Top 50 Architects In USA – Rank – 3/50

Gensler

Address: 225 W Santa Clara St #1100, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone:(408) 885-8100

Type – Private company
Industry – Architecture
Founded – 1965
Founder – Art Gensler
Drue Gensler
James Follett
Headquarters – San Francisco
Website www.gensler.com

M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc., referred to as Gensler, is an American design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco. In 2012, Gensler generated the most revenue of any architecture firm based in the US for the second year in a row. As of 2015, it operates offices in 46 cities in 16 countries worldwide.

Founding

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.

Recognition

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.

Notable projects

• John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, NY, JetBlue T5
• Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2004
• Houston Ballet Center for Dance, Houston, Texas, 2011
• San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA, T2 terminal, 2011
• The Avenues, Phase III,Kuwait City, Kuwait, 2012
• Facebook, Inc., London, 2012
• Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China, 2013
• Farmers Field, Los Angeles, California, 2014
• Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China, 2014
• Tower at PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2014