Press Releases July 15, 2025

Workplace Design Strategy Expert Liz Burow Joins Perkins&Will, Expanding Firm’s Advisory Services Capabilities

A thought leader in workplace design, Burow will support clients across industries—from technology and law to healthcare—with strategic insight and consulting.

MINNEAPOLIS—Perkins&Will welcomes Liz Burow, a nationally recognized workplace strategist and the firm’s new studio discipline leader in advisory services. Based in the Minneapolis studio, Burow will partner with teams across the firm to provide key services and counsel to clients seeking to develop and optimize their workplace environments.

“My initial education and professional training was in architecture, so I’m excited to be back in a creative studio environment,” Burow says. “Perkins&Will’s reputation and progressive approach to workplace design seemed like a perfect fit, and I’m eager to leverage my knowledge and experience to support our clients with the kinds of future-forward advisory services they require to reach their goals and optimize their workplace strategies.”

 

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Burow has more than 25 years of experience in architecture and design strategy, specializing in workplace strategy and design-driven transformation for enterprise clients. As director of workplace experience strategy at Google, she served as the resident expert on workplace strategy and user experience research, advancing understanding of hybrid and distributed team needs as well as in-office workspace and service priorities within the company’s real estate function. At WeWork, she established and led an enterprise workplace strategy team of over 30 consultants around the globe and developed a number of proprietary research and strategy tools and processes, including a space index tool analyzing 38 million square feet of workspace layouts.

Burow has also served as an independent strategist and consultant, working with a wide range of corporate, nonprofit, and government clients, including Salesforce on workplace solutions; Hines Development on work experiences; the National Gallery of Art on visitor experiences; and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on change management.

An engaging presenter and instructor, Burow has led workshops and taught at such prestigious institutions as The Ohio State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan, Harvard Business School, and MIT. Her writing has been published in the Harvard Business Review and she has appeared as a guest on multiple design-related podcasts. In 2024, she was voted one of the Top 150 Remote Influencers by Remote.com.

Liz is a big thinker who knows how to help clients make practical decisions in a time of dramatic shifts and change in our industry. We are thrilled to have her join our team and be part of a growing area of practice for our firm.

Leigh Stringer, Firmwide Director of Advisory Services.

Workplace Design Strategy Expert Liz Burow Joins Perkins&Will, Expanding Firm’s Advisory Services Capabilities
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Hear Liz’s perspective on the future of office design on the Hello Monday podcast.

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About Perkins&Will

Perkins&Will, an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm, was founded in 1935 on the belief that design has the power to transform lives. The firm is committed to creating a better, beautiful, more equitable world through Living Design, an approach that integrates environmental, social, and design considerations to advance ecological health and well-being. Interior Design named Perkins&Will a “Sustainability Giant” in 2024; Architizer named it the world’s “Best Sustainable Firm” in 2023; and Metropolis named it “Firm of the Year” in 2022 for its industry leadership in advancing climate action and social justice. Fast Company named Perkins&Will one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture three times, and in 2021, it added the firm to its list of Brands That Matter—making Perkins&Will the first architecture practice in the world to earn the distinction.

With an international team of more than 2,500 professionals, Perkins&Will has over 30 studios worldwide, providing integrated services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, and landscape architecture. Partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; McLennan Design; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). Perkins&Will is part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.

About the Minneapolis Studio of Perkins&Will

Perkins&Will’s Minneapolis studio is known for several notable projects throughout the Midwest, serving healthcare, higher education, corporate, commercial, cultural, and civic clients. StarTribune named Perkins&Will Minneapolis a Top Places to Work in 2023. Entrepreneurial by nature, the studio is fueled by curiosity, possibility, and a desire to design for the greater good. Visit their studio page at perkinswill.com/studio/minneapolis.