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Industry | Architecture |
Founded | 1965, in San Francisco, California, U.S |
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Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S |
Number of locations
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46 offices in 12 countries |
Area served
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Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$1.2 billion (2016) |
Number of employees
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5,000+ (as of 2015) |
Website | www |
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc., referred to as Gensler, is an American design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco. In 2015, Gensler generated $1.18 billion in revenue, the most of any architecture firm based in the United States for the fifth year in a row. As of 2015, it operated offices in 46 cities in 16 countries worldwide.
Art and Drue Gensler, and their associate, James Follett, founded the firm in 1965. The firm originally focused on corporate interiors, 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.
As of 2015, the firm employed 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.
Gensler was awarded the Architecture Firm Award in 2000 by the American Institute of Architects.
In 2015, Gensler was awarded for their proposed London Underline project.
Founder Art Gensler received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Design Futures Council in 2016.
JFK Airport Terminal 4, New York City
Houston Ballet Centre for Dance, Houston
Tower at PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh