Architecture & Design — Gensler unveils 7.5-gigawatt Utah hyperscale data center as architecture's infrastructure pivot accelerates

Architecture & Design · 2026-05-16

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The most consequential development for Architecture & Design professionals today is the reveal of Gensler's 60-building, 7.5-gigawatt Stratos Hyperscale Data Center in Utah, signaling that elite design firms are now competing for AI-infrastructure commissions at a scale that dwarfs traditional commercial work. This is not a one-off: data center construction spending in the US has…