Rob Svedberg is a Senior Principal at Populous focused on public assembly projects. His work is known for integrating very large buildings into complex urban environments that preserve and enhance the life of our cities. Rob’s projects include the expansion of New York’s Javits Center, Mumbai’s Jio World Centre, Nashville’s new Nissan Stadium, the rooftop expansion of the Colorado Convention Center, the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the expansion and transformation of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Oklahoma City’s new Paycom Center, and Nashville’s Music City Center.

Rob’s work has won scores of national, regional and local design awards and has appeared in multiple publications. Rob is regularly asked to speak on the emerging trends in the global meeting industry and on the design of large mixed-use destinations. Rob is a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, served on the United States Department of State Industry Advisory Group, sits on the Board of Directors of the Council for Quality Growth, is a founding member of the City of Atlanta’s SPI-1 Development Review Commission, and sits on the Georgia Tech College of Design Advisory Board. Rob is a licensed Architect in over 20 states, two Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico. He received his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M. Arch degree from Rice University.