Design for Equity
Exploring equitable design solutions to create diverse spaces for our clients and communities.
LATEST REPORTS & ARTICLES
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Designing for Racial Justice 2024
We leveraged years of research and Gensler’s most recent survey data in cities and communities across the U.S. to understand the historic and current inequity and to profile how to move beyond these challenges with design action and innovation.
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Finance the Future: Strategies for Equitable Neighborhood Development
We explored how to effectively translate ESG commitments into financially viable equitable developments that address the housing crisis disproportionately affecting low-income and marginalized communities.
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Education and the BIPOC Student Experience
We conducted research with a diverse group of New York City school students to understand how to create inclusive school buildings that feel welcoming and supportive for all.
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Equity and the 20-Minute Neighborhood
To build stronger, more resilient, and equitable communities it’s essential that we leverage the power of research and engage residents.
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Equity Through Design: How To Improve Hybrid Meetings
We investigated how thoughtfully designed conference rooms and new behaviors can support parity for in-person and remote participants, enabling each person to participate in a meaningful way.
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Sustainable Shade Structures
We researched how to offset the effects of extreme heat in at-risk communities through community co-creation of shading structures.
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Adjusting for Bias in the Workplace
We sought to understand how to address the impact of bias in the workplace and developed a process for engaging in conversations around equity and inclusion.
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Why Inclusive Design Is Critical to Workplace Transformation
Designing for inclusivity has become a critical table stake in the post-pandemic workplace.
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Nature + Nurture in the Inclusive Workplace
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 years and use them to design joyful, inclusive work environments?
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Models for Co-Creation and Partnership with the Black Community
We investigated how Gensler can empower and engage Black communities with inclusive design models of partnership.
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Design Equity Through Policy Action
We documented where systemic racism has led to led to design injustice and the existing policies and practices that create equitable design solutions.
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Tensions in Trust: Black Experiences in Healthcare
A study into how nurses experience building trust within the healthcare journey and the moments that enable or disable trust.
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Designing for Racial Equity and Inclusion
Equitable design isn’t just about building physical structures; it’s about reshaping our society to ensure a more prosperous tomorrow.
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Equitable Public Engagement for a Changing World
Equitable outcomes begin with an equitable process, and public engagement is key.
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Why Embedding Inclusive Design From Start to Finish Is Critical
The journey towards an inclusive design outcome must start by engaging those for whom the design is intended.
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Equity and Aging in the 20-Minute City
By designing spaces that prioritize universal design principles and connectivity, we can create more accessible, purposeful places for seniors.
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Designing an Equitable and Connected Airport Experience for Every Traveler
In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, four Gensler aviation industry experts explore how the pandemic has introduced airport design innovations in health, wellness, technology, and equity.
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Building Trust: Black Experiences in Healthcare
Black Americans have a low level of trust in their physicians, according to survey respondents. We investigate the drivers of mistrust in Black communities regarding healthcare and outline how to build trust.
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Beyond the Stone: Giving Voice to an Inclusive South
An investigation into how to address the design of Confederate Monuments in the U.S. to reconcile symbols of oppression with a need for racial justice.
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What Is the Architect’s Role in Creating Equitable Communities?
In this episode of Gensler Design Exchange podcast, our guests talk about this new resource for architects and designers in creating equitable communities.
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The Future of the Museum Experience: Diverse, Inclusive, and Digital
In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, we explore how museums are adapting to changing visitor expectations in an increasingly digital world.
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How D.C.’s Community of Hope Family Health and Birth Center Supports Black Women
Birth centers can level the playing field for low-income women and women of color. Community of Hope offers health services regardless of one’s ability to pay.
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Inclusive Design and the Black Experience
A study in how our inclusive design strategies can be expanded to include discussions of race and inclusion.
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Can the 20-Minute City Encourage Gender Parity?
The 20-minute city framework can help us think about what steps we can take to make the zones that are set aside mostly for work more livable and the zones that are delegated to home more welcoming for work.
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Reimagining a Safer, More Equitable Daily Commute
Here are four strategies to create a public transit commute that prioritizes people’s safety and equity.
FEATURED DESIGN FOR EQUITY PROJECTS
Jackie Robinson Museum
New York, New York
The Jackie Robinson Museum presents the life of the first African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a dynamic setting, designed by Gensler.
Newark Community Museum of Social Justice
Newark, New Jersey
Gensler worked closely with the City of Newark to convert the 1st Police Precinct into a community museum for learning, healing, and storytelling.
Black Ensemble Theater
Chicago, Illinois
Gensler is teaming up to to create a culturally diverse, artist-centric live and work village, center to support The Black Ensemble Theater’s mission.
EQUITY NEWS
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Fast Company
2024Fast Company shared big ideas designers should embrace in 2024, including equity-focused growth. Gensler Principal Andre Brumfield noted the importance of balancing issues of equity with urban revitalization and economic growth. -
Retrofit Magazine
2023Retrofit Magazine examined how the design and construction industry is prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Gensler DEI Director Jason Pugh expressed his hope that DEI become embedded in our everyday practice with the rise of ESG goals. -
American Institute of Architects
2022Led by a team at Gensler in partnership with the Neighborhood Design Center, “The Architect’s Role in Creating Equitable Communities” is a new resource that provides a framework to drive equity, in practice and in communities.
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