Biography
As a Design Director in Gensler’s Southeast Region, Nestor Santa-Cruz brings a holistic approach to design stemming from his experience in both professional services and hospitality environments.
With more than 20 years of corporate interiors experience, Nestor is noted for his award-winning designs, as well as his comprehensive management and technical abilities. Nestor’s work, which has been featured in publications from Interior Design to the Washington Post, includes both national and international projects serving a wide variety of law, financial, government, associations, hospitality and entertainment, and institutional/educational clients. His projects have won several awards from both the AIA and the IIDA and earned him membership in the prestigious Washington Design Hall of Fame.
Selected Projects
Qualifications and Recognition
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Arkansas
LEED Accreditation - ID + C, NCIDQ - National Council for Interior Design Qualification
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
AIA-DC Chapter,
Several
Contract Magazine/ Interiors Awards,
Human Rghts Campaign Best Large Office
IIDA National Design Award,
Human Rghts Campaign Project
IIDA-Mid Atlantic Chapter Awards,
Several
Design Inspiration in a Digital World
Presenter (Gensler Design Exchange Podcast) | Podcast, 9 Oct 2020

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