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Can One Month Change a City Forever? What Mega-Events Like the World Cup Can Teach Us
What the World Cup revealed about the synergy between cities and sports.
Blog
More Than a Venue: Designing Sports Assets for 365-Day Value
Sports venues have always been powerful engines of energy, identity, and civic pride. What is changing is the scale of value surrounding the organizations they serve.
Blog
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
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Business Insider
How Findings From Gensler’s 2026 Workplace Survey Help Introverts Thrive in the Office
The article cites findings from the 2026 Global Workplace Survey and spotlights Gensler’s San Francisco office as an example of how thoughtful workplace design can better support focus, flexibility, and employee well-being.
Blog
Sports Urbanism and the Return of Civic Joy
The World Cup momentum could be the solution to the “fun deficit,” in which designers and innovators reimagine spaces to create joy for visitors and players.
In The Media
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World Business Chicago
Gensler’s 2026 City Pulse Survey Shows That Chicago Outranks “New York, San Francisco, and Every Major Sun Belt Competitor”
Downtown Chicago outranks for attracting visitors most frequently and offering compelling reasons to linger longer, based on Gensler’s 2026 City Pulse Survey. The results show that engaging downtowns are better positioned to drive growth in the broader economy.
Blog
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
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Inc.
Gensler and Marriott International CEOs Discuss the Business Value of Architecture and Design
Gensler Co-CEO Jordan Goldstein and Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano explore how design can help organizations attract talent, foster collaboration, and create meaningful experiences.
Blog
Building City Brands That Outlive the Event
Lessons from Seattle’s Unity Loop on building brand systems that extend beyond the event.
In The Media
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Office Snapshots
Indeed Stamford’s People-First Workplace Ecosystem, Designed by Gensler
The workplace design is centered around learning, flexibility, and culture with large gathering spaces, a multifunctional dining hall, and a training venue.
Blog
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.
Blog
Designing for Memory: How Hospitality Experiences Drive Loyalty and Brand Value
How intentional design turns emotional experience into real business returns.
In The Media
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VMSD Magazine
Gensler-Led GinzaNovo To Be the Newest Landmark Retail Destination at the Iconic Sukiyabashi Crossing in Tokyo
The redeveloped retail destination features a skylit central atrium, reclaimed Japanese cypress interiors, and an Edo-period cut-glass façade.
Blog
Can Agile Design Make Housing More Affordable?
A new, flexible approach designs apartments for transition, stability, and the real shape of urban life.
Research
Healthcare Workplace Survey 2026
The 2026 Healthcare Workplace Survey explores the connection between hospital design and staff well-being to inform design decisions that lower staff burnout and boost retention while improving patient care.
Blog
Urban Campuses Must Prove Their Value
Design can help higher education institutions translate mission and identity into a clearer value proposition for students.
In The Media
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Urban Land Magazine
Urban Land Institute’s New D.C. Headquarters is Designed to Spur Community Engagement and a Future-Focused Culture
Global Co-Chair Diane Hoskins and Design Director Jill Goebel share how Gensler designed the workplace to support ULI’s growth, influence in the built environment, and philanthropic impact.
Blog
What Engagement Really Means: Insights from Gensler’s 2025/2026 Education Engagement Index
New research reveals how campus presence, learning mode, and space shape engagement in higher education.
Blog
How Data‑Driven Design Improves Airport Flow, Experience, and Revenue
Data-assisted design gives airport leaders the confidence that major investments are grounded in evidence before any money is spent.
Press Release
Gensler Earns Two Spots on the 2026 Prix De Versailles World Selection List for Aviation
Pittsburgh International Airport and San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 are shortlisted for the world’s leading architectural prize in the airport category, one year after Gensler’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at SFO claimed the 2025 World Title.
Blog
The Future of Mobility Starts at the Curb
Unlocking access and mobility by reimagining the curb as an asset.
Blog
What Kind of Airport Does Latin America Really Need?
Scale, efficiency, and experience are converging into a new paradigm — one where design becomes strategy.
Blog
Beyond Matchday: Why Europe’s Next Sports Districts Must Be Designed as Everyday Places
The most successful sports districts of the next decade will function as interconnected civic ecosystems.
Blog
Can Sports Save Us? How Stadium Districts Power Belonging
With the World Cup in full swing, we’re listening to fans to learn how the stadium and its surrounding area can become a platform for community — on game day and beyond.
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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