We combine the physical and functional built and natural environments with comprehensive socio-cultural advancement and sustainable, balanced economic development.

CENTRAL RIYAJDH

SAUDI ARABIA

AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION CITY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Urban Design

Rooted in integrated systems thinking, our teams combine expertise across disciplines to develop dynamic, timely approaches to complex urban challenges around the globe.

Sustainability

We recognize that the work we do enables our clients to meet their stringent ESG goals, and by careful design integration we can help project teams find durable, sustainable solutions to ever more complex design challenges in our changing world. With an attention to high performance building designs, a holistic view of our place within the ecosystems we are building, we work collaboratively with our clients to find the best outcome possible.

OUC ST. CLOUD

FLORIDA, USA

KLYDE WARREN PARK, NANCY BEST FOUNTAIN

DALLAS, TEXAS, USA

Landscape Architecture

The art and science of landscape architecture balances creative gestures with complex ecological systems. A sustainable landscape contributes to human well-being yet conserves valuable natural resources, maintains diversity of species, and prevents the destruction of ecosystems.

Our team is driven by a deep respect for natural systems, and inspired by human constructs and the social interactions they influence. We see projects differently – through the lenses of environment, social and economic sustainability. Our projects are recognized for their solutions-oriented design, client-focused process, and exceptional functionality. We are one of the few firms capable of being a client’s trusted advisor from examining the initial concerns and site context, through the realization of the built vision.

Engineering

Designing people-friendly, functional and efficient buildings to enhance the safety, comfort and productivity of all occupants.

BENJAMIN P. GROGAN AND JERRY L. DOVE FEDERAL BUILDING

MIRAMAR, USA

PM/CM

Jacobs provides reliable program and construction management from start to finish. From the pre-construction phase to construction to post-construction, we function as an extension of our clients, putting their best interests first and handling every aspect of design and construction delivery.

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