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Gensler surveyed 33,000 people across 65 cities to uncover what makes a city magnetic — how it attracts new residents and keeps them wanting to stay.

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

Former courthouses, grand banks, and other historic buildings at the center of our cities offer great potential to attract the public and activate...

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...

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

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

While there are points of concern for the current state of our city centers, this is also a unique opportunity to create meaningful and lasting...

We’ve developed a process for evaluating existing office buildings to determine if they are candidates for multifamily residential conversions.

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

To build stronger, more resilient, and equitable communities it’s essential that we leverage the power of research and engage residents.

The way we deliver and receive care is changing. Here, one of Gensler's healthcare leaders shares her thoughts on five trends currently influencing...

In the Puget Sound region and beyond, the science industry is growing in our post-pandemic economy.

Just like third places, the time has come for the office to open up to the city, the neighbourhood, and the public space, rather than withdrawing...

As travel ramps up, our survey explores the growing blend of business and leisure travel, new definitions of luxury hospitality experiences, and...

It is crucial to understand generational differences to support a productive and engaged workforce.

As office workers are returning to the office, we wanted to know: do Innovators work differently, and do they value the office differently?

Biogenic materials will be crucial in our efforts to address climate change while also meeting the vast global demand for new buildings and spaces.

Tenants are demanding healthy, energy-efficient buildings with measurable data to support ESG and talent retention goals. Here are five strategies to...

Mixed-use developments, when coupled with smart technologies, can deliver meaningful experiences, while providing developers data insights to...

Gensler Residential Leader Kelly Farrell discusses attainable housing trends and potential solutions.

To be truly inclusive, airports must address a diversity of passenger and employee needs.

Gensler’s research, planning, and transportation experts discuss how residents’ mobility experiences, opinions, and preferences are shaping how...

The journey towards an inclusive design outcome must start by engaging those for whom the design is intended.

How do you design for “buzz” in the workplace — that intangible phenomenon that bridges the anticipation of coming into work with the experience once...

By focusing on the interconnected issues of reimagined workplaces, attainable housing, and safe and accessible transportation, we can help cities...

What amenities can bring people back to the office? Here are 10 spaces that have the greatest impact on workplace effectiveness and experience.

Designing for the ‘S’ (Social) and fueling the impact of the corporate ‘G’ (Governance) in ESG can help realize positive, measurable outcomes in the...

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

As tech companies plot their partial return to the workplace, some are ready to embrace our latest challenge: How we take insights from the past two...

While most city dwellers feel positively about their city’s public transit system, fewer feel that it provides a great experience.

Owners and developers are considering how to convert Class B and C office buildings that sit vacant as tenants flock to modern, amenity-rich...

One trend that emerged from Gensler’s survey of 15,000 residents in 30 cities may change how we navigate urban life: micromobility is more popular...

The future of the office is about creating the right experiences. Beyond collaboration, employees want the office to be a great place to get work...

When looking for an impactful, actionable, and timely way to support ESG and carbon goals, we suggest starting with a fundamental, yet often...

The best airports put a hyper focus on the passenger experience, so what if we leveraged the same lessons from the best in aviation design to create...

The lab and life sciences industry is seeing a spike in interest from real estate investors, but this specialized industry brings its own unique real...

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

To cultivate work environments that enable our sciences clients to innovate, we must look beyond traditional conventions of buildings and workspaces...