Culture & Museums
From museums to theaters to community-based centers, we take a collaborative approach to creating purposeful designs...
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Bevin Savage-Yamazaki
With a passion for all aspects of culture and the arts, Bevin leads Gensler’s Foundations, Associations, and...
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Michael Volk
With more than 28 years of experience designing, leading, and executing innovative architecture and urbanism...
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Jane Clay
As leader of Gensler’s Consulting Practice Area in London, Jane regularly advises clients on best practice workplace...
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Jim Shelton
Jim Shelton is a Managing Director and Design Director in Gensler’s San Antonio office. With more than 27 years of...
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Irwin Miller
As a retail and lifestyle leader with over 25 years of experience, Irwin brings a unique design sensibility in his...
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Amy Bixler
Amy is a global leader in Gensler’s Brand Design practice with more than 20 years’ experience in marketing strategy...
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Museum of Photographic Arts
Seeking to create a new aesthetic and guest experience in support of its evolving curatorial vision, San Diego’s...
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National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum sought detailed concepts for enlarged exhibit spaces and an enhanced...
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Dallas Opera Center for Performing Arts
In response to the Dallas Opera’s vision for office and amenity spaces that would appeal to both established patrons...
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Dallas Opera Center for Performing Arts: Brand Design
Looking to create a space that would support its philanthropic and fundraising efforts while successfully...
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Smithsonian Institution Collections & Support Center
In transforming an eight-acre warehouse space into a comprehensive support center for the Smithsonian museums, this...
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World Food Prize
The World Food Prize, considered the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture, honors individuals working to improve the...
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Traffic Museum
For its second year anniversary, Costa Rica’s leading fashion magazine, Traffic, wanted to celebrate in a unique and...
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NEW INC
NEW INC is a museum-led incubator incorporating shared workspace and professional development programs designed to...
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Teatro el Triciclo
For its new 160-seat theater, comedy troupe El Triciclo sought a performance space that would surprise and delight...
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
For the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s most significant and comprehensive expansion to-date, Gensler began with...
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New Museum of Contemporary Art
Tokyo-based architects SANAA partnered with Gensler to realize this competition-winning design for the 52,000...
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The Clark
Gensler served as executive architect and sustainability consultant for a series of transformative projects on the...
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The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
The Beacon Institute’s global center for the study and conservation of waterways is housed in this LEED? Gold...
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Myriad Botanical Gardens
Gensler’s role in the renovation of this large, historic urban park included the design of several new park...
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Boston Ballet School
In response to growing demand for high-caliber dance education and the need to ensure a long-term home in the...
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The Broad
Gensler played an integral role in realizing this striking new home for one of the foremost collections of...
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Tienda de los Museos del Banco Central
This new store for Costa Rica’s museum of pre-Columbian gold artifacts lends an increased openness and visibility to...
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Catering to an array of different needs from its stakeholders, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s new home...
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LACMA Administrative Offices
A workplace that feels more like an art gallery, LACMA’s new administrative offices eschew hierarchical divisions in...
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Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Gratz Center
Sited on the Magnificent Mile and across from the John Hancock Tower, Fourth Church is one of Chicago’s most visible...
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Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
The Boston Public Library established the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center to provide free, worldwide access to an...
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Texas Quilt Museum
For the new Texas Quilt Museum, Gensler transformed a pair of 1893 commercial buildings in historic downtown La...
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Houston Ballet Center for Dance
The largest professional dance facility in the United States, this Gensler-designed six-story building is home to...
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LACMA
Through a decade-long expansion campaign, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s campus has been transformed...
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Los Angeles Police Department
Prominently sited in the plaza of the Los Angeles Police Department’s new headquarters, the Memorial to Fallen...
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Center on Halsted
Center on Halsted is the Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing...
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Julia Ideson Building
One of Houston’s civic treasures, the 1929 Spanish Renaissance Julia Ideson Building, designed by Ralph Adams Cram...
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SAY Sí Community Arts Center
SAY Sí (San Antonio Youth Yes) ignites the creative power of young people as forces of positive change, empowers...
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Kaleideum
Forsyth County is renovating a five-story, 70,000-square-foot building in downtown Winston-Salem that will be home...
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Cross Office by ORIX
ORIX partnered with Gensler to develop a one-of-a-kind service office that strategically combines a range of...
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Research & Insight
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First Look: Houston Ballet Center for Dance
What role do the arts play in Houston’s culture? My wife and I moved to Houston over 40 years ago and truly love...
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Designing Vibrant Communities
Vibrant communities are the building blocks of our fast-paced, increasingly urban world. To help cities thrive...
Dialogue Blog
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Join Gensler at SXSW 2017
Gensler is once again headed to SXSW (March 12-15, 2017) and we’d love to connect with you on the ground in Austin...
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Lo-Fi Museum Moments in a Digital World
Traffic Museum ? Alexia Uriarte, courtesy of Gensler. Museums are increasingly embracing digital technology to...
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Water and Resilience at the Clark
The reflecting pool at the Clark. Photo ? Gensler, Chris Leonard Photographer When visitors arrive at The Sterling...
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Collaboration and the Executive Architect
Maddy Burke-Vigeland, Gary Hilderbrand, Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf at the grand re-opening of the Clark Art...
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The Museum of Tomorrow: 8 Things to Know about Cultural institutions in today’s society
Digital Revolution @ Barbican Last year Gensler London’s Education and Culture practice area hosted its first...
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Places to Test, Break and Rebuild
“Pieces of our Lives” by GollyGforce is licensed under CC BY 2.0 “Making is part of our DNA”, says Shane Farritor...
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What is the Future of the Museum?
What is the future of the museum? Museums are evolving to accommodate active, individualistic, and tech‐driven new...
Gensler Research Institute
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First Position
Houston Ballet’s new Center for Dance becomes nation’s largest dance facility
Dialogue Blog
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Artistic Incubation at the New Museum
This post is part of our series on Academic Incubators. In November, the New Museum opened the doors of NEW INC, the...
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Museums in a Digital Age: One Size Does Not Fit All
The Rubens house, Antwerp- Apple iBeacon technology applied to classical art. With the decrease of available public...
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Preparing for the Design-ful Economy
Mark Kelly, vice president of student affairs at Columbia College Chicago, helps lead a discussion about how...
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Turning Gratitude into Great Design: How to Infuse Institutional Character into Your School’s Donor Recognition Spaces
Dwight Englewood Hajjar STEM Center ? Garrett Rowland As public funding for schools and cultural institutions grows...
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Reimagining the Museum Experience for a Digital Era
The AKC Museum of the Dog combines hands-on moments with classical displays to engage visitors.
Dialogue Article
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Engage: The Future of Museums
Museums have the power to excite, educate, and enlighten. How this power should be used — and shared — is very much...
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Design for Government
A rich resource on innovative design and best practices for buildings that boost performance for public agencies.
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Choreographing the Next Generation Dance Studio
In designing Boston Ballet School's new studio in Newton—a facility that would not only be for student dancers, but...
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Placemaking and the art of Mixed Use
As more people turn to technology for their daily transactions, designers of mixed-use developments are focusing on...
Dialogue Article
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Empowering the Powerhouse
This post is part of a blog series related to Dialogue 30, "The Livability Issue.” For many years, London and the...
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Alignment for Impact
Aligning business, community, and design processes for maximum impact.
Gensler Research Institute
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Gensler Design Forecast 2016
An exploration of factors that are likely to transform everyday life in ways that reshape its design and experience.
Design Forecast
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Gensler Design Forecast 2015
Our 2015 Design Forecast highlights the industry trends that will shape design in the year ahead. They reflect six...
Design Forecast
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Dialogue 27
The transformation of community life
Dialogue Issue
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Dialogue 24
Communities in the Future Tense
Dialogue Issue
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Preserving Rare, Valuable Books and Artifacts, 27 Feet Below
Mike. (Image was modified fro its original version) Beneath the buzz of winter holiday shoppers and summer movie...
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What makes a world-class airport?
Gleaming new terminals are rising in next-generation cities across the globe; and with these come growing...
Dialogue Blog
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The Developing City
Gensler envisions London in 2050 for a summer-long exhibition
Dialogue Blog
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Rebuilding Consumer Confidence in Our Shopping Destinations
What are the long-term implications that will change how we experience shopping and leisure destinations?
Dialogue Blog
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A Design Opportunity: Building #OurCityOakland
On Feb. 4-6, residents in Oakland, Calif. (from children to adults) will be able to build the future design of the...
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The Integration of Architecture, Art and Public Space Westin Denver International Airport
Last year, Denver International Airport unveiled Ned Kahn, Patrick Marold and Yann Kersalé as the artists selected...
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The On-Campus Experience and Alumni Giving
At Gensler, we have spent the past few years researching student life on colleges and universities across the globe...
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Sound Health: The Tranquility Room
Tranquility Room at Sibley Memorial Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Photo ? Wendy Steck Merriman...
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Straighten Up and Fly Right: What Hospitals Can Learn from Airports
I've been traveling a lot lately, every week it seems, which is unusual for me. But through this I've had time (lots...
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Design Forecast Houston: Our Role in Our City’s Future Experience
Gensler Houston hosted a panel to discuss topics ranging from mobility, to climate change, and the future of...
Dialogue Blog
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How Do You Define Museum?
The idea of an art museum is in constant flux. As a building type, it walks a fine line between aesthetics and...
Dialogue Article
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Museum Experience Index?
An investigation into designing a memorable and inclusive museum experience for a multigenerational audience.
Gensler Research Institute
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Human Experience Is the Future of Design
We believe human experience is the future of design. People are the one constant in this era of dramatic...
Dialogue Blog
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How Education Can Build an Optimistic, Equitable Future
How can we impart positive change on our schools, colleges, and universities, to ultimately shape more equitable...
Dialogue Blog
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Blank Canvas: Using Art to Create Community in the Workplace
Whether it is a curated art program, an emerging artists installation, or a dedicated gallery, organizations are...
Dialogue Blog
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Research Spotlight: Millennials at the Museum
Our research reveals the impact that young museum-goers are having on cultural institutions.
Dialogue Article
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A Workplace Renewed - The Ford Foundation for Social Justice
Renovation of the Foundation’s landmark headquarters creates a modern workplace experience.
Dialogue Article
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Just a Government Town? Think Again.
High-profile tech companies and consumer brands are relocating to Washington, DC. And they’re not coming for the...
Dialogue Blog
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A How-to for Creative Placemaking and Tactical Urbanism
Pop-up, temporary, and semi-permanent public space projects have evolved past being mere experiments. They now form...
Dialogue Blog
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Design Ideas for the Post-Pandemic Public Library
Public libraries have long served as welcoming and equitable settings that offer important community resources, but...
Dialogue Blog
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Design Forecast Atlanta: Every City Has a Brand
A city's brand originates from the people who make its neighborhoods rich with personality, values, and promises...
Dialogue Blog
News
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Winston-Salem Journal
The Kaleideum museum, an interactive museum of arts, sciences, and exploration, reveals the design for its new...
In the Media
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Fodors
American Writers Museum ranked no. 1 among "the world’s 10 best new museums."
In the Media
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Interior Design
The Shop at The Broad among “Three Museums with Outstanding Retail Spaces,” according to Interior Design
In the Media
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RIBAJ.com
The Royal Institute of British Architects’ Journal highlights the history, renovation and collaboration involved in...
In the Media
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The Wall Street Journal
Burke-Vigeland in The Wall Street Journal's museum review of The Clark, a sustainably designed art museum in...
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The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe features the long-awaited opening of the renovated Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, a...
In the Media
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The Artery
Burke-Vigeland in The Artery on the renovated and expanded Clark Art Institute, a museum connecting its architecture...
In the Media
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Houston Press
Houston Press names the Julia Ideson Building, “beautiful inside and out,” a Top 10 Houston tourist attraction.
In the Media
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Architect
The in-progress Broad Museum wins an Architect magazine 2014 Progressive Architecture Award.
In the Media
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AIA New York
Maddy Burke-Vigeland discusses the MoMA expansion.
In the Media
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Curbed New York
The MoMA expansion made the Curbed New York list of the best New York City architecture of 2019
In the Media
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Architectural Record
The MoMA expansion enables the museum to display more artwork and accommodate more visitors.
In the Media
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Wallpaper*
MoMA’s expansion by DS+R and Gensler prioritises connection.
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Architectural Digest
Chicago's Thomas Hughes Children's Library, Brooklyn's Summer Studio 2017 recognized for making "the world a much...
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Oculus
The New Museum's multidisciplinary incubator, NEW INC., is a Gensler project featured in Oculus.
In the Media
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal on the Met’s Costume Institute exhibit in New York, with Burke-Vigeland discussing digital...
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Madame Architect
Maddy Burke-Vigeland discusses her career path, her work with mission-based institutions, and the importance of...
In the Media
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Quartz
Against all odds, a new museum has made it fun to visit old dog paintings and figurines
In the Media
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ArchDaily
ArchDaily highlights the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in its “Selected Works” section.
In the Media
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Houston Chronicle
Gensler partners with Stages Repertory Theatre on a new three-theater campus in North Montrose
In the Media
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Huffington Post
The Boston Ballet School lays the foundation for radical inclusivity
In the Media
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NY1
Harris discusses New York Public Library’s new subterranean book conveyor system in NY1
In the Media
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La Nación
Second edition of Traffic Museum launches in San Jose, Costa Rica, according to La Nación
In the Media
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Inhabitat
Inhabitat explains how the Clark Art Institute’s sustainable design saved 1,000,000 gallons of water
In the Media
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Fast Company
Burke-Vigeland in a Fast Company article featuring The Clark’s new sustainable water features.
In the Media
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Climate TV
Co-CEO Diane Hoskins on reducing emissions through innovative design
In the Media
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Interior Design
In celebration of Gensler's 50th anniversary, Interior Design magazine's November issue focuses exclusively on...
In the Media
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The Rivard Report
SAY Sí Arts program announces a new westside location for expansion with new offerings.
In the Media
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Forbes
The methodology behind Forbes "America's Best Employers 2016" list is featured, a list in which Gensler ranks #74
In the Media
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Archinect
Archinect highlights the New Museum’s plans to turn a warehouse into an incubator.
In the Media
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Glassdoor
Gensler is listed #3 in Glassdoor's blog post "9 Companies We're Excited About in 2017"
In the Media
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Architectural Record
Gensler leads in revenue for the 5th year running on Architectural Record's Top 300 Firms list
In the Media
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Forbes.com
Forbes.com features a fireside chat with Art Gensler on the subject of learning
In the Media
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Metal Architecture
Heiser and Vitale, in Metal Architecture, discuss Chicago’s Gratz Center at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 2014 Metal...
In the Media
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Architectural Record
Architectural Record offers a “first look” at The Broad Museum in Los Angeles.
In the Media
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Contract
Contract features Fourth Presbyterian Church among its Inspiration Award winners
In the Media
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Curbed Chicago
Heiser and Vitale in Curbed Chicago on Fourth Presbyterian’s new addition
In the Media
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Interiors and Sources
Fisher on Boston’s library bridging worlds for Interiors and Sources
In the Media
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Design Forecast: Education, Civic & Culture
Exploring the top design trends in civic, educational, and cultural facilities — with a focus on mission-focused...
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2016 Design Forecast - Community
Community Forecast: Contemporary life’s disruptions and opportunities form the working agenda for cities and their...
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Design Forecast: Hospitality
Exploring the top trends in hospitality, such as how companies can embrace the promise of virtual reality, 3D...
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Remembering Drue Gensler
Gensler announces that Drue Gensler, a co-founder of our firm, member of the Gensler family, and mentor to many of...
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2016 Design Forecast - Workplace
Workplace Forecast: Liberated from old constraints, prepared to go where their talents are best supported, an urban...
In The Media
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Gensler Architects Elevated to AIA College of Fellows in 2018
NEW YORK, NY — Gensler announced that another four of its leading architects were elevated to the American Institute...
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Gensler Unveils an Innovative Design and Digital Visitor Experience for the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog in New York City
AKC’s mission is brought to life with an interactive museum experience that educates, engages, and entertains. NEW...
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