Gensler

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Gensler is a leading global architectural design, planning, and strategic consulting firm.

Fast Company calls Gensler, "One of the world's most influential design firms," and industry publications consistently rank Gensler as the world's leading architecture and interior design firm. In 2011, Gensler topped the World Architecture 100 Global Giants for interior design and urban design, and was first in architectural services for US firms. Gensler also topped the Building Design + Construction list of "Giants 300: Architecture Firms."

Gensler was also recently featured by Building Design + Construction in the article, "Gensler: 'The One-Firm Firm." According to Robert Cassidy, BD+C's Editorial Director, "The giant architecture firm succeeds by giving each of its more than 3,000 employees the opportunity for career growth and professional leadership." To read more, click here.

Design that empowers people and transforms organizations

As architects, designers, planners and consultants, Gensler partners with their clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district. With more than 2,500 professionals networked across 38 locations, they serve their clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise with global perspective wherever new opportunities arise.

Their work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage.

2012 Industry Outlook

In a recent World Architecture editorial, David Gensler, Executive Director of Gensler, said:

2011 has been a very good year for Gensler. We’ve come out of the economic downturn strong. Our business has not only stabilized, it’s thrived. In fact, we’ve returned to growth and have opened several new offices around the world, including Sao Paulo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Qatar, and have substantially grown our headcount.

Gensler, like other design firms, is focusing on high-growth markets overseas, including China, India and the Gulf States. However, unlike some of our peers, we’ve been operating in those markets for years, so we already have a very strong client base and talent pool to build upon. In terms of industry sectors, we’re seeing a lot of opportunity in sports, education and aviation and have already begun to experience a return on our investment in those areas.

Gensler is looking forward to an exciting 2012. We want to grow our more than 2,000 client relationships and expect to sustain our growth by continuing to bring real economic, environmental and social value to each and every client. In the future, we want to challenge the traditional architecture firm paradigm by building capability closer to our clients, rather than bringing opportunity from emerging markets to our existing offices.