Mixed Use & Retail Centers

The Benefits of Converting Class C Office Into First Class Residential
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The Benefits of Converting Class C Office Into First Class Residential

From coast-to-coast, clients are facing a similar challenge: in order to future-proof older buildings, they’ll need to make their buildings more...

5 Principles for Retail Center Repositioning
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5 Principles for Retail Center Repositioning

Converting aging or underutilized retail malls into vibrant, mixed-use developments will unlock latent value and meet consumers’ rapidly changing...

Design Forecast: Mixed Use & Retail Centers
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Design Forecast: Mixed Use & Retail Centers

Mixed-use districts and retail centers are seeing opportunities to support diverse, equitable, and healthy places at the heart of their communities...

Real Estate Must Offer Human Experiences, as We Escape Virtual Lockdown Living
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Real Estate Must Offer Human Experiences, as We Escape Virtual Lockdown Living

The recovery is an opportunity to realign real estate value with human experience.

Rethinking Longevity in an Age-Inclusive World
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Rethinking Longevity in an Age-Inclusive World

Here are five strategies for reimagining longevity in an age-inclusive world.

Reimagining San Antonio as a 20-Minute City
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Reimagining San Antonio as a 20-Minute City

The idea of a “20-minute city,” in which residents’ needs can all be found within a 20-minute walk or short bike ride from their homes, can be...

As E-commerce Booms, Transportation Logistics Are Shifting to Meet Demand
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As E-commerce Booms, Transportation Logistics Are Shifting to Meet Demand

Companies are looking for a faster and more efficient way to ship goods to consumers. Intermodal transportation could prove to be the most efficient...

How to Bring Older Office Buildings Back to Life Amid a Struggling Commercial Real Estate Market
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How to Bring Older Office Buildings Back to Life Amid a Struggling Commercial Real Estate Market

Here are several opportunities commercial real estate developers can consider when converting or repositioning under-performing office buildings.

Distribution Center Design and Last-Mile Logistics
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Distribution Center Design and Last-Mile Logistics

Here are five considerations for setting up a successful logistics center that will meet the challenges in last-mile delivery.

Developing Open Space as the Public’s Living Room
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Developing Open Space as the Public’s Living Room

Outdoor public gathering spaces fulfill a basic human need to be around people. With the pandemic keeping us confined, public space can also be a...

How the Pandemic Could Reshape the World’s Cities
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How the Pandemic Could Reshape the World’s Cities

We have an opportunity to provide a more fulfilling urban experience and to design for health, equity, and accessibility.

Rebuilding Consumer Confidence in Our Shopping Destinations
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Rebuilding Consumer Confidence in Our Shopping Destinations

What are the long-term implications that will change how we experience shopping and leisure destinations?

5 ‘Out of the Box’ Strategies for the Retail Real Estate Market
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5 ‘Out of the Box’ Strategies for the Retail Real Estate Market

Here are five recommendations for retail reuse to align under-utilized real estate assets with growing community needs.

Crafting Our Way Into a New Era of Human Connection
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Crafting Our Way Into a New Era of Human Connection

With all the talk about re-entry, return to work, and reopening of retail and schools, it seems the measures the world is taking to welcome people...

Defining the Future of Our Cities: Five Areas of Opportunity for a Post-Pandemic World
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Defining the Future of Our Cities: Five Areas of Opportunity for a Post-Pandemic World

We are witnessing global disruption at an unprecedented scale. But if we can live though disruptions as a new normal, then we may emerge even...

Redesigning Mixed-Use Environments for a Post-Pandemic World
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Redesigning Mixed-Use Environments for a Post-Pandemic World

What will mixed-use and public places look like after this pandemic?

Leveraging Client Networks to Inform Retail Site Recommendations
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Leveraging Client Networks to Inform Retail Site Recommendations

An investigation into how to help retailers streamline their site selection process.

Dialogue 35: TRANSFORMING THE URBAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH DESIGN
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Dialogue 35:
TRANSFORMING
THE URBAN EXPERIENCE
THROUGH DESIGN

TRANSFORMING THE URBAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH DESIGN As cities continue to grow, designers are stepping in to create experiences that connect people to...

Legacy Building
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Legacy Building

Gensler’s Todd Heiser and Benjy Ward on why adaptive reuse is about more than just renovation.

The New Shape of Retail Around the World
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The New Shape of Retail Around the World

Across the globe, consumers’ tastes vary, but universally, they expect more from their retail environments than just a place to shop.

How We're Innovating to Create Housing for All
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How We're Innovating to Create Housing for All

To respond to the global need for more housing — and more affordable housing — we’re exploring ideas that include co-living spaces, senior living...

Is There Still a Difference Between Live, Work, and Play?
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Is There Still a Difference Between Live, Work, and Play?

As our lives blend together, our spaces need to become more hybrid as well.

Adaptive Reuse Strategies for a Net-Zero Future
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Adaptive Reuse Strategies for a Net-Zero Future

Here are 3 successful examples of when developers chose adaptive reuse strategies over new builds.

Client Interview: Bryan Koop, Boston Properties
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Client Interview: Bryan Koop, Boston Properties

Bryan Koop of Boston Properties shares insights on mobility and mixed-use trends.

Reinventing the Mall
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Reinventing the Mall

Developers are transforming struggling malls into thriving urban lifestyle centers.

Designing Intergenerational Communities
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Designing Intergenerational Communities

In partnership with the Milken Institute's Center for the Future of Aging, Gensler teams from Los Angeles and Washington, DC created speculative...

The Inertia of Home
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The Inertia of Home

For tenants, moving is expensive, unsettling, and time-consuming. For owners, high turnover is costly because of repairs and maintenance between...

2019
DESIGN FORECAST

2019

Design Forecast presents a comprehensive look at design around the globe, with over 100 pages of insights, research and industry trends. Register...

Schools in the City | An interview with Matthew Shank, Marymount University & Samantha Baker, Ballston BID
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Schools in the City | An interview with Matthew Shank, Marymount University & Samantha Baker, Ballston BID

In today’s podcast, Duncan Lyons, Design Director at Gensler, is speaking with Matthew Shank, President Emeritus at Marymount University and...

Dialogue 34: How Workplace is Shaping the Future of Cities
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Dialogue 34: How Workplace
is Shaping the
Future of Cities

HOW WORKPLACE IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CITIES No experience shapes people’s lives more than work. From incubating new ideas to addressing climate...

Investigating Japan’s Unique Transportation Retail Hubs
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Investigating Japan’s Unique Transportation Retail Hubs

An in-depth assessment of Japan's railway retail system to improve the user experience.

Dialogue 33: DESIGNING CITIES FOR PEOPLE
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Dialogue 33: DESIGNING
CITIES
FOR PEOPLE

DESIGNING CITIES FOR PEOPLE No matter how you look at cities, people are always at the center. For that reason, we believe that human experience is...

Investigating Downtown Neighborhood Resurgence
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Investigating Downtown Neighborhood Resurgence

Analyzing what drives downtown resurgence and its surrounding areas.

Polycentric Cities: The Future of Sustainable Urban Growth
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Polycentric Cities: The Future of Sustainable Urban Growth

As we approach a new normal for urban density, the cities that are best positioned for the future are evolving along a decentralized, multi-nodal...

Designing the Cities of the Future
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Designing the Cities of the Future

Modern cities can be built on time-honored principles and shaped by regional culture and local values, as demonstrated at Msheireb Downtown Doha.

More than a Mall, a ‘Retail City’
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More than a Mall, a ‘Retail City’

The Avenues adds new experiences to a regional shopping destination.

Dialogue 32: LIFESTYLE AND THE FUTURE OF CITIES
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Dialogue 32: LIFESTYLE
AND THE FUTURE
OF CITIES

In this issue of Dialogue, we focus on the lifestyle sector and explore the role of convergence, experience, and placemaking in reshaping cities...

Placemaking and the art of Mixed Use
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Placemaking and the art of Mixed Use

As more people turn to technology for their daily transactions, designers of mixed-use developments are focusing on placemaking to deliver meaningful...

The Gensler Experience Index: Hospitality
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The Gensler Experience Index: Hospitality

Design is a key differentiator between a good experience and a great one.

A Civic Gateway Rooted in Place
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A Civic Gateway Rooted in Place

A legendary site in downtown Boston is the catalyst for neighborhood transformation.

The Gensler Experience Index: Retail
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The Gensler Experience Index: Retail

Design is the “X factor” that engages people and keeps them coming back.

Worlds Collide
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Worlds Collide

As brands blend and the digital merges with the physical, a new type of convergence is defining the built environment.

Design Forecast - 5 Indicators That Retailers Are Selling Experiences Over Products
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Design Forecast - 5 Indicators That Retailers Are Selling Experiences Over Products

Retail is no longer about products; it’s about the relationship between a brand and its audience.

Experience Index: Retail
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Experience Index: Retail

An in-depth investigation into the changing retail experience and areas for improvement

Autonomous Vehicles and Their Impact on Real Estate
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Autonomous Vehicles and Their Impact on Real Estate

A deep dive into the impact of the increased use of autonomous vehicles on future real estate investments, specifically parking.

Introducing the Gensler Experience Index
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Introducing the Gensler 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...

The Solutions to Climate Change Are Already at Our Fingertips
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The Solutions to Climate Change Are Already at Our Fingertips

Because every project we work on is either part of the problem or part of the solution, we made a commitment to measure the environmental impact of...

On Track for Livable Growth
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On Track for Livable Growth

A survey of cities using transit-served urban centers to spark renewal.

Urban Farmification: Big Box Underground
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Urban Farmification: Big Box Underground

Exploring the opportunities and realities of submerging big box retail centers to support rooftop farming.

Re-Imagining an American Icon
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Re-Imagining an American Icon

The Willis Tower is one of the world’s tallest buildings. At ground level, however, something is noticeably absent.

Human Experience Is the Future of Design
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Human Experience Is the Future of Design

We believe human experience is the future of design. People are the one constant in this era of dramatic technological change, demographic shifts...

Hack the City
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Hack the City

Redesigning our cities through active community engagement.

Tokyo’s Third Places
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Tokyo’s Third Places

Exploring ways to improve work/life balance for Tokyo’s busy workforce.

Manhattan’s Next Hot Neighborhood
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Manhattan’s Next Hot Neighborhood

An "up-zoning" proposal to encourage building renovation and neighborhood revitalization.

Measuring Urban Experience
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Measuring Urban Experience

A tool for gathering qualitative data about the urban realm.

Experiential ROI
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Experiential ROI

What makes for a positive retail experience?

Measuring Experience
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Measuring Experience

Gensler researchers take on the challenge of quantifying the value of experiential design.

The State of Parking
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The State of Parking

How do we optimize parking in today’s and tomorrow’s cities?

In the Mix
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In the Mix

Work was a silo, but now we stack, embed, and overlay it with the rest of life to create great synergies and adjacencies. Welcome the newly...

Design Update: Shanghai Tower
DESIGN UPDATE

Design Update:
Shanghai Tower

Inspired by Shanghai’s tradition of parks and neighborhoods, China’s tallest mixed-use building will complete the world’s first super-highrise...

Curating the Right Mix
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Curating the Right Mix

Can China create better cities? For China’s cities to grow while maintaining a sense of community, we must enrich projects through a focus on...