Roger Sherman, FAIA leads the Stone Soup Group at Gensler LA, which researches and incubates design strategies and solutions that address problems of urbanization: in particular how to manage (climate/economic/cultural) change and achieve resilience. Thematics include the nexus of digital technology and public space; new and expanded forms of community; and housing equity and affordability, and off-the-grid infrastructural planning, amongst others. Informed by a radical pragmatism, Roger works through the development of prototypes able to achieve wide impact by being brought to scale. Projects include an Infrastructure/Development Plan for NE Haiti; 2 riverfront parks in Wuhan, China; a pilot street furniture installation for the LA Dept. of Transportation; a Community Resilience Hub in Compton, CA; a new downtown campus center for UCSD; a distance learning center for sustainability in Cameroon; and a master plan for AltaSea at the Port of LA. He has worked on numerous supportive and affordable housing projects including “Urban Awning”m which won a World-Changing Design Ideas Award from Fast Company in 2021. Prior to joining Gensler, Roger was Director of Roger Sherman Architecture and Urban Design. He has appeared at TEDx and MoMA, in Newsweek and on CNN, and had his work featured at the Venice, Rotterdam and Chicago Architecture Biennales. In 2006, Sherman co-founded cityLAB (www.citylab.ucla.edu), an urban "do-tank" at UCLA, where he is an Adjunct Professor. Roger is author of “LA Under the Influence: The Hidden Logic of Urban Property”; “Re American Dream: New Housing Prototypes for Los Angeles”, and “Fast Forward Urbanism”. He has taught and lectured widely, including at Harvard, Princeton and UC Berkeley.

• Professional Disciplines
• Architect
• Urban/Land Planner

• Areas of Expertise
• Affordable Housing
• Feasibility Studies
• Green Development, Sustainable/Renewable
• Land Use, Master Planning
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Redevelopment Planning, Projects
• Site Analysis
• Teaching/Lecturing
• Zoning Entitlements

• Designations and Certifications
• Fellow, American Institute of Architects

• Property Types
• • Residential: Affordable Housing
  • Other: Cultural/Religious Buildings
  • Infrastructure
  • Land
  • Residential: Multi-Family Rental Housing
  • Infrastructure: Ports
  • Infrastructure: Public Spaces
  • Hospitality & Leisure: Recreational, Parks
  • Other: Schools/Campuses
  • Office: Urban
  • Land: Vacant Infill Sites

• Metro Areas
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (CA)

• State
• California