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Article: Gensler.
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- Building Design & Construction
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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We are an international architecture and design firm--1,700 people in 25 cities--that works across the lull development cycle to connect building performance explicitly to our clients' organizational goals and strategies. In 2000, we were named AIA Architecture Firm of the Year, recognizing Gensler as "a model for the profession in the new century."
Sustainability has been our long-time focus. At the beginning, we paid attention to solar shading and orientation. By 1970, we were designing energy-efficient work settings. In the eighties, we addressed indoor air quality, using our influence on manufacturers and builders to shift our industry's approach to ...