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As big box retail closures mount, here’s a look at five unique uses to repurpose large, vacant spaces in a changing landscape.

Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey 2025 reveals the importance of in-person work and insights on how workplaces can be better designed to support all...

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

Looking towards San Francisco’s Chinatown as a case study, here are three key strategies to create a thriving third place.

Though the retail and dining sector has struggled with pandemic recovery and rising costs, the specialty markets subcategory is thriving.

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

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

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

Strategies for repositioning an aging hotel ground floor into a community destination.

Our research explores how the shift out of the pandemic is impacting student relationships, motivation, and emotional well-being.

In the age of hybrid work, campuses have an opportunity to explore new approaches to workspace, specifically shared and unassigned space for staff...

With a heightened consumer appetite for engaging social spaces, food and beverage are key ingredients for physical retail viability.

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

An exploration into the future of the hybrid learning experience.

By engaging restorative justice principles from the outset of the design process, we can begin to dismantle inequity in our communities and cities.

By taking cues from higher education and integrating insights into workplace design, we can create spaces that attract talent and empower tomorrow’s...

Sciences R&D developments are migrating to amenitized urban areas, unlocking opportunity for architectural innovation.

As more students return to campus, hybrid and virtual learning are suffering.

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

Here are 10 considerations, tools, and methodologies for creating a better workplace experience and attracting people back to the office in a hybrid...

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

These purpose-built office buildings or headquarters can be developed to suit a company’s specific needs and reflect its unique brand and culture.

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

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

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.

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

Oakland is continuing to transform its downtown urban core with a series of historic commercial building renovations that are driving a resurgence...

Coupling findings from Gensler’s Workplace Survey and Education Engagement Index research, we’ve identified three key findings that the future...

Here's how innovation is happening at a variety of scales, from affinity districts, to innovation districts, across cities.

Landlords and building owners will continue to seize opportunities to convert or reuse existing buildings to provide spaces that support flexibility...

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

Amid a constantly evolving pandemic, how are companies and employees planning for a return to the office? Gensler's workplace survey research offers...

Cities are at an inflection point and can use this moment to imagine a new community-focused model for growth, one that is more convenient...

Mixed use spaces are in demand because mixed use provides flexibility, diversity, and a range of experiences. So, what’s next for mixed-use...

For companies who are looking to compete in the war for talent by delivering a positive employee experience, inclusive design is a critical...

We surveyed residents in 15 global cities to understand their experiences as the pandemic continues and to explore implications for the future of the...

Completed in 2019, Assembly at North First was originally intended to be leased as a single-tenant campus, but the developer asked Gensler to...

Here are a few key considerations that tech companies might want to take into account as they reassess their real estate portfolio.

Gensler's San Francisco Bay Area offices hosted a panel discussion on new strategies being used to shape the future of the Bay Area and the...