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Gensler LA Promotes Three To Principal
1.7.09 | Los Angeles, CA | The Los Angeles office of Gensler announces the promotion of three new
principals. The appointments, which were among 26 promotions in the office,
recognize the employees for outstanding client service, innovation,
contribution to the Gensler organization, and community participation.
"We are excited to recognize and reward this new group of appointed staff,” said Nila Leiserowitz, co-managing director of Gensler/LA. “We are only as strong as our people, so it is satisfying to see people step up and not only accept increased responsibility, but actually seek it out and strive to excel.”
Irwin Miller is a design director and leader in Gensler’s retail and entertainment projects. He specializes in the integration of a variety of disciplines focusing on technological innovation and realizing the expression of his clients’ brand in a built environment such as the MGM Mirage City Center Sales Office and the Nextel Station on the Las Vegas Monorail. Current projects include a private cruise ship in the Caribbean, international entertainment projects in Europe and Africa and projects for Sony Pictures and community work with Junior Achievement and Public Counsel in Los Angeles.
Eric Stultz is a design director for Gensler’s 80-person Buildings & Campuses studio in Santa Monica. Throughout his 17 years of professional experience, Stultz has been recognized consistently for design and technical excellence. He was designer on the Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, which has won several AIA awards. His current projects include the Campus at Playa Vista, a four-building, 350,000-square-foot speculative office project in Los Angeles and multiple confidential competitions and undisclosed clients.
Jim Young has an international reputation for providing workplaces for some of the world’s most creative companies. As the Southwest Regional Design Director, he provides leadership with his diverse experience in collaborative interior and base building design, extensive workplace portfolio and knowledge of sustainable architecture. Young’s work on Creative Artists Agency headquarters has won many design awards, including the prestigious Best of Year from Interior Design magazine. His current projects include the new headquarters for William Morris Agency and the new West Coast office of Milk Studios, a New York-based photography studio.
Gensler also promoted eight to senior associate and 15 to associate. The new senior associates: Christopher Chan, Patti Deckett, Lesley Grant, Steven Hergert, Nathan Kim, Amy Owen, Philippe Pare, Li Wen. The new associate: Aaron Birney, Edgardo Caceres, Hogan Chun, Malissa Cindrich, Chris Coldoff, Lauren Friedman, David Glover, Adam Gumowski, Charrisse Johnston, Valentine Lieu, Chris Musich, Gino Paino, Sanjeev Tankha, Toygar Targutay, Steven Upchurch.
About Gensler
Gensler is a global design, planning, and strategic consulting firm with professionals networked across 30 offices on five continents. Consistently ranked by U.S. and international industry surveys as the leading architecture and interior design firm, Gensler leverages its deep resources and diverse expertise to develop design solutions for industries across the globe. For its longstanding commitment to the advancement of sustainable design, Gensler received the Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2006. In Los Angeles, Gensler recently completed 2000 Avenue of the Stars, an 800,000-square foot building in Century City that is home to Creative Artists Agency. Projects in progress include the Port of Long Beach Administration Building and the new headquarters building for William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills.
"We are excited to recognize and reward this new group of appointed staff,” said Nila Leiserowitz, co-managing director of Gensler/LA. “We are only as strong as our people, so it is satisfying to see people step up and not only accept increased responsibility, but actually seek it out and strive to excel.”
Irwin Miller is a design director and leader in Gensler’s retail and entertainment projects. He specializes in the integration of a variety of disciplines focusing on technological innovation and realizing the expression of his clients’ brand in a built environment such as the MGM Mirage City Center Sales Office and the Nextel Station on the Las Vegas Monorail. Current projects include a private cruise ship in the Caribbean, international entertainment projects in Europe and Africa and projects for Sony Pictures and community work with Junior Achievement and Public Counsel in Los Angeles.
Eric Stultz is a design director for Gensler’s 80-person Buildings & Campuses studio in Santa Monica. Throughout his 17 years of professional experience, Stultz has been recognized consistently for design and technical excellence. He was designer on the Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, which has won several AIA awards. His current projects include the Campus at Playa Vista, a four-building, 350,000-square-foot speculative office project in Los Angeles and multiple confidential competitions and undisclosed clients.
Jim Young has an international reputation for providing workplaces for some of the world’s most creative companies. As the Southwest Regional Design Director, he provides leadership with his diverse experience in collaborative interior and base building design, extensive workplace portfolio and knowledge of sustainable architecture. Young’s work on Creative Artists Agency headquarters has won many design awards, including the prestigious Best of Year from Interior Design magazine. His current projects include the new headquarters for William Morris Agency and the new West Coast office of Milk Studios, a New York-based photography studio.
Gensler also promoted eight to senior associate and 15 to associate. The new senior associates: Christopher Chan, Patti Deckett, Lesley Grant, Steven Hergert, Nathan Kim, Amy Owen, Philippe Pare, Li Wen. The new associate: Aaron Birney, Edgardo Caceres, Hogan Chun, Malissa Cindrich, Chris Coldoff, Lauren Friedman, David Glover, Adam Gumowski, Charrisse Johnston, Valentine Lieu, Chris Musich, Gino Paino, Sanjeev Tankha, Toygar Targutay, Steven Upchurch.
About Gensler
Gensler is a global design, planning, and strategic consulting firm with professionals networked across 30 offices on five continents. Consistently ranked by U.S. and international industry surveys as the leading architecture and interior design firm, Gensler leverages its deep resources and diverse expertise to develop design solutions for industries across the globe. For its longstanding commitment to the advancement of sustainable design, Gensler received the Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2006. In Los Angeles, Gensler recently completed 2000 Avenue of the Stars, an 800,000-square foot building in Century City that is home to Creative Artists Agency. Projects in progress include the Port of Long Beach Administration Building and the new headquarters building for William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills.
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