Articles by Andrew Nelson

Art Gensler portrait, image courtesy of Gensler

Celebrating the Legacy of Art Gensler, A Global Architect with A Large Local Footprint

Art Gensler, the founder and namesake for the global architecture firm, passed away in Marin County on May 10th, 2021, at age 85. The San Francisco-based architect founded Gensler with his wife Drue Gensler and their associate, James Follett, in 1965. Over the decades, Gensler has grown to be consistently ranked among the largest studios in the world since the  0s and has worked on many projects that have shaped the Bay Area’s built environment.

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2354 Calle Del Mundo redesign, design by BDE Architecture

2354 Calle Del Mundo Expects Approval, Tasman East, Santa Clara

The Santa Clara Planning Commission has been recommended to approve plans for 2354 Calle Del Mundo in the Tasman East Specific Plan area at the northern edge of Santa Clara. The eight-story building is expected to add 89 new units near Lafayette Street as part of the rising neighborhood of potentially over four thousand apartments. If approved, it will become the latest of eleven proposals for the area. Long Beach-based Ensemble Real Estate Investments is responsible for the development.

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200 Kansas Street aerial view, design by DES Architects and Engineers

Renderings Revealed for 200 Kansas Street, SoMa, San Francisco

New renderings have been revealed as the preliminary project application has been submitted for the expansion of 200 Kansas Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Situated right on the neighborhood border with Potrero Hill, the proposal will the existing structure’s function as a child daycare center for Bright Horizons at Kansas Street while nearly tripling the laboratory footprint. DES Architects & Engineers is responsible for the design.

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Freedom West Elevation, image courtesy DLR Group

Developers Filed Preliminary Project Assessment for Freedom West, San Francisco

Developers have completed and submitted the preliminary project assessment letter, or PPA, for the $2 billion Freedom West project around 710 McAllister Street in San Francisco’s Filmore District. In the letter, San Francisco’s Planning Department staff expressed support for Freedom West to build 2,305 new apartments with affordable housing across four city blocks. PPA is the initial process that evaluates moderate to large proposals before development applications are filed.

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