Industry Architecture Number of employees 5,000+ (as of 2015) Founded 1965 | Area served Worldwide Revenue 1.2 billion USD (2016) Type of business Private | |
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Number of locations 46 offices in 12 countries Key people Andy Cohen, Co-CEO
Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO Services Architecture
Brand Design
Consulting
Interior Design
Planning & Urban Design
Product Design
Sustainability Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States Founders Arthur Gensler, Drue Gensler, James Follett | ||
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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.
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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.
Staff
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.
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.
Founder Art Gensler received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Design Futures Council in 2016.