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How Desire for Experience is Driving the Flight to Quality
People want to be in environments that maximize the way they live, work, collaborate, and socialize, which is driving the demand for high-quality, highly amenitized Class A buildings. We are seeing a flight to quality — and also, a flight to experience.
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Wall Street Journal
Cisco’s New Office Is “a Showcase of the Company’s Technology” and an Example of the Evolving Workplace
Wall Street Journal took a video tour of Cisco’s office, which was redesigned by Gensler and optimized for facilitating hybrid work and data collection.
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Financial Firms’ Shifting Priorities: Investing in People and Purpose Through ESG Commitments
Many companies, including a number of financial firms, are implementing ESG frameworks to not only attract top talent, but also to protect their bottom line. Here are three ways we are helping clients put environmental and social commitments front and center in their workplaces.
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3 Strategies to Stem the Tide of Rising Global Temperatures
All segments of the built ecosystem must change direction to stem the tide of rising global temperatures — whether it’s how we build new cities, re-adapt existing cities, or protect cities in vulnerable regions; all these strategies are simultaneously of the utmost urgency.
In The Media
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Madame Architect
co-CEO Diane Hoskins Reflects on Her Career Journey and Leading Gensler Through Purpose-Driven, Transformational Growth
Gensler co-CEO Diane Hoskins discussed how she is leading the firm with a focus on creativity and design excellence, combined with strategic planning and client focus.
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Forbes
Gensler co-CEOs Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins Are Featured on Forbes’ List of 50 Leaders Shaping the Future of Work
Forbes recognized how the CEOs of the world’s largest architecture firm have an “outsized impact in shaping how workspaces get redesigned in a new era.”
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Consumer Goods Companies Are Now Competing for Tech Talent
As more consumer goods companies look to diversify their talent pool, how do they compete with the new expectations and needs of workers? Here are three workplace strategies for creating an authentic sense of purpose and connection.
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Fast Company
Fivetran’s New Office in Oakland Is Designed for Its Remote Workers
Designed to host “onsite offsites,” such as collaborative meetings and community events, the workplace is geared towards the non-daily reasons workers want to be in the office.
Blog
What Makes a Great Retail Experience? Community, Connection, and Entertainment Are Key.
With consumers' insatiable appetite for in-person human connection, astute retail and hospitality providers recognize that experience remains a vital component of their offerings. But what does that visceral experience actually look like?
Blog
A Targeted Approach to Reimagining Central Business Districts
We don’t yet have all the answers for how to remake CBDs, but we do know that both our research and commercial real estate trending indicate that we need a shakeup.
Blog
The Carbon Innovations Hiding in Plain Sight
Gensler co-CEO Diane Hoskins addresses the carbon footprint of concrete and explains how we’re using our status to push the concrete industry to reduce carbon emissions through innovation.
Research
The Culture of Innovation Diagnostic
Gensler’s Culture Strategy team developed a diagnostic framework that uncovers the key factors to activate an intentional culture of innovation.
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New Forms of Urban Mobility
We’re exploring how new modes of transportation can shift urban design, plus ideas for reimagining gas stations and opportunities to modernize airports.
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Courtesy of BMW DesignWorks & Gensler
Courtesy of BMW DesignWorks & Gensler
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Ericsson USA 5G Smart Factory
Ericsson’s USA 5G Smart Factory moves manufacturing closer to their consumers and prioritizes operational efficiency.
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