Gensler
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Founder | Art Gensler Drue Gensler James Follett |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
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Number of employees
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>3,500 (as of October 2012)[1] |
| Website | www |
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc., referred to as Gensler, is an American design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco.[2][3] In 2012, Gensler generated the most revenue of any architecture firm based in the United States for the second year in a row.[4] As of 2015, it operates offices in 46 cities in 16 countries worldwide.[5]
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Founding
Art and Drue Gensler, and their associate, James Follett, founded the firm in 1965.[6] The firm originally focused on corporate interiors,[5] but has since diversified into numerous forms of architecture and design, including commercial office buildings, retail centers, airports, education facilities and entertainment complexes. It is also involved in planning and urban design, brand strategy, environmental graphic design, mission-critical facilities, sustainable design consulting and other areas.[1]
Staff
As of 2015, the firm employs more than 5,000 people working in 46 offices in 16 countries. Gensler's newest offices is at the Custard Factory in Birmingham UK which was opened in 2016.[5]
Recognition
Gensler was awarded the Architecture Firm Award in 2000 by the American Institute of Architects.[7]
In 2015 Gensler was awarded for their proposed London Underline project.[8]
Founder Art Gensler received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Design Futures Council in 2016.[9]
Notable projects
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, NY, JetBlue T5[10]
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre,[11] Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2004
- Houston Ballet Center for Dance,[12] Houston, Texas, 2011
- San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA, T2 terminal,[13] 2011
- The Avenues, Phase III,[14] Kuwait City, Kuwait, 2012
- Facebook, Inc.,[15] London, 2012
- Duke Kunshan University,[16] Kunshan, China, 2013
- Farmers Field,[17] Los Angeles, California, 2014
- Shanghai Tower,[18] Shanghai, China, 2014
- Tower at PNC Plaza,[19] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2014
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Further reading
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