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Designing for the 100-Year Life and an Active Aging Future

INSIGHT

Designing for the 100-Year Life and an Active Aging Future

Gensler’s Senior Living leaders share the latest research, trends, and “future of” thoughts across myriad space types that will undeniably impact the...

5 Ways to Rethink the Future of Residential Development and Design

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5 Ways to Rethink the Future of Residential Development and Design

Gensler’s Residential Experience Index unpacks the fundamental question: what makes a great living experience? Here are five key findings from our...

Residential Experience Index 2022

RESEARCH

Residential Experience Index 2022

Our report uncovers findings from global residents to better understand the most important drivers of positive living experiences and highlights a...

Design Forecast 2022: Senior Living

INSIGHT

Design Forecast 2022: Senior Living

The places we design for the oldest members of our community must emphasize holistic wellness, purpose, and activity in order to foster greater...

Design Forecast 2022: Residential

INSIGHT

Design Forecast 2022: Residential

As people are willing to forgo some building amenities, residential design will focus on affordability, quality, and space to improve the in-unit...

2022

DESIGN FORECAST

2022

Design Forecast focuses on design strategies that will define the future of the human experience. With strategic advice, research, and projects from...

Charting a Better Course for Senior Living

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Charting a Better Course for Senior Living

We want seniors' years to be imbued with activity, purpose, and interpersonal connection — which means that senior living’s future needs to be...

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.

Senior Living: Design Strategies for a Post-COVID World

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Senior Living: Design Strategies for a Post-COVID World

Gensler’s Senior Living leaders share ideas for how we design for today’s increasingly independent, tech-savvy, and diverse population.

Equity by Design: Redefining "Senior Living" | A Conversation with Stephanie Firestone, Esther Greenhouse, and Dr. Bill Thomas

PODCAST

Equity by Design: Redefining "Senior Living" | A Conversation with Stephanie Firestone, Esther Greenhouse, and Dr. Bill Thomas

Gensler’s Tama Duffy Day interviews gerontology experts as we look at the current moment as a unique opportunity for change. Stephanie Firestone is a...

Transitioning to a Virtual World of Health & Wellness

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Transitioning to a Virtual World of Health & Wellness

The landscape of virtual care has leapt ahead a decade or more amidst the current health crisis, and it is creating a massive shift in operations at...

How We're Innovating to Create Housing for All

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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...

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...

Hong Kong's Next Generation of Senior Living

RESEARCH

Hong Kong's Next Generation of Senior Living

An exploration into the adverse effects of Hong Kong's population density on senior adults

Designing Intergenerational Communities

RESEARCH

Designing Intergenerational Communities

Building upon our BoomTown framework to understand the essential elements for multigenerational communities.

Focus On: Affordable Housing

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Focus On: Affordable Housing

As cities grow, there’s an urgent need to provide residents with housing they can afford.  

S2E3 - How Communities Can Design for Aging in Place | an interview with Tama Duffy Day

PODCAST

S2E3 - How Communities Can Design for Aging in Place | an interview with Tama Duffy Day

Phil Esocoff, Gensler’s residential practice area leader, speaks to Tama Duffy Day, Gensler’s firmwide health and wellness practice area leader, on...

Building Boomtown

RESEARCH

Building Boomtown

Are today’s communities prepared for our rapidly growing, healthy, and savvy aging population?

Building BoomTown: Ageless Communities That Are Inclusive and Purpose-Driven

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Building BoomTown: Ageless Communities That Are Inclusive and Purpose-Driven

This blog is part of a series, BoomTown, examining how we design communities for all ages. The evidence is undeniable: the growing number of...

BoomTown: Common Interests Trump Common Ages

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BoomTown: Common Interests Trump Common Ages

This blog is part of a series, BoomTown, examining how we design communities for all ages. “What if we could rethink the housing options for Boomers...

BoomTown: The Promise of ‘Ageless Thinking’

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BoomTown: The Promise of ‘Ageless Thinking’

This blog is part of a series, BoomTown, examining how we design communities for all ages. “As a society, we tend to believe that each generation is...

BoomTown: A Future for All Ages

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BoomTown: A Future for All Ages

Image Jeff Sheldon, unsplash.com This blog is part of a series, BoomTown, examining how we design communities for all ages. According to...

Design Parameters for Urban Office-to-Residential Conversion

RESEARCH

Design Parameters for Urban Office-to-Residential Conversion

Building a framework for residential conversion for underperforming office buildings.

ZIP Code Health and Design: Why Community Provided Health Care Matters

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ZIP Code Health and Design: Why Community Provided Health Care Matters

Your zip code is a big prediction of your overall health. Community provided health care like Chicago’s Cook County Central Campus Health Center...

Design for Active Aging

RESEARCH

Design for Active Aging

Can design better support today’s active aging population? Today's aging population is anything but traditionally senior.

Housing Equality and Shaping Healthy Communities

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Housing Equality and Shaping Healthy Communities

The Town Hall Apartments at the Center on Halsted This past Sunday, hundreds of thousands marched jubilantly in Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade past the...

Aging in Place, Redefined

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Aging in Place, Redefined

The Center on Halsted Senior Housing, as conceived by Gensler. We’ve all heard the term “aging in place.” It typically refers to the ability to...
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