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Creating Resilient Urbanism With Streetscape Design
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Creating Resilient Urbanism With Streetscape Design

Our streetscape spaces have the potential to be vital agents in the fight against climate change and in creating livable cities.

Wellness Design at the Intersection of Equity and Sustainability
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Wellness Design at the Intersection of Equity and Sustainability

Enhancing the wellness for the future of our cities requires a twofold approach — creating more equitable and accessible spaces across underserved...

The Mental and Physical Benefits of Our Plazas, Parks, and Sidewalks
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The Mental and Physical Benefits of Our Plazas, Parks, and Sidewalks

Scientific studies back up what many already feel is true: our mental and physical health is inextricably linked to the connections between ourselves...

Why Investing in Public Space Matters for Cities and Real Estate Developers
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Why Investing in Public Space Matters for Cities and Real Estate Developers

Right now, perhaps no other location or space type is in higher demand than pedestrian-friendly, outdoor public space.

2021
DESIGN FORECAST

2021

Gensler’s Design Forecast 2021 explores design strategies for a post-COVID world, offering trends, insights, and practical advice our clients and...

Mixed Reality Futures for Connected Transit
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Mixed Reality Futures for Connected Transit

To stay relevant, transit systems must focus on new and novel ways to optimize rider experience.

Design for the New Hybrid Workplace
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Design for the New Hybrid Workplace

As we plan for the new workplace, we need new design tools to meet the new design demands, and advances in technology and design tools is driving...

Learning About Resilience at the UCLA Congo Basin Institute
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Learning About Resilience at the UCLA Congo Basin Institute

Funded by the University of California at Los Angeles and the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the Congo Basin Institute is a research and...

Empowering Citizens to Transform Their Cities
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Empowering Citizens to Transform Their Cities

Here are seven tips for creating successful community outreach and connecting with your constituents during the pandemic and beyond.

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?

Designing Spaces to Help People Feel Emotionally Safe in the Workplace
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Designing Spaces to Help People Feel Emotionally Safe in the Workplace

How can we help people feel emotionally safe when they venture outside their own homes and interact in public or private spaces?

How Education Can Build an Optimistic, Equitable Future
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How Education Can Build an Optimistic, Equitable Future

How can we impart positive change on our schools, colleges, and universities, to ultimately shape more equitable communities?

Insights From Gensler’s U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020
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Insights From Gensler’s U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020

The Gensler Research Institute published its U.S. Work from Home Survey 2020, featuring findings on the experience of working from home during the...

Most People Want to Return to the Office — But They Expect Changes
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Most People Want to Return to the Office — But They Expect Changes

We’ve proven we can easily and efficiently work from home. But we can’t effectively do all work activities from home. In fact, the workplace may be...

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...

Is the Virtual Fan Experience Ready for the Big Game?
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Is the Virtual Fan Experience Ready for the Big Game?

Until fans are allowed back inside sports arenas, what can we do now to enhance the fan experience virtually?

Planning for a Post-COVID Return to Campus
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Planning for a Post-COVID Return to Campus

We're reflecting on the factors education leaders should consider in planning a return to school post-COVID-19, and what we can learn from this...

10 Considerations for Transitioning Back to Work in a Post-COVID-19 World
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10 Considerations for Transitioning Back to Work in a Post-COVID-19 World

Real estate and facilities teams are challenged with implementing new ways of working that balance business continuity with employee safety.

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?

Understanding the Touchless Workplace
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Understanding the Touchless Workplace

In the workplace, digital solutions and experience platforms have improved guest check-in, conference room booking, company communications...

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.

Using This Moment to Improve City Life
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Using This Moment to Improve City Life

The current crisis raises serious questions that we’ll need to address before we get back to anything resembling normal: How well-suited are cities...

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.

The Pandemic’s Lasting Effect on Our Healthcare System
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The Pandemic’s Lasting Effect on Our Healthcare System

After this crisis, we won’t return to business as usual. What should we consider as the new normal for healthcare systems?

Will Campus Life Translate to a Virtual Environment?
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Will Campus Life Translate to a Virtual Environment?

COVID-19 has forced us to embrace a new reality rooted exclusively in virtual interactions. While we reflect on how educational institutions...

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.

Digital and Virtual Connections Have Quickly Become a Brand’s Livelihood
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Digital and Virtual Connections Have Quickly Become a Brand’s Livelihood

In this time of social distancing, brands are finding new ways to authentically connect with their audiences through digital and virtual experiences.

Designing Healthcare for Surge Capacity
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Designing Healthcare for Surge Capacity

We need health and wellness systems that continue to give people more choice and we need those systems to flex and respond to pandemics like COVID-19.

Remote Working Offers an Opportunity to Experiment and Learn
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Remote Working Offers an Opportunity to Experiment and Learn

As COVID-19 disrupts our lives, working from home is now a sudden reality. How can we apply the best practices and tools that make a...

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.

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...

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.

The Sports/Community Connection
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The Sports/Community Connection

Sports developments are benefiting more than just fans of the game by becoming hubs for local economic growth and community partnership.

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.

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.

Reinventing the Mall
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Reinventing the Mall

Developers are transforming struggling malls into thriving urban lifestyle centers.

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...

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
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Climate Change Solutions for Workplace Design

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

Managing a Work Anywhere Culture
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Managing a Work Anywhere Culture

As work increasingly happens anywhere, what are companies doing to get people to come in to the workplace?

5 Amenities That Are Worth the Investment
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5 Amenities That Are Worth the Investment

Data and insights from the Gensler Research Institute find that amenities that support effective work habits are crucial to an office’s overall...

Giving Talent What They Want
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Giving Talent What They Want

Organizations are attracting the best talent by creating workplaces that boost innovation with great work experiences.

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...

CitySpace: Gensler’s Uber Elevate Skyport Concept Reimagines the Future of Cities
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CitySpace: Gensler’s Uber Elevate Skyport Concept Reimagines the Future of Cities

he Future of Cities relies on designers to consider mobility, human experience, climate change, connected cities, and social impact.

Urbanism and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Urbanism and the Pursuit of Happiness

Cities are magnets for those who seek better jobs, opportunities, and more diverse communities. But does city life make us happy? We look at some of...

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...

Micromobility, Third Lanes, and Tomorrow’s Streetscapes
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Micromobility, Third Lanes, and Tomorrow’s Streetscapes

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

Focus On: Affordable Housing
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Focus On: Affordable Housing

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

Building a Bridge for L.A.'s Homeless Population
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Building a Bridge for L.A.'s Homeless Population

An emergency housing program provides critical interim housing for Los Angeles’ homeless.

Research Spotlight: Millennials at the Museum
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Research Spotlight: Millennials at the Museum

Our research reveals the impact that young museum-goers are having on cultural institutions.

Client Interview: Matt Wunder, Da Vinci Schools
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Client Interview: Matt Wunder, Da Vinci Schools

An interview with Matt Wunder, of Da Vinci Schools, to learn how these public charter schools are implementing project-based education and providing...

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.

Smart Cities Should Be Human Cities
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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...

Project Spotlight: Redesigning Today's Schools for Tomorrow's Learners
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Project Spotlight: Redesigning Today's Schools for Tomorrow's Learners

Uniting three independent charter schools under one roof, Wiseburn USD and Da Vinci Schools in Southern California are a model for next-gen learning...

Social Design, Creative Spaces, and the Future of Healthcare
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Social Design, Creative Spaces, and the Future of Healthcare

From drop-in clinics to virtual visits, healthcare has become more convenient and accessible.

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.

From Railroads to Electric Scooters: How Mobility Shapes the City of Today and Tomorrow
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From Railroads to Electric Scooters: How Mobility Shapes the City of Today and Tomorrow

From GPS-enabled electric scooters, to driverless cars, and even aerial ride-share services, disruptive mobility is on the rise. With the explosion...

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 Future of Stadium Design: Banc of California Stadium
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The Future of Stadium Design: Banc of California Stadium

Sports stadiums are embracing far more than just the game.

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.

Hospitality with a Human Touch
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Hospitality with a Human Touch

Hotels are embracing authenticity, curation, and personalization to attract guests.

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.

Retail: Any Place, Any Time
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Retail: Any Place, Any Time

The future store will become a multifaceted destination that’s as flexible as its online counterpart.

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.

City of Hope Honors Gensler With Spirit of Life Award
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City of Hope Honors Gensler With Spirit of Life Award

City of Hope Honors Gensler With Spirit of Life Award

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...

Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?
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Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?

The legal industry and most other industries are reshaping their workplaces. The most innovative of the bunch are taking less space and collaborating...

Design Parameters for Urban Office-to-Residential Conversion
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Design Parameters for Urban Office-to-Residential Conversion

Building a framework for residential conversion for underperforming office buildings.

Climate Change
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Climate Change

The design of the built environment plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change. Gensler signed the landmark Paris Pledge at COP21, to mark our...

World of Leisure: North America — The West
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World of Leisure:
North America — The West

North America’s still a huge market for leisure—entertainment, retail, hospitality and mixed use. But the form leisure takes reflects local and...