Art Gensler, the celebrated designer who founded the world s largest architecture firm and helped to create the Apple Store, has died at the age of 85.
During his 62-year career, Gensler designed everything from desks to the second-tallest building in the world. The firm that Gensler founded, now known as Gensler, does business across 50 countries and has more than 5,500 employees. It s known for ground-breaking designs like the Shanghai Tower and the first 100 Apple Store locations.
He died in his sleep Monday after battling lung disease for 18 months, according to
The San Francisco Chronicle.
Gensler first met late Apple CEO Steve Jobs at a design conference in which they were both speaking. After Jobs showed off the Apple II to Gensler, the architect worked to design Apple s headquarters. In the late 1990s, Gensler signed on to design the Apple Store. In fact, Apple s first retail prototype was the first project that Gensler completed one-on-one, at the insistence of Jo
Art Gensler Passes Away at 85
The design titan propelled his namesake studio into the world’s largest design firm over the course of six decades
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Art Gensler, who propelled a small namesake practice into one of the largest and most prolific firms in the history of the design industry, died at his home in Mill Valley, California on May 10th, 2020 18 months after being diagnosed with lung disease. He was 85.
“As our founder, he helped mold my career and those of so many other Gensler leaders. He laid the foundations for the company to become a global powerhouse one that has repeatedly been recognized as the most admired design firm in the world,” says Gensler co-CEO Andy Cohen. “He taught us all about pursuing personal passions, opening doors for our people to excel at what they love to do, and working together to redefine the profession. He demonstrated how design has the power to create a better world. He showed us anythi
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World-renowned SF Bay Area architect Art Gensler dies at 85
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By Keith Burbank
MILL VALLEY (BCN)
Bay Area and world-renowned architect Art Gensler, whose firm designed the Chase Center and the Moscone Convention Center West, among other landmarks in San Francisco, died Monday, his firm announced.
He was 85. Gensler died peacefully at his home in Mill Valley. I like doing things that people use, Gensler said in a video in memory of his life and the firm Gensler, which survives him. Design to me is really a big picture attitude, he said. How it s going to interact with your surroundings and with the people who are going to use it.