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NBBJ's New York experience design studio, ESI Design, seamlessly weaves the physical and digital worlds together to create immersive experiences with enduring impact.

From its roots reinventing the Brooklyn Children’s Museum into one of the country’s first interactive museums, the NBBJ studio has defined the field of experience design for over forty years, fundamentally changing how people connect with brands, organizations, cultural institutions and, most importantly, each other.

Its multi-disciplinary team creates solutions that are permanent, yet flexible with designs that grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of both our clients and their audiences.

NBBJ acquired ESI Design in 2020. Today, NBBJ provides unified services - under the direction of licensed architects - that integrate architecture, interiors and experience design resulting in more impactful and streamlined designs.

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Content

Data Visualization

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Software

Exhibits

Games

Graphics

Interiors

Sound

Staff Training

Systems

Wayfinding

Activities

Identity

Production

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OUR HISTORY

We have spent over forty years on the forefront of experience design and continues to blaze new paths forward.

About ESI Design

WE TRANSFORM PLACES INTO EXPERIENCES

NBBJ's New York experience design studio, ESI Design, seamlessly weaves the physical and digital worlds together to create immersive experiences with enduring impact.

From its roots reinventing the Brooklyn Children’s Museum into one of the country’s first interactive museums, the NBBJ studio has defined the field of experience design for over forty years, fundamentally changing how people connect with brands, organizations, cultural institutions and, most importantly, each other.

Its multi-disciplinary team creates solutions that are permanent, yet flexible with designs that grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of both our clients and their audiences.

NBBJ acquired ESI Design in 2020. Today, NBBJ provides unified services - under the direction of licensed architects - that integrate architecture, interiors and experience design resulting in more impactful and streamlined designs.

From

DISCOVERY

CONCEPT DESIGN

FINAL DESIGN

PRODUCTION

To Launch

We involve you in the creative process



OUR HISTORY

We have spent over forty years on the forefront of experience design and continues to blaze new paths forward.

We turned Brooklyn Children’s Museum into one of the country’s first interactive museums.

1977

At Macomber Farm, visitors explored from the animal’s point of view.

1981

Understanding the potential of innovation at the Henry Ford Museum Innovation Station.

1991

At Sony Plaza, we designed an early model for experiential retail.

1994

With 1,700-square-feet of motion-activated LED displays, ESI transformed Terrell Place into an ever-evolving artwork that reacts to the presence of people.

2016

At the Statue of Liberty Museum we used interactive and immersive media to tell the important cultural story of Liberty and bring the Statue’s history to life.

2019

ESI Design is part of NBBJ. We provide unified services that results in more impactful and streamlined designs.

2020