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Michael Waddell is a Design Director at Gensler. His expertise covers all phases of design projects, from concept through implementation. Michael is dedicated to designing highly functional, innovative, and holistic environments. He coordinates technical aspects of projects, working closely with team members and project consultants to ensure seamless delivery. He has extensive design/build, construction, and fabrication experience.
He focuses on the planning and design of mixed-use projects, bringing the same user-centric approach with an emphasis on experience at a human scale. Michael led the design and planning of The Grove mixed-use district – the 4-acre heart of a larger neighborhood infill project in central Austin. Most recently, he completed the design and delivery of Fifth + Tillery, an adaptive reuse project that transformed an old warehouse in East Austin into a vibrant indoor/outdoor creative office building steeped in sustainable and wellness design.