Jensen Architects
Organization Overview
For over three decades, Jensen Architects has partnered with visionary leaders to shape the cultural landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area, building on a legacy of radical design, advancing inclusivity, and community impact. Recognized with over 40 AIA awards, their work thoughtfully integrates into the urban fabric while reinterpreting the regional vernacular.
Jensen Architects specializes in reimagining social infrastructure, often revitalizing overlooked sites for civic use. In San Francisco’s Hunters Point district, their design for the new India Basin Waterfront Park turned a post-industrial brownfield into a vibrant public space, linking greenways and restoring equity to its surrounding neighborhoods. In San Francisco’s Chinatown, they transformed the 100-year-old Willie “Woo Woo” Wong playground into an award-winning, indoor-outdoor community hub with pathways, stairs and ramps to ease the way for all
As cultural institutions face mounting challenges, their practice deepens the connection between architecture and the arts through public engagement and innovative real estate models. From transforming the former campus of the San Francisco Art Institute, to contributing to leading cultural institutions like SFMOMA, their designs foster public connection and long-term resilience. Collaborations with the Minnesota Street Project, CounterPulse Theater and Arion Press have strengthened cultural anchors across the city.
Jensen Architects specializes in reimagining social infrastructure, often revitalizing overlooked sites for civic use. In San Francisco’s Hunters Point district, their design for the new India Basin Waterfront Park turned a post-industrial brownfield into a vibrant public space, linking greenways and restoring equity to its surrounding neighborhoods. In San Francisco’s Chinatown, they transformed the 100-year-old Willie “Woo Woo” Wong playground into an award-winning, indoor-outdoor community hub with pathways, stairs and ramps to ease the way for all
As cultural institutions face mounting challenges, their practice deepens the connection between architecture and the arts through public engagement and innovative real estate models. From transforming the former campus of the San Francisco Art Institute, to contributing to leading cultural institutions like SFMOMA, their designs foster public connection and long-term resilience. Collaborations with the Minnesota Street Project, CounterPulse Theater and Arion Press have strengthened cultural anchors across the city.