type private company industry architecture founded 1965 founder art gensler drue gensler james follett headquarters san francisco number of employees 3 500 as of october 2012 1 website www.gensler.com the tower at pnc plaza pittsburgh pennsylvania usa san francisco international airport terminal 2 san francisco california usa 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 contents 1 founding 2 staff 3 recognition 4 notable projects 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links founding edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 international center of photography on the right designed by gensler . the minimalistic international center of photography in new york was designed by gensler . notable projects edit 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 references edit a b about gensler pdf . gensler . retrieved july 7 2014 . o connell jonathan august 26 2012 . gensler with robert peck on board expanding consulting practice . the washington post . retrieved july 7 2014 . m. arthur gensler jr. & associates inc. . hoover s. retrieved september 22 2012 . fixsen anna july 2013 . top 300 architecture firms . architectural record . retrieved july 7 2014 . a b c ikenson ben july 2013 . gensler s secret sauce . metropolis . retrieved july 7 2014 . cassidy robert january 3 2012 . art gensler still making a difference for clients every day . building design construction . retrieved july 7 2014 . gensler wins aia firm award . architecture week . june 7 2000 . retrieved july 7 2014 . temples and tunnels among winners of top planning awards . london planning awards . art gensler receives lifetime achievement award from the design futures council . design intelligence . design futures council . retrieved 23 january 2016 . russell james s. october 22 2008 . jetblue s new terminal at jfk offers huge capacity no charm . bloomberg news . retrieved july 7 2014 . abu dhabi financial centre . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . glentzer molly april 8 2011 . houston ballet s home points city to theater district . houston chronicle . retrieved july 7 2014 . san francisco international airport terminal 2 . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . the avenues phase iii . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . divecha devina august 1 2011 . gensler to design facebook s london office . constructionweekonline.com . retrieved july 7 2014 . duke kunshan university . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . field farmers field check url value help . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . shanghai tower . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . tower at pnc plaza . genzler . retrieved july 7 2014 . further reading edit mckee bradford march 2005 . art gensler the boss . architecture . 89 5 . bpi communications inc. p. 127 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gensler & oldid 743698625 categories architecture firms based in californiacompanies based in san franciscodesign companies established in 1965american companies established in 1965architecture in the san francisco bay areahidden categories pages with url errorsuse mdy dates from january 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search 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