
Design Strategies
10 Meta Trends That Will Transform the Future of Cities
As our clients embrace portfolio strategies to position for long-term success, explore 10 meta trends and design strategies that are shaping the future.

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What Workers Want: Findings From the U.S. Workplace Survey
As clients consider the future of their workplaces, Gensler’s latest Workplace Survey data lends timely insight into what workers want, including employees’ desire for choice, flexibility, and variety. Watch the webinar.

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10 Spaces That Are No Longer Optional to Create a Great Workplace Experience
Everyone wants to know what amenities would bring people back to the office. Here are 10 spaces that have the greatest impact on workplace effectiveness and experience.

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Marriott International Provides a Model for the Workplace of the Future With Their Hospitality-Infused Global Headquarters
Marriott’s reimagined global headquarters fuses hospitality and workplace design to draw people back to the office with a work experience that captures the energy and ambiance of a vibrant hotel.

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Bob Weis, Former President of Walt Disney Imagineering, on Immersive Experiences and the Story of Our Cities and Spaces
Now at Gensler to lead Immersive Experience Design, Bob talks about how physical experiences are connecting people to place in inspiring new ways.

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How the Flight to Experience Can Unlock Value for Commercial Office Buildings
It’s time to rethink the traditional commercial office building model — by redefining “quality” in office buildings and creating workplaces that foster memorable experiences for today’s tenants.

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Trends to Watch: The Future of Cities Relies on Multiuse Districts
As cities undergo massive transformation, Gensler’s Mixed Use & Retail Centers leader and Cities Research leader discuss what’s next for the future of cities and multiuse districts.

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How the Future of Work Is Influencing Workplace Design
While workplace design changes incrementally, the past few years have radically transformed our expectations of an office. Rather than designing for what’s required, we’re designing for what’s possible.

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As We Return to the Workplace, It’s Not the Same — What Works? What Doesn’t?
An effective, well-designed workplace can impact the overall work experience. Here's a look at what's working — and what's not — as we return to the office, according to Gensler’s workplace research.

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Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of ESG
Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability leaders discuss the trends and challenges they are seeing as clients lay out ESG goals — and how those trends affect the way we design.

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Nature + Nurture in the Inclusive Workplace
As tech companies plot their partial return to the workplace, some are ready to embrace our latest challenge: How we take insights from the past two years and use them to design joyful, inclusive work environments?

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Strategy: The Unseen Partner for Workplace Design
Clients are looking for strategic partners to help make decisions about not only real estate portfolios, but how to support talent through new policy language, work point design choices, service design strategies, amenities, and location strategies.
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New York Red Bulls Training Complex
Morris Township, New Jersey
Having outgrown their current space, the New York Red Bulls partnered with Gensler to design their new training facility that will bring professional, academy, and youth programs together under one roof. Gensler’s master plan for the 16-acre soccer training complex elevates the sport with its...

Lumina Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Situated in Shanghai’s Xuhui district, Henderson Land Group’s new commercial office building anchors the DreamCenter, an emerging commercial and business hub. Facing this major entertainment complex, the Lumina Shanghai adds 61 floors of Grade A office and trading space and an adjoined retail...

1364ah Lifestyle Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Located adjacent to the eastern gate of the Diplomatic Quarter, Gensler’s design for 1364ah, Riyadh's premier lifestyle center, captures the essence of the neighborhood and the spirit of the city. The concept for the new mixed-use development is inspired by natural strata formations prevalent in...

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