Gensler
RSS

Continuing Education: 3D Printing

Beyond the Prototype: Architects and designers take additive manufacturing to a new level.

May 1, 2016

Gutenberg’s introduction of movable type six centuries ago was a true revolution. The development forever altered the way information was received and disseminated, democratizing knowledge. Printing’s recent move beyond two dimensions could be similarly transformative.

Shanghai Tower

Twist and Shout: China's tallest building puts a new spin on high-rise design and asserts itself in a cluster of giants.

Clifford A. Pearson

October 16, 2015

No Comments

In their race to the top, supertall buildings are always in competition with each other.

McCann New York by Gensler

New York City

Suzanne Stephens

May 16, 2015

No Comments

Karllson wanted the new design to reflect McCann's 100-year history yet create a setting that reflects today's work patterns and attitudes.

The Museum, Clark Art Institute

A Classic Remastered: A sensitive restoration and renovation of an art museum intensifies its original aura.

Wendy Moonan

August 16, 2014

No Comments

Annabelle Selldorf was an obvious choice to renovate the venerated museum of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, home to a stellar collection of European and American paintings.

Visitor Center, Clark Art Institute

Lasting Impression: Since it opened in 1955, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute has drawn 200,000 visitors annually to see its French Impressionist paintings among 9,000 works of art.

Wendy Moonan

August 16, 2014

No Comments

Last month the Clark completed a $145 million campus expansion on its 140-acre site in the Berkshire mountains of Massachsetts. Included is a new visitor center by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates and a renovation of the existing museum by Selldorf Architects.

Tower at PNC Plaza

Let the Fresh Air In: A tower offers an alternative to the hermetically sealed glass box

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 16, 2012

No Comments

At 33 stories and about 550 feet, PNC Financial Services Group's new headquarters in Pittsburgh will not break any records for its height.

China Awards 2012: Shanghai Dow Center

Best Interiors: Merit Award

Xin Jin

July 16, 2012

No Comments

To convey its commitment to the environment, technical innovation, and emphasis on human resources, Dow Chemical asked Gensler to transform an existing office complex into the company's new Asia Pacific headquarters.

Shanghai Tower

A New Twist on Supertall: An American firm approaches the design of its 121-story, mixed used tower now rising in Shanghai as a vertical collection of neighborhoods.

Clare Jacobson

May 16, 2012

No Comments

When it opens in early 2015, Gensler’s Shanghai Tower will be the second-tallest building in the world.

British Petroleum Chicago

Corporate branding gets an illuminating twist in two projects where light is as essential as environmental graphics to convey company philosophy in satellite offices—one urban, the other suburban. In each case, architect and lighting designer integrate the interior fit-out of an existing space with an effective lighting scheme that is not only energy-efficient and low maintenance, but also tailored to client identity as it relates to the new location.

David Sokol

November 15, 2011

No Comments

Across the country, corporations whose fortunes are built on indefatigable twentysomethings are reverse-migrating from suburbia to cities, where many young professionals prefer to live.