World renowned architect Art Gensler dies
By Keith Burbank
Portrait of Art Gensler (Credit: Emily Hagopian).
SAN FRANCISCO - Bay Area and world-renowned architect Art Gensler, whose firm designed the Chase Center and the Moscone Convention Center West, among other landmarks in San Francisco, died Monday, his firm announced.
He was 85. Gensler died peacefully at his home in Mill Valley. I like doing things that people use, Gensler said in a video in memory of his life and the firm Gensler, which survives him.
Moscone Convention Center West, San Francisco, Calif. (Credit: Roland Halbe). Design to me is really a big picture attitude, he said. How it s going to interact with your surroundings and with the people who are going to use it.
First Posted: May 11, 2021 04:51 AM EDT
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Bay Area Architect Art Gensler died at the age of 85 at his home in Mill Valley. He was known for turning his San Francisco practice into the largest architecture firm in the world.
His firm, Gensler, was behind the designs of Chase Center, Moscone Convention Center West, and other landmarks in the city.
According to CBS San Francisco, in his video in memory of his life and the firm, Gensler mentioned that he likes to do things people use.
For Gensler, design a big picture attitude. He said he is particularly interested in how design is going to interact with one s surroundings and with the people who are going to use it.
Jony Ive filmed a commencement address for the California College of the Arts.
The address was virtual due to distancing rules.
Former head of design at Apple, Jony Ive, might not be running things at Apple Park anymore but he s still a big deal in the world of art and design. So it s no surprise that he was asked to handle the commencement address for the California College of the Arts with the whole thing done remotely due to local restrictions.
As reported bu SHOWstudio, Ive was addressing the graduating class of 2021 at California College of the Arts during a 15-minute speech that s now available to watch online.
World-renowned SF Bay Area architect Art Gensler dies at 85
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By Keith Burbank
MILL VALLEY (BCN)
Bay Area and world-renowned architect Art Gensler, whose firm designed the Chase Center and the Moscone Convention Center West, among other landmarks in San Francisco, died Monday, his firm announced.
He was 85. Gensler died peacefully at his home in Mill Valley. I like doing things that people use, Gensler said in a video in memory of his life and the firm Gensler, which survives him. Design to me is really a big picture attitude, he said. How it s going to interact with your surroundings and with the people who are going to use it.