Roger Smith
Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Associate
Design Director, Principal
Gensler
With more than 30 years of experience, Roger Smith has dedicated his practice to making communities stronger through design. As a member of Gensler’s Global Race and Diversity Committee and Co-Chair of the Gensler Research Institute’s Center for Research on Equity and the Built Environment, he encourages design through the lens of the human experience. Roger received the 2020 AIA New Jersey Distinguished Service Award which recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and have made significant contributions to the architecture profession. As a Principal and Design Director, his collaborative style and unwavering pursuit of excellence has resulted in award winning buildings and developed a cadre of talented professionals. He shares his love for architecture with students at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design at NJIT, and the Michael Graves College at Kean University and at the Weitzman School of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania where he received his Master of Architecture degree.
