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Resilience by Design

SUSTAINABILITY

Resilience by Design

Our Resilience by Design Report presents solutions for transforming the built environment to achieve a net zero carbon impact across our portfolio...

2025

DESIGN FORECAST

2025

Explore Gensler’s Design Forecast 2025, a collection of top global design trends shaping the future of the human experience and the built environment.

5 Trends Shaping Design in 2025

INSIGHT

5 Trends Shaping Design in 2025

Here are the 5 most important and actionable themes shaping design in 2025, based on over 100 trends across 33 industries around the world.

2024

DESIGN FORECAST

2024

Design Forecast 2024 explores design trends and strategies across 33 practice areas that are transforming challenges into positive change and...

Regional Revitalization: Designing for Impact in the Middle East

BLOG

Regional Revitalization: Designing for Impact in the Middle East

Tim Martin, Managing Director, Gensler Middle East, discusses designing for the region’s revitalization opportunity.

Luxury + Convenience: Why Branded Residences Are in Demand Across the Globe

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Luxury + Convenience: Why Branded Residences Are in Demand Across the Globe

In the residential sector, we’re seeing an increased demand for high-end, branded residences that offer hotel-style services and amenities.

Global Workplace Survey 2024

RESEARCH

Global Workplace Survey 2024

Gensler’s workplace survey reveals what matters most to design high-performing workplaces and proposes a new precedent for measuring workplace...

COP28 Day 3 Recap: Designing for a More Resilient Future

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COP28 Day 3 Recap: Designing for a More Resilient Future

One key theme to emerge from our conversations at COP28 in Dubai is the need to create a culture of sustainability in every project we take on and...

COP28 Day 2 Recap: Leading the Way to Smarter, Greener Cities

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COP28 Day 2 Recap: Leading the Way to Smarter, Greener Cities

Our industry must continue to push the pace of innovation to deliver affordable solutions for today’s challenges. Read more insights from our second...

COP28 Day 1 Recap: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Is a Global Priority

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COP28 Day 1 Recap: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Is a Global Priority

By putting our energy toward decarbonizing the built environment, we are investing in that future. Here are some key takeaways from COP28.

The 8 Trends Shaping Design in 2024

TRENDS

The 8 Trends Shaping Design in 2024

Here are the most important signals and key opportunities we see in the building industry today.

COP28

INSIGHT

COP28

Gensler attended COP28 in Dubai to work together with government leaders, partners, and clients to inspire impactful sustainability solutions and...

City Pulse 2023: The Future of Central Business Districts

RESEARCH

City Pulse 2023: The Future of Central Business Districts

We surveyed urban residents in 53 cities across the globe to understand their experiences in central business districts from the perspectives of...

Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023

RESEARCH

Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023

We surveyed office workers around the globe to understand how the workplace should evolve to meet their needs.

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...

City Pulse 2022: Urban Mobility Report

RESEARCH

City Pulse 2022: Urban Mobility Report

We surveyed residents across 30 cities around the world to understand their mobility experiences, preferences for urban transportation, and opinions...

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...

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...

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?

Fostering Casual Collisions — and Creativity — in a Virtual World

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Fostering Casual Collisions — and Creativity — in a Virtual World

Some of the best ideas at work happen spontaneously — in the lunch line or waiting for the elevator — rather than in a conference room. Now that many...

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.

How to Build Culture in a Virtual World

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How to Build Culture
in a Virtual World

As COVID-19 causes the world to rethink the communal workplace, for businesses it’s also a philosophical and emotional assault on company culture.

The New Shape of Retail Around the World

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Design Technology's Infinite Possibilities

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

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

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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...

Micromobility, Third Lanes, and Tomorrow’s Streetscapes

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Micromobility, Third Lanes, and Tomorrow’s Streetscapes

From scooters to e-bikes, new modes of mobility are starting to reshape our streets.

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.

Smart Cities Should Be Human Cities

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Smart Cities Should Be Human Cities

A layer of technology isn’t what makes a city “smart.” The tech must be used for purpose — seeking to bring the living, breathing, urban citizen a...

Academic Incubators Are Seeding a New Wave of Innovation

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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.

The Changing Face of Sports Arenas

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

The Changing Face of Sports Arenas

Today’s sports venues are a digital-savvy new mix of placemaking and socializing.

The Gensler Experience Index: Hospitality

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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.

Corporate Headquarters: From the Inside Out

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

Corporate Headquarters: From the Inside Out

The job of tomorrow’s headquarters is to marry brand and experience—building a culture and connecting employees to the company’s purpose.

World of Leisure: The Middle East + Europe

DIALOGUE ARTICLE

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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