Hirsch Bedner Associates

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HBA (Hirsch Bedner Associates)

Company type	Private company
Industry	Interior Design Architecture
Founded	1965; 60 years ago (1965) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Founder	Howard Hirsch Michael Bedner
Headquarters	Singapore
Number of locations	24 offices
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Chris Godfrey, Co-CEO Ian Carr, Co-CEO Andrew Moore, President MENA and Partner Meghann Day, President The Americas and Partner René Gross Kærskov, Consultant Partner
Services	Interior Design Architecture Art Digital Food & Beverages Graphics Landscape Leisure Light Procurement Product Residential Resort Strategy
Number of employees	1,380
Website	https://www.hba.com/

HBA (Hirsch Bedner Associates) is a global design and architecture firm headquartered in Singapore. It is the world’s leading hospitality design firm and has been ranked first on the Interior Design Hospitality Giants List for over eighteen years.^[1]

HBA has offices in 24 cities in 14 countries worldwide, working for clients in over 80 countries, including Marriott, Hilton, Accor, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hyatt, just to mention a few.  

HBA's exceptional work has garnered widespread acclaim, including 32 Gold Key Awards, 40 Hospitality Design Awards, 60 features in Conde Nast Traveler's Hot List, and 80 recognitions from Travel & Leisure.^[2]

Founded in 1965 by Howard Hirsch and Michael Bedner, HBA was one of the first companies to market themselves as a hospitality design firm.^[3] Initially focusing their work on projects local to the United States, HBA began work on the Beverly Rodeo Hotel in Beverly Hills and Chez Voltaire, a restaurant in Florida.^[3]

Recognising the increasing demands of a global clientele, the firm strategically expanded beyond its Los Angeles base. This growth saw the establishment of international offices in Hong Kong (1978), Atlanta (1980), London (1987), Singapore (1988), San Francisco (1995), Dubai (2000), and Seoul (2017).^[4]

The firm has since diversified into a dynamic and multidisciplinary creative collective, bringing decades of experience to bear across specialisms, markets, and industries. These include hotels, integrated resorts, world-class residences, spas, casinos, restaurants & bars, cruise ships, trains, retail centers, museums, senior living complexes, art consulting, brand design, lighting, landscape design, and other areas.^[5]

Today, the company employs over 1,380 designers and has 24 offices around the globe; Atlanta, Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Clark, Dubai, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Miami, Mumbai, New Delhi, New York, Riyadh, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Tokyo.^[6]