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Gensler, Principal / Global Director - Large Projects | Chicago, United States
Grant is a Regional Managing Principal of Gensler’s North Central Region, leading a talented team of over 400 across four offices, with primary responsibility for overall management of the Region, for representing Gensler in the market, and to develop / foster new business.
Grant brings more than three decades of design experience in mixed-use developments, corporate headquarters, and adaptive reuse and repositioning projects across the globe — including the world-renowned Shanghai Tower, for which he served as senior project director. He is currently Principal in Charge, leading the redevelopment of Chicago’s Post Office, the repositioning of Willis Tower, as well as, several new office / mixed-use developments in Chicago’s Fulton Market.
His ability to lead people, build consensus, and grow leaders serves the profession well. During his term as President of the AIA Chicago Foundation,…
Annual Conference, Session Chair (Middle East 2018)
Awards Symposium, Speaker (2016)
2018 Global Walking Tour: Walking on Water
20 July–07 October 2018
“Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Towards 2050” Studio Review
24 February 2017
“Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Towards 2050” Studio Final Review
02 December 2016
03 November 2016
Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...
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03 November 2016
Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...
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03 November 2016
A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
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03 November 2016
Alexander Durst, Chief Development Officer, The Durst Organization; Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group; Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D; Grant Uhlir, Managing Director,...
03 November 2016
Jianping Gu, General Manager, Shanghai Tower C&D, & Grant Uhlir, Managing Director, Gensler, are interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, the 2016 CTBUH...
03 November 2016
A Vernacular Megatall: Shanghai Tower
As the tallest building in China upon completion, Shanghai Tower has had an immediate and profound impact on the country’s perceptions of how a skyscraper...
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