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| J. Marshall Strabala joins Gensler Houston as Director of Design Gensler, a global architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm, announced that J. Marshall Strabala, AIA, LEED AP, has joined the firm as Director of Design for Gensler's South Central Region, which includes offices in Houston and Dallas. Mr. Strabala joins Gensler from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago, where he was an Associate Partner and Lead Designer. Some of the most notable examples of his work include projects at Canary Wharf in London for Morgan Stanley as well as the award-winning building for Credit Swiss First Boston at 15 The North Colonnade. A noted expert in the design of office buildings, convention centers, and performing arts venues, Strabala spent a year in Asia designing the iconic Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Strabala has completed projects in locations ranging from Mainland China, Korea, Europe, to the Middle East. He was the SOM Associate Partner in Charge of Design for several "supertall" mixed-use projects, including the 5-million-square-foot "The Burj Dubai" in the United Arab Emirates; at well over 160 stories, it will be the world's tallest building upon completion in 2008. An award-winning architectural designer, Marshall Strabala is recipient of the prestigious Burnham Prize in 1996 and the AIA Chicago Chapter-Grand Projects Award, and he is an Affiliated Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |