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| Gensler designs headquarters for General Motors in Egypt Gensler, a global architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm, has been appointed to design the new headquarters for Al-Mansour, the General Motors distributor for Egypt. Located in the heart of Cairo's rapidly evolving business district, the new building is designed to streamline Al-Mansours' business needs in the region by integrating the firm's corporate headquarters, showroom, and parts and services facilities. In the scheme proposed by Gensler, a glazed corporate wing ascends horizontally juxtaposing a descending showroom, creating a dynamic winged structure. A moat reflects light into the showroom space, highlighting the cars as the customer approaches the entrance zone. In addition to Al-Mansour, GM distributors for Egypt, Gensler has worked with many of the world's leading automotive companies designing headquarters, engineering centers, and retail dealerships among other operations. Clients include Toyota, Ford, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |