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What Gensler’s Middle East Workplace Survey Uncovers About How to Attract Talent Back to the Office

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What Gensler’s Middle East Workplace Survey Uncovers About How to Attract Talent Back to the Office

Gensler’s Middle East Workplace Survey 2023 examines three ways organizations can attract workers to return to the office.

Middle East Workplace Survey 2023

RESEARCH

Middle East Workplace Survey 2023

Our survey of office workers across Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait reveals opportunities to make critical workplace changes to adapt...

2023

DESIGN FORECAST

2023

Design Forecast identifies trends and design strategies that are shaping the future with strategic advice, research, and projects across Gensler’s 29...

Are People the New Workplace Amenity?

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Are People the New Workplace Amenity?

Being with people may be the new workplace amenity — and a compelling reason to draw people back to the office for those that haven’t returned.

Why It’s Time to Demand More From Our Workplace Experience

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Why It’s Time to Demand More From Our Workplace Experience

Here are 10 considerations for reimagining the workplace to deliver more from technology, be bold on resilience, and enhance our humanity, health...

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...

What Matters Most for Hospitality in Asia Pacific and the Middle East?

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What Matters Most for Hospitality in Asia Pacific and the Middle East?

These are difficult times, but travel will resume and we recognize that great hotels not only anticipate market changes, but they are also able to...

Why Today’s Universities Need to Be Global Institutions

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Why Today’s Universities Need to Be Global Institutions

How can universities mitigate a potential downturn? The answer is transnational education.

Sharing Our Work-From-Home Experience in Asia Pacific and the Middle East

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Sharing Our Work-From-Home Experience in Asia Pacific and the Middle East

After Gensler staff members in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region began working from home, we launched a survey to assess our people’s...

How Should Office Buildings Change in a Post-Pandemic World?

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How Should Office Buildings Change in a Post-Pandemic World?

For those who design and develop office buildings around the world, the current crisis has introduced a new challenge: Once we are cleared to return...

Impact by Design 2020

SUSTAINABILITY

Impact by Design 2020

In Impact by Design 2020, Gensler introduces Strategies for Climate Resilience to improve the impact on climate change in the built environment.

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?

Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission

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Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission

Workplaces can be optimized to collect population data — like thermal screening — so agencies and companies can make better informed decisions to...

Cities and the Public Health: Our New Challenge in Urban Planning

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Cities and the Public Health: Our New Challenge in Urban Planning

Dense cities remain our best bet for providing opportunities and connections — if they’re designed to support residents’ wellness.

Re-Entry for Retailers: Returning to the Store

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Re-Entry for Retailers: Returning to the Store

Retailers can start formulating a plan for re-entry that meets consumers' new expectations of the marketplace.

What Happens When We Return to the Workplace?

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What Happens When We Return to the Workplace?

It’s not too early to start planning how we can return people to the workplace once the COVID-19 crisis ends.

Redefining Wellness in the Face of Pandemic

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Redefining Wellness in the Face of Pandemic

The COVID-19 crisis is causing us to redefine all our work around the concept of wellness and re-examine the importance of resilience.

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...

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.

Today's Travelers Are Looking for All New Hotel Experiences

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Today's Travelers Are Looking for All New Hotel Experiences

Hotels are appealing to next-gen travelers with boutique brands, coworking spaces, and multimodal lobbies.

Navigating the Retail Revolution

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Navigating the Retail Revolution

Successful brands are transforming the retail experience, despite ongoing volatility in the industry.

Middle East Workplace Survey 2020

RESEARCH

Middle East Workplace Survey 2020

An investigation into the changing nature of the Middle East workplace.

Doubling Down on Our Commitment to Resilience

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Doubling Down on Our Commitment to Resilience

With hundreds of millions of square feet of buildings and interior design projects in the pipeline annually, we believe our impact and role in...

Design Technology's Infinite Possibilities

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Design Technology's Infinite Possibilities

By combining human potential with machine cognition, we can elevate our capabilities and bring our best to clients.

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...

Climate Change Solutions for Workplace Design

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Climate Change Solutions for Workplace Design

Buildings contribute 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We have an opportunity to make a big impact.

Data and the Intelligent Workplace

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Data and the Intelligent Workplace

As the building blocks of smart cities, intelligent workplaces combine data and design to help people work smarter.

The New Shape of Building Design

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The New Shape of Building Design

By providing things like large open floor plates, indoor-outdoor transitions, open sightlines, and bridges and stairs between floors, designers can...

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...

Sizing Up the Future of Airports

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Sizing Up the Future of Airports

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

Academic Incubators Are Seeding a New Wave of Innovation

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Academic Incubators Are Seeding a New Wave of Innovation

Academic incubators are becoming engines for new economies, knowledge networks, and R&D.

Designing the Cities of the Future

DESIGN UPDATE

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...

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.

The Gensler Experience Index: Retail

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

The Gensler Experience Index: Retail

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

Sustainability | Research & Insight

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability | Research & Insight

Impact by Design 2018 is Gensler’s third annual publication assessing the performance and resilience of our work

Dialogue 31: WORK ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

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Dialogue 31: WORK
ONE SIZE DOES
NOT FIT ALL

By optimizing human potential, the most sought-after workplaces will attract talent, stimulate innovation, and yield the most successful business...

World of Leisure: The Middle East + Europe

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World of Leisure: The Middle East + Europe

Many perspectives shape leisure in the region. But there’s common ground in customers’ desire for a rich mix of experiences.
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