Gensler
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| Type | Private company |
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| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Founder(s) | Art Gensler Drue Gensler James Follett |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
| Employees | ~3,000 (as of 2011) |
| Website | www.gensler.com |
Gensler is an American design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1965 by Art Gensler, Drue Gensler, and James Follett, and originally focused on corporate interiors. Gensler has since diversified into numerous forms of architecture and design, including commercial office buildings, retail centres, 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. It operates regional offices in numerous cities worldwide, including New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago, London, Dubai and Shanghai.
In 2009, Gensler was the second-largest architecture firm in the United States.[1] In October 2008, it employed almost 3,300 people. However, due to the economic downturn of the late 2000s, the number of employees fell to 2,100 in 2009. As of 2011, the firm has approximately 3,000 employees in 38 cities worldwide.[2]
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[edit] Notable Gensler projects
- Toys "R" Us flagship store, Times Square, New York City, New York, 2001
- Government Communications Headquarters, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 2003
- Pat Lobb Toyota, first LEED autodealership, McKinney, Texas, 2006
- 2000 Avenue of the Stars "the CAA building", Century City, Los Angeles, California, 2007
- Center on Halsted, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
- JetBlue T5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, New York, 2008[3]
- North Terminal, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, 2008
- 108 North State Street (Block 37), Chicago, Illinois, 2009
- Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California, 2010
- Super Power Building, Clearwater, Florida, 2012 (under construction)
- Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China, 2014 (under construction)
- Gaylord National Convention Center, 2008
- Terminal B, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Jose, California 2010
[edit] Awards
- IDP Outstanding Firm Award, American Institute of Architects 2010-2013
- "Legend" Award, Contract Magazine 2010
- Interior Design Hall of Fame (first time a firm, rather than an individual, received the award), 2009
- U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership Award, 2005
- Contract Magazine “Most Admired” among architects and interior design firms, 2004
- Contract Magazine “Most Admired” among architects and interior design firms, 2003
- Architecture Firm Award, American Institute of Architects, 2000
- Firm of the Year, AIA-California, 1995
[edit] References
- ^ Top 250 Architecture Firms’ 2009 revenue fell dramatically, while foreign work was stable. - Practice Matters | Architectural Record
- ^ About us. Gensler.com. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ JetBlue Terminal 5 website. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
[edit] Bibliography
- Coleman, Cindy (September 2001). Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice. McGraw-Hill Professional.
- McKee, Bradford (March). "Art Gensler: The Boss". Architecture (BPI Communications, Inc) 89 (5): pp. 127. March 2005
[edit] External links
- Gensler corporate site
- GenslerOn - official blog
