Research
The Fandom Effect: Sports Urbanism 2026
The Fandom Effect explores how fandom shapes connection, community, and engagement, offering insights for designing fan-centered experiences and places.
Blog
What the Wellness Boom is Really Telling Us About People
The seven motivations turning wellness into cultural infrastructure.
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Three WNBA Facilities Later: Innovating the Performance Environment for Women
Designers of three WNBA training facilities share their thoughts on building great performance environments.
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The Rise of the Nighttime Sports Economy
Sports are moving later, creating new opportunities for stadiums and surrounding districts to extend the fan experience, activate public space, and capture value after dark.
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You Had to Be There: What the World Cup Taught Us About How Fandom Shapes Cities
Gensler’s fan urbanism research reveals what six months of World Cup data tells us about design, belonging, and the future of sports districts.
In The Media
Metropolis
Gensler Recognized with Four 2026 METROPOLIS Planet Positive Awards
Gensler San Francisco was recognized for Workplace Interiors; One Post Office Square for Embodied Carbon Reduction; Gensler Product Sustainability Standards for Tools and Frameworks; and Regional Design Resilience & Sustainability Leader Erik Barth as a Rising Star.
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What Designing for Mars Taught Us About Building a Better Earth
How a self-sustaining habitat with embedded food production for Mars reshapes how we think about resilient buildings, real estate, and the future of food on Earth.
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The Climate Has Already Changed. Is Your Building Ready?
Designing a more resilient future starts with these three steps.
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Infrastructure Powers Climate Resilience and Quality of Life in Latin America
Streets, water systems, and transit corridors are becoming the region's most powerful tools for equity and climate resilience.
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Why the Spaces Where People Thrive Are Also the Ones That Outperform
How designing for well-being drives measurable returns across every industry.
In The Media
The Hollywood Reporter
Design Director Brian Barry Discusses How Gensler Transformed WME’s Sleek New Beverly Hills Headquarters Into a Town Square
Between a plush Wolfgang Puck eatery, a state-of-the-art listening lounge, and 400 pieces of art displayed throughout, the workplace aims to “give agents every reason to come to the office.”
In The Media
Forbes
Forbes Spotlights Gensler’s Luxury Masterplan of Truthful Hills, a $700 Million Development in the Jungles Near Laos’ Vang Vieng
Spread across 1,290 acres, it offers hotels, a wellness retreat, cliffside condos, treehouses, waterfront villas, a golf course, a mountain cable car, horse racing, clifftop restaurants, and more.
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Why Worker Well-Being Is Core Infrastructure
The next generation of workforce infrastructure needs to reach people not just where they work, but where their daily lives unfold.
In The Media
Premier Hospitality
JetBlue’s First-Ever Lounge, Bluehouse at JFK Airport, Is Designed by Gensler as a “Home Away From Home”
Design Director Siobhan Barry noted, “JetBlue is not your average airline – it has a fun and unique spirit about it, and we wanted that to come through within the space,” which blends New York’s Art Deco heritage with the airline’s iconic branding across two stories.
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How Cities Are Rewriting the Rules of Urban Development
A new urban playbook is aligning policy, capital, and community to solve housing, climate, and downtown challenges. Gensler’s research highlights where cities are already adopting this new ethos — and what civic leaders need to do now.
In The Media
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Gensler, Along With Live Nation’s Blueprint Studio, Is Designing a 4,000-Person Entertainment Venue
With Gensler, Live Nation is expanding its footprint by converting San Diego’s 102-year-old Wonder Bread Building into a 4,000-person music venue.
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Before the Road: How Hospitality’s Newest Markets Get More Creative
Emerging hospitality markets have the least to unlearn, which is why they’re often the most inventive.
In The Media
Sports Business Journal
The Historic Rose Bowl Opens Its First Field-Level Premium Space
The $31 million Field Club, designed by Gensler, features high-end interiors and an outdoor patio that opens to views of mountains beyond the playing field. Bringing premium experiences to the field level is “a way better reflection of what fans want,” says Rose Bowl Operating Company CEO Jens Weiden.
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Why Healthcare is the New Mixed-Use Amenity
The case for outpatient care in mixed-use developments.
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The Link Between Patient Health and Provider Well-Being
What Gensler’s 2026 Healthcare Workplace Survey reveals about the link between hospital design, provider burnout, and retention.
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Why Nature Access Is the Most Powerful Design Lever for Hospital Staff Well-Being
Views of nature are a top predictor of workplace effectiveness in healthcare settings. Here’s how to deliver them.
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Data Meets Strategy: How Higher Education Can Make Smarter Real Estate Decisions
For campus leaders navigating enrollment pressure and tighter budgets, smarter real estate decisions start with better measurement.
Design Forecast 2026
6 Trends Shaping Design in 2026
Discover the most important and actionable themes shaping design in 2026, based on over 100 trends across 33 industries around the world.
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FEATURED PROJECTS
Rams Village at Warner Center
Woodland Hills, California
With the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams training facility as an anchor, this mixed-use development offers a modern lifestyle where athletes, residents, and visitors can live, work, and play.
The 78
Chicago, Illinois
The 78 is a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood that blends retail, offices, and housing with the Chicago Fire FC Stadium serving as a dynamic sports & entertainment venue and a community hub that activates the surrounding public spaces.
AREA15 Entertainment District
Las Vegas, Nevada
Gensler collaborated with AREA15 to plan and design their expanded 80-acre immersive ecosystem. The ongoing evolution redefines what an entertainment district can be through story-driven placemaking, bold programming, and outdoor activations.

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