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We Are a Powerful Catalyst for Positive Change
At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to create impactful, cutting-edge solutions for our clients. Together, we are reimagining the cities, places, and experiences that impact people’s everyday lives. Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals who partner with clients in over 100 countries each year on projects that act as catalysts for growth. Everything we do is guided by our mission: to create a better world through the power of design.
The Source of Our Strength is Our People
Gensler’s inclusive One-Firm Firm culture is rooted in the belief that we are a constellation of stars, strengthened by our global connectivity and local expertise. The collective efforts of Gensler’s 6,000+ people, working from 57 offices across 16 countries offers our clients a diversity of ideas and a level of local knowledge and authentic community ties that is second to none in the industry. Our seamless, integrated, and inclusive culture make our design work exponentially more powerful.
Gensler Voices: Cristina Ziegler McCoig on Communities and Design
Cristina Ziegler McCoig, a designer for Gensler San Antonio, shares how a focus on local aligns with universal design principles.
Gensler Voices: Simba Mafundikwa on Continued Learning
Simba Mafundikwa, a designer for Gensler Seattle, shares how being a forever student is the key to growth.
Gensler Voices: Shirin Masoudi on Her Design Inspiration
Shirin Masoudi, a designer for Gensler Seattle, shares her unique perspective on design.
Our Research and Thought Leadership Spur Innovation
Design Forecast 2025
Explore Gensler’s Design Forecast 2025, a collection of the top global design trends that are shaping the future of the human experience and the built environment.
Design For a Radically Changing World
Design for a Radically Changing World shows the impact of design on our everyday lives and offers innovative ways that design can help address some of the world’s most pressing issues affecting our cities and communities.
Shared Futures: Corporate Real Estate Executives’ Strategies for 2025
This report combines various sources of data and findings to provide a forward-thinking perspective on CRE professionals’ expectations, priorities, and planned actions as the industry adapts to evolving workforce needs.
U.S. Consumer Experience Report 2024
We integrated the perspectives of over 2,000 U.S.-based consumers with the latest thinking from our Design Leaders to gain fresh insights on what makes a great consumer experience worth it.
Trends to Watch: What Other Cities Can Learn From New York City’s Conversion Boom
As U.S. cities experience high commercial real estate vacancy rates and housing shortages, developers have an opportunity to invest in and convert stranded assets.
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More than 700,000 employees have informed millions of key data points captured by the Gensler Research Institute.
The Gensler Research Institute is a network of researchers committed to developing a deeper understanding of the connection between design, business, and the human experience.
GLOBAL RECOGNITION
In 2025, Forbes honored Gensler among America’s Best Large Employers. In 2025 and 2024, Gensler was recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. Gensler was named the #1 Architectural Firm in the world by Interior Design in 2025, and the #1 Architecture Firm in the U.S. by both Architectural Record and Building Design+Construction in 2024.
We Are Transforming the Built Environment for a Resilient Future
Gensler Product Sustainability Standards 2.0
Gensler is leading the industry by setting sustainability standards for products that we specify on behalf of our clients. Our open-source tool — the GPS Interactive Table — provides concise information for both manufacturers and our firm’s designers.
Under Armour Global Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Under Armour’s new global headquarters building in Baltimore’s Port Covington reaffirms the company’s long-term resilience commitment in a building, constructed almost entirely of mass timber.
10 Gresham Street
London, United Kingdom
Gensler partnered with CBRE IM to reimagine 10 Gresham Street, an office building transformation that will usher in a new sustainable future in London.
Virgin Media O2 Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Virgin Media O2’s sustainable, inclusive, and ‘supercharged’ London headquarters brings its newly united workforce together in a purpose-built environment.
Poder Judicial Puntarenas
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
The Judiciary building is designed as a centralized, inclusive, and user-friendly courthouse to welcome and offer safe shelter to the community of Puntarenas.
UGG Xintiandi Flagship Store
Shanghai, China
The new UGG Xintiandi flagship in Shanghai, designed by Gensler and Deckers, is an immersive experience retail space centered on community and brand building.
Inovus
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
The Inovus project in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, is set to become a catalyst for regional innovation and is the first project in Mexico to integrate hospitality into
Celonis
Munich, Germany
Gensler collaborated with Celonis on the design of its customer-centric Executive Briefing Center in Munich, which provides exclusive access and insights.
110 The Queen’s Walk
London, United Kingdom
Gensler has developed plans to sensitively refurbish and revitalise the vacant building located at 110 The Queen’s Walk, formerly known as City Hall, and its surrounding public realm.
Buro Happold
Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
Buro Happold’s London headquarters in Shoreditch is a ‘Home for Big Ideas’ that pushes the boundaries of sustainability, experimentation, and inclusive design.
Google at St. John’s Terminal
New York, New York
St. John’s Terminal is a sustainable 12-story workplace designed as Google’s Global Business Organization headquarters located in Hudson Square in New York.
Springdale Green
Austin, Texas
Located on the site of a former brownfield, the reimagined Springdale Green represents a new kind of office campus designed to attract the creative workforce.
AltaSea
San Pedro, California
AltaSea, located at the Port of Los Angeles, will be a net-positive innovation campus that fully immerses people in the urban marine environment.
Lupita’s Corner, Los Angeles
Gensler Los Angeles helped transform a local market, Lupita’s Corner, into a community hub that offers healthy food options at affordable prices to an LA neighborhood that has little access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
We’re Committed to Enriching Our Communities
As stewards of our local communities, we are keenly focused on how we can design impactful, meaningful projects that benefit the people who live in them. Across every Gensler office around the world, our people donate their time, skills, and passion to their communities through volunteer service and pro bono and low bono work. We believe that when we put people first, we make the world a better place.
IN THE MEDIA
Building Design Construction Covered Gensler’s 2025 Global Workplace Survey
The piece highlights the power of choice, flexibility, and purposeful workplace design.
Palisades Charter High School Welcomed Students to Its New Campus After the LA Wildfires
The high school welcomed 2,500 students to its campus, designed by Gensler. In transforming a former Sears department store into the new campus, Gensler’s Kelly Farrell said the goal was “to give it purpose and place.”
Gensler’s New Tool Displays the Carbon Impact of Design Choices in Real Time Using AI
Gensler’s tool uses AI and the firm’s data across over two billion square feet of projects. Chief Digital Officer Joseph Joseph explained how the tool can help designers make informed decisions.
CNBC Hosted the 2025 Changemakers Summit Featuring a Conversation on the Future of the Workplace
The Changemakers Summit featured a conversation on how to make the office a destination with insights from Gensler’s Global Co-Chair Diane Hoskins, Guild CEO Bijal Shah, and CNBC’s Morgan L Brennan. Watch the video.
Rick Caruso and Steadfast LA, With Mayor Karen Bass, and Lakers’ JJ Redick and LA Strong Sports, Partner to Rebuild the Palisades Recreation Center
Gensler is working on early design plans for the revitalized park and rec center, which Global Co-Chair Andy Cohen says, “will be the beating heart of the community.”
Baltimore Sun Announced That Gensler Will Lead the Baltimore Harborplace Redevelopment
The redevelopment will add four tall buildings for apartments, offices, retail, and dining. Gensler’s Vaki Mawema noted, “the front porch of our city should be activated with safe, walkable public spaces, world-class design, and brought to life by locals and visitors alike.”
Los Angeles Times Shared Plans for the Rams’ New Headquarters as Part of a Mixed-Use Development at Warner Center
Gensler Principal Eric Stultz was interviewed, along with Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, and other partners, about Rams Village, which will anchor the $10 billion mixed-use development in the San Fernando Valley.
Fast Company Interviewed Gensler Co-CEO Jordan Goldstein About Leading in Times of Uncertainty
Goldstein explained that during the 2008 financial crisis, Gensler convened employees for “a large-format brainstorm on ways to rebound our business in a town hall setting,” rather than in closed-door meetings.
San Francisco Chronicle Featured Jagalchi, a New Korean Food Complex in the Bay Area
Designed by Gensler, the 75,000-square-foot complex houses a grocery store with a “dizzying array of Korean products,” as well as a restaurant, two bars, bakery, butcher, seafood counter, and prepared foods section.
Gensler Recognized on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2025 List
Recognized for the second consecutive year, the global design firm earned praise for its Gensler Product Sustainability (GPS) Standards™, spotlighting groundbreaking innovation in the building sector.
How Innovations in Architecture Are Transforming How We Experience Sports
Gensler Co-CEO Jordan Goldstein discussed the firm’s work to reshape sports and entertainment facilities in 2025 across projects including Phoenix Mercury’s Training Facility and HQ and Capital One Arena.
Gensler Ranked #1 on Interior Design’s 2025 Top 100 Giants List
Gensler was also voted the Most Admired Firm by our peers.
Mayo Clinic Announced Plans for a Transformative $1.9 Billion Investment To Create Seamless Healthcare Experiences
The investment in its Phoenix campus will create seamless patient experiences, provide a better workplace for staff, and expand clinical space. The design and construction team includes McCarthy, Gensler, and Arup.
Fast Company Explored Gensler’s Media Workplace Strategy and Design for The Walt Disney Company NYC Headquarters
Gensler’s Johnathan Sandler and Stephen Newbold discussed how the project creates dynamic workspaces designed to evolve with the fast-paced nature of media, fostering collaboration and creativity.
The Architect’s Newspaper Interviewed Robert Fuller and Peter Wang on Gensler’s Office-to-Residential Work
The feature covered Gensler’s office-to-residential work, including Pearl House, as well as the firm’s Conversions+ tool and research with Pew Charitable Trusts on innovative housing solutions.
We Grow Our Firm by Growing Our People
Gensler’s entrepreneurial culture empowers people to pursue their passions, learn new skills, take on greater responsibility, and do the best work of their careers.
We Support the Education of Emerging Design Talent
Over the past year alone, Gensler has awarded nearly $200,000 through our scholarship, design challenge, and bursary programs.
We Support the Education of Emerging Design Talent
Over the past year alone, our scholarship programs have awarded nearly $200,000 through the Brinkmann Scholarship, the Rising Black Designers Scholarship, and the Diversity in Design Bursary program.
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