GSR Andrade joined Essilor of America, the nation’s leading manufacturer of optical lenses, as they celebrated the grand opening of their new world-class Innovation and Technology Center in Farmers Branch, Texas on Thursday, October 4th.
Farmer’s Branch city officials joined Essilor of America president and chief executive officer, John Carrier, at a reception hosted at the impressive 43,000 square-foot facility, which was designed and constructed by Dallas based firms GSR Andrade Architects, Hillwood Construction Services and JJA, Inc. The new Innovation and Technology Center, which was relocated from St. Petersburg, Fla. to Farmers Branch, allows Essilor to combine and strengthen its research and development and engineering resources under one roof.