Aviation

Sizing Up the Future of Airports
DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Sizing Up the Future of Airports

Airports big and small are welcoming travelers with terminals that reflect their locale.

Keep it Moving: New Technologies at the Airport Curbside
BLOG

Keep it Moving: New Technologies at the Airport Curbside

The disruptive impact that Transportation Network Companies and app-based rides have had on airport curbsides has been significant. While companies...

How Will Biometric Screening Change the Airport Environment?
BLOG

How Will Biometric Screening Change the Airport Environment?

Fueled by science fiction, biometric screening has long been associated with a futuristic society. Today, governmental agencies, airlines, and...

Experience Index
RESEARCH

Experience Index

The Gensler Experience IndexSM is the result of a multi-year research effort to identify and quantify the factors of design that impact the human...

2017
DESIGN FORECAST

2017

Our newest publication, Gensler Design Forecast builds on the legacy of our Annual Reports to provide an informative guide to the intersection...

Dialogue 30: The<br> Livability<br> Issue
DIALOGUE ISSUE

Dialogue 30: The
Livability
Issue

Livable cities weave community into every aspect of urban life. Learn more in the latest Dialogue.

Experiential ROI
RESEARCH

Experiential ROI

What makes for a positive retail experience?

Dialogue 29: The Place of Leisure in the Flow of Life
DIALOGUE ISSUE

Dialogue 29: The Place of Leisure in the Flow of Life

Leisure is part of the flow of lives we improvise amid online prompts and the push and pull of real places and experiences. Issue 29 looks at how...

Travel Gets Hospitable
DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Travel Gets Hospitable

Airlines are taking cues from urban hotels. And airport hotels are going upscale.

What makes a world-class airport?
BLOG

What makes a world-class airport?

Gleaming new terminals are rising in next-generation cities across the globe; and with these come growing expectations of the airport experience. To...

Airports without Waiting?
RESEARCH

Airports without Waiting?

What’s next for airport terminal design and planning? Keeping passengers moving is key for tomorrow’s airport—waiting will be a thing of the past.

Don't Forget Delight
DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Don't Forget Delight

Airports are experiential as well as functional. How well they deliver as places where pleasure lingers in passengers’ memories is the new measure of...

Keeping It Fresh
DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Keeping It Fresh

To keep passengers in the forefront, Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport was redesigned to address travelers’ needs at every step.

Re-Worked
DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Re-Worked

Two recent Gensler research initiatives have harnessed the crowdsourced power of multiple cultural, geographic, and practice-area perspectives on the...

Design for Aviation
BOOKS

Design for Aviation

A comprehensive survey of modern, passenger-friendly airports – the key connector to cities and regions in an expanding global community.

Aviation Performance Index
RESEARCH

Aviation Performance Index

Which airport spaces drive positive travel experiences? The quality of restrooms, security checkpoints, and baggage claim have a significant impact...