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Robert's Story

As a firm leader of NBBJ’s Interior Design Practice, Robert brings a distinct compliment of skills that enables him to contribute to the firm’s rich legacy of renowned interiors experiences. Robert’s background in Commercial and Residential Interiors and Product Design in diverse markets; Hospitality, Corporate, Commercial, Healthcare, Science, Higher Education, Sports, and Civic design has honed his ability to clearly understand unique project needs.

 

His empathetic approach combined with his unconventional problem-solving skills makes him an excellent client advocate and a dynamic and admired team leader. Robert’s passion for beauty and quality of life fuels every design move to ensure he crafts compelling and memorable experiences for iconic occasions and everyday moments alike.

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Robert’s achievements have received top recognition from IIDA and AIA, while his project work is widely published in leading publications across the world including Interior Design Magazine Healthcare Design, Architectural Record, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Journal, Seattle Met and the Los Angeles Business Journal.

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  • Robert Norwood Profile

Career Experience

  • Ferrari Design Group / Designer / 1991-93

  • EHS Design / Designer / 1993-96

  • Marvin Stein Associates / Design Director / 1996-98

  • NBBJ / Designer / 1998-2011

  • SKB Architects / Principal / 2011-15

  • NBBJ / Principal / 2015-2025

  • NBBJ / Consulting Principal / 2025

Design Organization Memberships

  • International Interior Design Association

       - Northern Pacific Chapter / Co-Founder INAwards 2003

       - Northern Pacific Chapter / VP Sponsorship 2004-2010

       - INAwards / Co-Chair / Media and Jury Coordinator 2003-2007

       - Southern California Chapter / President-Elect 2025

  • American Institute of Architects

Education & Training

  • University of Idaho / Bachelor's of Architecture

  • Parsons School of Design / Certificate in Healthy

      Materials & Sustainable Building

Guest Critique

  • Parsons School of Design

  • Pratt Institute 

  • RISD 

  • The Ohio State University 

  • Cornish College of the Arts 

  • Bellevue College 

  • Woodbury University

Commercial Projects

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  • Mastercard / 150 Fifth Ave / New York, NY 2025 / Interior Design Principal Mastercard / Purchase / Purchase, NY 2025 / Interior Design Principal

  • TP Link Innovation Center / Chengdu China 2025 / Interior Design Principal

  • University of California San Diego, Jacobs Center for Health Innovation / La Jolla CA 2025 / Interior Design Principal

  • Hana Bank Trading Floors / Seoul South Korea 2024 / Interior Design Principal

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center – New Patient Wing / Los Angeles, CA 2025 / Interior Design Principal

  • Bishop Ranch / San Ramon CA 2024 / Interior Design Principal

  • Chevron Corporation Headquarters / San Ramon CA 2023 / Interior Design Principal

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center Nursing Towers Nursing Units Refresh / Los Angeles CA 2023 / Interior Design Principal

  • Sogong Hotel / Seoul South Korea 2023 / Interior Design Principal Tishman Speyer 2016-2023

  • 407 North Maple / Beverly Hills CA / Interior Design Principal

  • 335-345 N Maple / Beverly Hills CA / Interior Design Principal

  • 9242 Beverly Boulevard / Beverly Hills CA / Interior Design Principal Westmark School / Encino CA 2023 / Interior Design Principal

  • LinkedIn 2017-2024

  • Headquarters Building 1 / Mountain View CA / Interior Design Principal

  • Building 1 Re-Imagine / Mountain View CA / Interior Design Principal

  • Campus Master Plan / Mountain View – Sunnyvale CA / Interior Design Principal

  • 1030 W Maude / Sunnyvale CA / Interior Design Principal

  • 435 W Maude / Sunnyvale CA / Interior Design Principal

  • 445 W Maude / Sunnyvale CA / Interior Design Principal

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center North and South Towers Lobby Upgrades / Los Angeles CA 2020 / Interior Design Principal

  • Netflix 2019-2020

  • Los Gatos Campus / Los Gatos CA / Interior Design Principal

  • Raleigh Studios / Los Angeles CA / Interior Design Principal

  • KLA Corporation Test Pilot / Milpitas CA 2020 / Interior Design Principal Amazon HQ2 / Arlington VA 2018 / Interior Design Principal

  • Samsung International North America Headquarters / San Jose CA 2018 / Interior Design Principal

  • Kaiser Permanente South Bay Emergency Department Addition / Los Angeles CA 2018 / Interior Design Principal

  • Warner Bros Second Century / Burbank CA 2018 / Interior Design Principal Warner Bros Test Pilot / Burbank CA 2018 / Interior Design Principal

  • Swire Properties Limited 2017 - 2020

  • Two Taikoo Place / Quarry Bay Hong Kong China 2017 / Interior Design Principal

  • The Realm / Quarry Bay Hong Kong China 2017 / Interior Design Principal ACCO Engineered Systems / Pasadena CA 2017 / Interior Desing Principal

  • University of California San Diego RIMAC / La Jolla CA 2016 / Interior Design Principal Hyundai Motors Group GBC / Seoul South Korea 2016 / Lead Interior Designer

  • PLDT Smart Flagship Store / Manilla Philippines 2016 / Lead Interior Designer Amgen 2015-2024

  • Headquarters Buildings 27, 28 & 38 / Thousand Oaks CA / Lead Interior Designer

  • Executive and Board Suite / Thousand Oaks CA / Lead Interior Designer

  • Visitor Center / Thousand Oaks CA / Lead Interior Designer

  • Dining Facilities / Thousand Oaks CA / Lead Interior Designer

  • Field office / Cambridge MA / Lead Interior Designer

  • Field office / Tampa FL / Lead Interior Designer

  • Field office / Washington DC / Lead Interior Designer

  • Millenium Hotels / Sunnyvale CA / Lead Interior Designer

Residential Projects

  • Susan & Tom Gibbons Residence / Mercer Island WA / Interior Design Principal

  • Jill Kaufman & Spiro Kourtis Residence / Medina WA / Interior Design Principal

  • Heather Hall Residence / San Francisco CA / Interior Design Principal

Product Projects

  • Haworth / Interior Pavilion - LinkedIn

  • Maharam / Privacy Curtain Collection

  • Baldinger / Wall Sconce

  • Carnegie Fabrics / Privacy Curtain Collection

  • Nemschoff / Hospital Patient Room sofa-sleeper / Banner Health System

  • DesignTex / Upholstery & Fabrics Color Consulting Mannington Commercial / Carpet Color Consulting

  • Bentley Mills / Overall product evaluation, assessment and edit report

  • Maya Romanoff / Strategic Website design Consulting

Publications

  • Architectural Record / “Grand Statements” Banner Estrella Medical Center 2006

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  • Plus Architecture & Interior / “Feature” Banner Estrella Medical Center 2007

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  • Seattle Met / “Picture Perfect” Kaufman Kourtis Residence" September 2013

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  • The Nine / “LinkedIn Doubles Down on Experimentation” 2023

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  • Wall Street Journal / “Inside LinkedIn’s New Flagship” 

       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_J3o8VU5rw

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  • Fast Company / “LinkedIn’s New ‘postures matrix’ is shaping how it’s new headquarters handles hybrid work"

       https://www.fastcompany.com/90784668/a-postures-matrix-shaped-how-linkedins-new-headquarters-handles-hybrid-work​

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  • New York Times / “Say goodbye to the Boring Conference Room”

       https://www.nbbj.com/news/new-york-times-say-goodbye-to-the-boring-conference-room

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  • Harvard Business Review / “How LinkedIn Redesigned it’s HQ for Hybrid Work”

       https://www.nbbj.com/ideas/how-linkedin-redesigned-its-hq-for-hybrid-work?mc_cid=bc23d4aa9a&mc_eid=f438224a27

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  • Los Angeles Business Journal / “DTLA Firm Creates LinkedIn Office Space”

       https://labusinessjournal.com/real-estate/dtla-firm-creates-linkedin-office-space/

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  • Time Magazine / “Companies Are Finally Designing Offices for the New Work Reality”

       https://time.com/6280986/hybrid- office-return-to-work-design/

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  • PropModa / “How LinkedIn’s HQ Office Was Redesigned for Hybrid Work”

       https://propmodo.com/how-linkedins-hq-office-was-redesigned-for-hybrid-work/

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  • ArchRecord / “Warner Bros Headquarters Completed in Burbank”

       https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16474-gehry-partnersdesigned-warner-bros-headquarters-completed-in-burbank

Awards

  • CoreNet SoCal / Remmy Awards / Innovative Workplace / Warner Bros Headquarters 2025

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  • Interior Design Magazine / BoY Awards / Finalist – Large Creative Office / Warner Bros Headquarters 2023

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  • Silicon Valley Business Journal / Structures Green Award / LinkedIn Headquarters 2022

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  • Fast Company / Innovation by Design Award / Workplace Honorable Mention / LinkedIn Headquarters 2022

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  • Green Building / Grand Award – New Building Under Construction / Swire Properties Two Taikoo Place 2022

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  • International Interior Design Association Southern California Chapter / Calibre Design Awards / Finalist, Work Extra Large / Amgen headquarters 2017

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  • International Interior Design Association Southern California Chapter / Calibre Design Awards / Finalist / Amgen Executive & Board Suite 2017

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  • International Interior Design Association Southern California Chapter / Calibre Design Awards / Finalist, Hospitality / Amgen Café 2017

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  • American Institute of Architects San Francisco / Honor Award / University of San Francisco Center for Science and Innovation 2013

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  • American Institute of Architects National / Justice Facilities Review – Jury Recognition of Innovation / Bakersfield Federal Courthouse 2012

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  • GSA Design Awards / Citation for Architecture Construction and Urbanism, Bakersfield Federal Courthouse 2012

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  • Illuminating Engineering Society / Illumination Award / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • Contract Healthcare Environments / Honorable Mention / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • International Interior Design Association Northern Pacific Chapter / INAwards / INHealthcare Best in Category / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • Modern Healthcare / Design Awards / Award of Excellence / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • Interior Design Magazine / BoY Awards / Best of Year Award / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • Azure Magazine / RED Award / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • Arizona Masonry Guild / Excellence in Masonry Architectural Awards / Banner Gateway Medical Center 2007

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  • Contract Magazine / Interiors Award / Banner Estrella Medical Center 2005

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  • American Institute of Architects Phoenix / Honor Award / Banner Estrella Medical Center 2005

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