Millard Arthur Gensler Jr. (July 12, 1935 – May 10, 2021) was an American architect and entrepreneur. He was best known for founding Gensler, the world's largest architecture firm. [4] . The firm's most prominent works include the terminals at the San Francisco International Airport and Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world. [1]

An architect and astute businessman who propelled a small practice into the largest and most admired firm in the industry, Art Gensler is widely credited with creating the blueprint for how many professional services firms organize and manage themselves today.

Art Gensler (1935—2021) is recognized as an industry icon and an astute businessman who propelled a small practice into the largest and most admired architecture firm in the industry over the course of his 65-year career.

May 12, 2021 · Art Gensler, whose eponymous firm designed everything from China’s tallest skyscraper to San Francisco International Airport, died at his home in California on Monday.

May 17, 2021 · Art Gensler, an architect and entrepreneur who turned a small San Francisco architecture firm into one of the largest in the world, with projects spanning the globe, died on May 10 at his home in...

May 11, 2021 · Art Gensler, who died at his home in Mill Valley, California, on May 10, helped design hundreds of buildings around the world, but his greatest creation was the collaborative culture that helped his namesake company become a global powerhouse.

May 11, 2021 · Art Gensler, the founder of one of the largest architecture businesses in the world, Gensler, has passed away at 85, as reported by the company’s Instagram Account.

Dec 6, 2021 · Of the many losses endured over the past 20 months, one hits particularly hard on our industry: the May passing of M. Arthur Gensler Jr.—know to all as Art—at the respectable age of 85. During his remarkable 65-year career, Art built the largest architecture/design firm in …

Arthur Gensler was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935. He attended Cornell University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture. Upon graduation, he worked for architecture firms in New York and Jamaica.

May 12, 2021 · Arthur “Art” Gensler Jr., B.Arch. ’58, who was celebrated as a global architect, astute entrepreneur and founder of a small practice that became one of the largest and most successful firms in the industry, died May 10 at age 85.