The project is the first of its kind for the design and architecture firm, and is a culmination of two years of work done by about 40 Gensler employees . It was financed by internal grants from Gensler’s board of directors, which funds research projects proposed by Gensler employees. Gensler partnered with furniture companies Herman Miller and Steelcase, which are providing the desks and chairs, and Microsoft and Thompson Reuters, which are providing the technology equipment for the exhibit.