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ON THE COVER Our special section celebrating Gensler’s 60th anniversary features dozens of projects in four of the firm’s practice areas including cities, exemplified by the amenity center at California’s Burlingame Point office development, its sawtooth facade clad in continuously anodized aluminum panels that reflect the Bay Area’s animated atmosphere across the 18-acre campus. Photography: Jason O’Rear.
features 172 HOT SHOP by Dan Howarth
For the Zara Nanjing clothing store in China, AIM Architecture coordinates an impactful ensemble of tactile and analog, slick and high-tech. 180 ARCS DE TRIOMPHE by Ian Phillips
Labscape Studio’s remodel of a Paris residence offers a contemporary take on the City of Light’s ubiquitous arches. 188 THE LONG VIEW by Lisa Di Venuta
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196 CREATIVE COMMONS by Rebecca Dalzell
Bakers, painters, product designers, and dressmakers synergize at Houston’s 2910 McKinney, a midcentury former warehouse turned mixed-use hub re-enlivened by fellow tenant MaRS Culture. 204 PLATINUM PASSPORT by Michael Snyder
At São Paulo’s famously hectic international airport, the BTG Pactual VIP Terminal by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos and Perkins&Will offers deep-pocketed travelers a quietly luxe haven.
Climate, connection, craftsmanship—all those and more support Designing Future Society 212 FEELIN’ GROOVY for Our Lives, the theme by Peter Webster for the more than 100 From Munich to Manhattan, pavilions at Expo bold graphics alive with 2025 Osaka in Japan. swinging ’60’s flair are popping up in shops, schools, offices, and hotels around the globe.
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special giants section Part two of our annual, industry-wide survey reveals where the top firms rank in the hospitality, sustainability, and healthcare sectors.
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63 CROSSLINES Looking Forward by Jen Renzi
Gensler’s new leaders chart a course for the future. 71 WORK 86 PRODUCTS 91 CITIES 107 LIFESTYLE 125 HEALTH
departments 27 HEADLINERS 31 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 36 PINUPS by Rebecca Thienes 137 MARKET edited by Rebecca Thienes text by Lisa Di Venuta, Georgina McWhirter, Jen Renzi, Rebecca Thienes, and Stephen Treffinger 167 CENTERFOLD Fun House by Nicholas Tamarin
Another fantastical Alex Chinneck installation in London not only caused visitors to do a double take but also invited their interaction with it. 222 CONTACTS
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231 INTERVENTION by Wilson Barlow
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a GIANT of an issue! Forgive me for rushing things a smidge, summer still summering and all that, but the huge mountain of projects and gale of ideas piling up and swirling around the country house is, well, sooooooo huge, that I have decided—unilaterally and entirely at my discretion and whim (which seems to be the thing nowadays, ha!)—the traditional “back-to-school” work season is now officially open in August! Well, in this summer issue, to be specific…and so, tickety-boo there. ;) Unlike other inky characters, however, I have a good and pressing reason to push things ahead so hard. In this special edition, we join with the rest of the industry to celebrate 60 years of Gensler’s committed service to the business of design—and to us all. In true Gensler style, the firm chose to mark this anniversary with, among other things, brand-spanking-new co-CEOs, and after a meet-and-greet (and yummy lunch) with Elizabeth Brink and Jordan Goldstein, I feel safe enough to bank on this #1 Giant for great things to keep coming. We chose, in turn, to add to the festivities by presenting a not-so-quick anthology of Gensler’s here-and-now (and future) with oodles of projects broken up by segments that, all told, will be quite useful as a meter of the firm's growth and our industry’s as well. Throughout my Interior Design shift, I have used Gensler as my own personal gauge on the progress of design and the health of our business, in this country and abroad. Invariably, it has been very reliable, through thick and thin. So, industry critter, design junkie, recreational user, or whoever you may be, you should always keep your eyes peeled on Gensler's dos, too! In addition to the sumptuous coverage of Arthur’s offsprings, Interior Design—being what it has always been, as the fairest show window for the craft—also offers this month a conspicuous plurality of projects from many other giants of design, too…in all shapes and sizes. Some 100 gigantic pavilions showcase climate, connection, and craftsmanship at Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan (now that’s a wowza!). A VIP terminal at São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport is all about eliminating the huge hassle of travel and instead bringing back well-being with a luxe and tranquil haven (can you say aaahhhh?). And finally, we showcase BIG with a bold and graphic global roundup of shops, schools, offices, and hotels that clearly make a GIANT statement indeed! So, grab this issue and get some BIG-time inspo for whatever giant opportunities lie ahead! BIG hugs, xoxo
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