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Art Gensler, founder of the world s largest architecture firm, has died aged 85
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Art Gensler, who grew his San Francisco interior design business into the world s largest architecture firm, has died aged 85.
Gensler, whose eponymous practice designed many of the world s best-known buildings from China s tallest skyscraper to terminals at San Francisco International Airport passed away on Monday at his home in Mill Valley, California, following a battle with long-term illness, a company spokesperson confirmed.
Born in New York City in 1935, Gensler went on to study at Cornell University s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning a school that he would support financially throughout his six-decade career (including a $10 million gift earlier this year). ....

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