Gerald D. Hines, founder and chairman of the global real estate firm Hines, died Aug. 23, at age 95. Hines was widely acknowledged as a visionary developer with a focus on quality architecture and energy conservation. In 1999, ENR editors selected him as one of the Top People of the Past 125 Years in ENR’s Special 125th Anniversary Issue.
His son, Jeffrey C. Hines, who has been running the firm as president, has assumed the role of chairman and CEO.
Gerald Hines建立了他的公司，他于1957年在休斯顿始于休斯顿，进入一个跨越五大洲的国际组织。员工4,800多名员工，今天的封母在25个国家的225个城市中活跃。
“Mr. Hines had a clear vision, a huge heart and a great intellect,” says Jon Pickard, a principal of Pickard Chilton. “He was a class act, a humble guy and his legacy is the team he built.”
Hines行政副总裁Jerry Lea加入了该公司39年前。“格里为别人建造了诚信，信任和尊重的文化，”lea说。
'I Want to Know Everything'
“He would walk quietly into my office, sit down and wait for me to look up and notice him. Then, he would say, ‘Hello, Jerry Lea, What’s going on? I want to know everything!’”
hwas the first developer to team with major architects for commercial buildings. The list includes Norman Foster; Bruce Graham and David M. Childs of SOM; Gyo Obata; Philip Johnson and John Burgee; I.M. Pei and Henry N. Cobb; Cesar Pelli; Kevin Roche; Robert A.M. Stern; A. Eugene Kohn and William E. Pedersen; Charles W. Moore; Frank O. Gehry; Jean Nouvel and Pickard.
hwas not a speculator. Instead, he would maintain a low debt ratio on properties and secure a major tenant before developing a project. The Hines firm has developed more than 907 projects, including 100 buildings taller than 25 stories, and the tallest office towers in Texas, Kentucky, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Italy and San Francisco.
抽样包括第三次，称为纽约市的口红大厦;101加利福尼亚州旧金山;一九十一桃树，亚特兰大;三个国家广场，芝加哥;五百个Boylston，波士顿;柏林DZ银行;Porta Nuova，米兰;和Edf Tower，巴黎。休斯顿地标是一个贝壳广场;外套; Pennzoil Place; Bank of America Plaza; JPMorgan Chase Tower and Williams Tower.
Hines作为一名儿童企业家销售给Gary，Ind的工厂工人销售鞋。他因现有联系而选择了他的基地，但其“任何事情”的“任何事情”的心态为20世纪60年代和70年代是自制泰国的催化剂。
在初期，他在作为机械工程师工作时开发了仓库。努力工作和良好的本能产生成功，但时间是关键的。Hines在20世纪80年代休斯顿的房地产市场之前卖掉了他的第一个建筑物。
“我感到非常幸运地与格里合作，”lea说道。“他是一个美好的朋友和导师，他改变了这么多人的生命。”
This article was updated on Aug. 28, 2020
