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Art Gensler, an architect and visionary who propelled a
small practice into one of the largest and most admired firms in the industry,
has passed away peacefully at home in Mill Valley, California. He was 85.
Art was an industry icon and entrepreneur with the vision
that we not only design spaces, but we do so with the understanding that they
have the power to shape how we experience the world and who we become within
it.
During a 65-year career, his gift to the firm was an ethos that has allowed Gensler to continue to grow and prosper. That ethos was distinguished by a belief in collaboration, support of design education and career advancement, respect for individuals, dedication to clients, and endorsement of sustainable design. All these values blended to form the unique and lasting culture he established at his namesake firm.
Gensler
Art Gensler, co-founder of the San Francisco-based global architecture design and planning firm now called Gensler, died May 10 from an ongoing illness at home in Mill Valley, California. He was 85.
In 1965, Art Gensler, his wife, Drue, and James Follett co-founded M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. in a one-room office with just one draftsman and $200 in the bank. It focused on work that fell below the radar screen for many architects space planning and interiors, the firm said in a statement. In the process, Gensler virtually created interior design as a new category of architectural practice, bringing it to a new level of professionalism.
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