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How a New Vision for Flexible Co-Living Conversions Can Support Housing Affordability
Gensler and The Pew Charitable Trusts studied building typologies in seven cities to better understand the potential in this unique...
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...
BLOG
Designing for Flexibility in Senior Community Amenities
New insights in programming activities for tomorrow’s seniors will lead to the design of flexible, reconfigurable spaces and increased engagement.
BLOG
Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Senior Living Design
Gensler’s regional Northwest Senior Living leader discusses new housing models, amenities, and other opportunities shaping the future of senior...
BLOG
Bringing Spaces to Life: The Integral Role of Service Design in the Design Process
Service design acts as a bridge that connects the physical design of a space with the user-centric experiences within it.
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.
BLOG
Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Mobility and Transportation
Gensler’s mobility and transportation leaders discuss the biggest trends shaping the industry, from micromobility to electrification.
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.
DESIGN FORECAST
2024
Design Forecast 2024 explores design trends and strategies across 33 practice areas that are transforming challenges into positive change and...
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...
BLOG
Gensler Voices: Simba Mafundikwa on Continued Learning
Simba Mafundikwa, a designer for Gensler Seattle, shares how being a forever student is the key to growth.
RESEARCH
The Return of the City
We examined how global perceptions have shifted from 2021 to 2023 across 15 global cities to understand the obstacles and opportunities facing cities...
BLOG
Gensler Voices: Shirin Masoudi on Her Design Inspiration
Shirin Masoudi, a designer
for Gensler Seattle, shares her unique perspective on design.
BLOG
How Life Sciences Developments Can Redefine Urban Areas
Sciences R&D developments are migrating to amenitized urban areas, unlocking opportunity for architectural innovation.
TRENDS
The 8 Trends Shaping Design in 2024
Here are the most important signals and key opportunities we see in the building industry today.
BLOG
Retail Design for Better Consumer and Employee Experiences
The recent resurgence of in-person retail brings with it not only a new
consumer
experience, but an equal emphasis on a new
employee
experience.
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...
BLOG
Dear Downtown, Let’s Rewrite Our Story
How can our cities serve our deepest need — the need for belonging and connection with each other? We have to write a new story.
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Embodied Carbon Is Where Tech Must Tighten Its Belt
As buildings get more efficient and power grids get cleaner, projects are looking to where they can further reduce their carbon footprint to meet...
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Magnetizing People & Places Through the Power of Brand
Gensler’s Brand Design and industry leaders delve into a conversation about the power of brand strategy and storytelling.
BLOG
The Benefits of Repurposing Stranded Assets as First-Generation Labs
As we consider the possibilities of conversions for stranded assets, it’s important to identify laboratories as a potential use.
BLOG
What Airports Can Learn From Work, Sports, Healthcare, and Retail
Here are five cues that airports can take from innovations, insights, and perspectives from other parallel industries.
BLOG
What Two Leading Edge Venues Reveal About the Future of College Sports
Sports venues must go beyond game day and do more for the team, the campus community, and the general public by identifying year-round use.
RESEARCH
U.S. Laboratory Research Scientist Survey 2023
As hybrid work, artificial intelligence, and cloud labs become commonplace in the life science industry, how can the design of laboratory settings...
BLOG
The UnOffice: Workplaces for More Than Productivity
The next evolution of the workplace should be designed for hybrid work, embracing both productivity and unproductivity.
RESEARCH
Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023
We surveyed office workers around the globe to understand how the workplace should evolve to meet their needs.
BLOG
Trends to Watch: The Evolution of the Sciences Workplace
In the Puget Sound region and beyond, the science industry is growing in our post-pandemic economy.
BLOG
Younger Generations Work Differently. What Does This Mean for the Future Workplace?
It is crucial to understand generational differences to support a productive and engaged workforce.
BLOG
Gensler Voices: Jacob Simons on the Power of Community
We sat down with Jacob Simons, Northwest Regional Strategy Practice Leader in our Gensler Seattle office, to discuss the power in leaving a legacy of...
BLOG
The Internet of Places: How Will Web3 Transform the Built Environment?
See how new tech trends in AI, VR, and Web3 will transform the built environment.
BLOG
The Future of Travel? Start With the Future Traveler.
To be truly inclusive, airports must address a diversity of passenger and employee needs.
BLOG
Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Urban Mobility
Gensler’s research, planning, and transportation experts discuss how residents’ mobility experiences, opinions, and preferences are shaping how...
BLOG
Building Buzz: Strategies for Energizing the Workplace
How do you design for “buzz” in the workplace — that intangible phenomenon that bridges the anticipation of coming into work with the experience once...
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...
BLOG
Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of ESG
Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability leaders discuss the trends and challenges they are seeing as clients lay out ESG goals and how those trends...
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...
RESEARCH
U.S. Workplace Survey 2022
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...
BLOG
To Further Your ESG and Carbon Commitments, Start With Signage
When looking for an impactful, actionable, and timely way to support ESG and carbon goals, we suggest starting with a fundamental, yet often...
BLOG
A Framework for Fostering Climate Resilience and Preparedness in the Built Environment
Within Gensler's U.S. Climate Action Survey 2022, we introduce a new roadmap for climate action through design that is anchored by four pillars...
BLOG
Labs and Sciences: Consider This for Adaptive Reuse
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...
RESEARCH
Residential Experience Index 2022
Our report uncovers findings from global residents to better understand the most important drivers of positive living experiences and highlights a...
BLOG
Why the New Workplace Ecosystem Is Key to the Future of Work
As we think about the future of work, consider a new workplace ecosystem — a Swiss Army knife approach to choosing the whole suite of places and...
BLOG
Innovation Districts, Affinity Districts, and the City of the Future
Here's how innovation is happening at a variety of scales, from affinity districts, to innovation districts, across cities.
BLOG
The Future of ESG in Architecture
A team at Gensler is changing the challenge of measuring the impact of ESG goals by developing design guidance and strategy to add clarity and...
BLOG
The Lab Building of the Future is NEXT
The traditional method of designing new science buildings needs to evolve from what the building looks like, to how it needs to be optimized for each...
BLOG
Campus Masterplan 2.0: Including an Integrated Wellness Strategy
By creating a network of engagements and reinforcements throughout a student’s daily journey, academic institutions can normalize wellness and shift...
BLOG
The New Hybrid Sciences Office Will Blend Tech Workplace, Hospitality, Brand Design, and Storytelling
To cultivate work environments that enable our sciences clients to innovate, we must look beyond traditional conventions of buildings and workspaces...
