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DESIGN FORECAST
2024
Design Forecast 2024 explores design trends and strategies across 33 practice areas that are transforming challenges into positive change and...
WEBINAR
The Workplace Experience: Redefining the Modern Office To Boost Performance
Gensler Toronto and Vancouver leaders explore what Canadians truly want in the workplace, and how effective workplaces can yield positive outcomes...
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...
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...
INSIGHT
Office to Residential Services
Our office-to-residential services and conversion algorithm can quickly determine if an underused office building is a candidate for residential...
BLOG
Toronto’s New Deal Highlights the Importance of Healthy Cities
Here are three areas Toronto can focus on to bring people downtown, improve accessibility, and provide a better central business district experience...
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
10 Considerations for Transitioning Back to Work in a Hybrid World
Here are 10 considerations, tools, and methodologies for creating a better workplace experience and attracting people back to the office in a hybrid...
BLOG
What We’ve Learned by Assessing More Than 1,300 Potential Office-to-Residential Conversions
We’ve developed a process for evaluating existing office buildings to determine if they are candidates for multifamily residential conversions.
WEBINAR
Global Workplace Comparison & The Opportunity for Canadian Workplaces
Gensler Toronto and Vancouver leaders unveil the gaps and opportunities in the Canadian office market, based on findings from the Global Workplace...
PODCAST
Office-to-Residential Conversions: Mandates, Myths, and Possibilities
Experts weigh the opportunities, myths, and challenges of converting increasingly vacant office buildings into much needed housing.
BLOG
The Future of Work in Canada: Insights From Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey
Gensler’s latest global workplace survey reveals that Canadian offices are ripe for post-pandemic reinvention.
WEBINAR
What Workers Want: Findings from the Canada Workplace Survey
Gensler’s leaders offer guidance on the future of work in Canada, based on findings from the latest Canada Workplace Survey exploring what workers...
BLOG
What Gensler’s Canadian Workplace Survey Reveals About the New Priorities for Office Design
Gensler's Canada Workplace Survey 2022 survey finds that the office will remain a critical part of the work ecosystem, but there are some challenges.
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
Unlocking Hidden Value: How Cities and Developers Are Partnering to Turn Vacant Offices into Residential
Vacant office spaces are a burden for cities and developers. Here’s how to convert vacant office buildings into new housing.
BLOG
How Can Companies Leverage the Sublease Market to Gain Access to Prime Office Space in Downtown Toronto?
With companies reevaluating how to meaningfully reengage with the workplace, many enticing opportunities are appearing on the sublease market in the...
RESEARCH
Canada Workplace Survey 2022
We surveyed Canadian office workers to understand their preferred mix of experiences in the office to get work done.
BLOG
The Trends Defining What’s Next for Stranded Assets and Building Transformation
Owners and developers are considering how to convert Class B and C office buildings that sit vacant as tenants flock to modern, amenity-rich...
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...
SUSTAINABILITY
Climate Action Through Design
Our Climate Action Through Design Report presents solutions for transforming the built environment to achieve a net zero carbon impact across our...
BLOG
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.
BLOG
Shopping Malls Are Dying — Here's How to Bring Them Back to Life
Malls are not necessarily dead; what’s changing is the expectation of what they should or could be.
BLOG
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...
BLOG
The Future of the 20-Minute City
The “20-minute city” fosters connectivity to everyday resources by design. By designing through an ESG lens, we can create healthy, walkable...
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
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
How Hospitality Can Revamp Financial Services and Professional Services Firms
With hospitality-inspired workplace design, financial firms can create a purpose-driven space that empowers employees, nurtures client relationships...
BLOG
Why Inclusive Design Is a Critical Advantage in the War for Talent
For companies who are looking to compete in the war for talent by delivering a positive employee experience, inclusive design is a critical...
BLOG
Unlocking What’s Next for Consumer Experiences
What are the future opportunities that brands should consider when designing retail and consumer experiences? We asked our retail leaders to share...
BLOG
The Future of Residential Design Must Balance Affordability, Satisfaction, and Experience
Among the factors impacting people’s decisions about where to live, what matters most? Gensler’s Residential Experience Index seeks to understand...
BLOG
Hospitality’s Growing Influence on Mid- to High-End Residential Design
Here are five hospitality-inspired approaches for residential developers and designers to remain competitive and offer consumers complementary...
BLOG
The Benefits of Converting Class C Office Into First Class Residential
In order to future-proof older buildings, clients need to make buildings more energy efficient, more resilient, and more vibrant to attract and...
BLOG
An 8-Step Model for ESG and Wellness in the Workplace
Helping people thrive at work through wellness design and initiatives may seem like an idealized goal. It’s not. It’s achievable and fundamental to...
BLOG
Towards Justice, Equity, and Design
To bring diverse voices together around issues related to race and diversity, Gensler's Justice, Equity & Design Dialogue series aims to ignite a...
BLOG
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.
BLOG
How to Bring Older Office Buildings Back to Life Amid a Struggling Commercial Real Estate Market
Here are several opportunities commercial real estate developers can consider when converting or repositioning under-performing office buildings.
BLOG
Designing More Inclusive, Accessible Transit Systems for All
To create healthier, more inclusive cities, we must promote more equitable mobility services and make transit more accessible to all users.
BLOG
Experiential Design is Changing the Rules of the Workplace
Client insights from Gensler Morristown's panel discussion on workplace performance.
BLOG
Developing the World’s Tallest Net Zero Timber Building with Sidewalk Labs
Working with Sidewalk Labs, engineers, environmental specialists, and partners, we explored timber’s potential impact on building design...
BLOG
Design Forecast Toronto: The Future of Cities
Gensler’s Toronto office hosted a series of presentations that showcased potential futures and near-term solutions for shaping the future of cities.