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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...
BLOG
COP28 Day 3 Recap: Designing for a More Resilient Future
One key theme to emerge from our conversations at COP28 in Dubai is the need to create a culture of sustainability in every project we take on and...
TRENDS
The 8 Trends Shaping Design in 2024
Here are the most important signals and key opportunities we see in the building industry today.
INSIGHT
COP28
Gensler attended COP28 in Dubai to work together with government leaders, partners, and clients to inspire impactful sustainability solutions and...
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...
RESEARCH
Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023
We surveyed office workers around the globe to understand how the workplace should evolve to meet their needs.
RESEARCH
Middle East Workplace Survey 2023
Our survey of office workers across Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait reveals opportunities to make critical workplace changes to adapt...
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...
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
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...
DESIGN FORECAST
2022
Design Forecast focuses on design strategies that will define the future of the human experience. With strategic advice, research, and projects from...
BLOG
What Matters Most for Hospitality in Asia Pacific and the Middle East?
These are difficult times, but travel will resume and we recognize that great hotels not only anticipate market changes, but they are also able to...
BLOG
Why Today’s Universities Need to Be Global Institutions
How can universities mitigate a potential downturn? The answer is transnational education.
BLOG
Sharing Our Work-From-Home Experience in Asia Pacific and the Middle East
After Gensler staff members in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region began working from home, we launched a survey to assess our people’s...
BLOG
Redesigning Mixed-Use Environments for a Post-Pandemic World
What will mixed-use and public places look like after this pandemic?
BLOG
Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission
Workplaces can be optimized to collect population data — like thermal screening — so agencies and companies can make better informed decisions to...
BLOG
Cities and the Public Health: Our New Challenge in Urban Planning
Dense cities remain our best bet for providing opportunities and connections — if they’re designed to support residents’ wellness.
BLOG
Fostering Casual Collisions — and Creativity — in a Virtual World
Some of the best ideas at work happen spontaneously — in the lunch line or waiting for the elevator — rather than in a conference room. Now that many...
BLOG
Re-Entry for Retailers: Returning to the Store
Retailers can start formulating a plan for re-entry that meets consumers' new expectations of the marketplace.
BLOG
What Happens When We Return to the Workplace?
It’s not too early to start planning how we can return people to the workplace once the COVID-19 crisis ends.
BLOG
How to Build Culture
in a Virtual World
As COVID-19 causes the world to rethink the communal workplace, for businesses it’s also a philosophical and emotional assault on company culture.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
The New Shape of Retail Around the World
Across the globe, consumers’ tastes vary, but universally, they expect more from their retail environments than just a place to shop.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Today's Travelers Are Looking for All New Hotel Experiences
Hotels are appealing to next-gen travelers with boutique brands, coworking spaces, and multimodal lobbies.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Navigating the Retail Revolution
Successful brands are transforming the retail experience, despite ongoing volatility in the industry.
RESEARCH
Middle East Workplace Survey 2020
An investigation into the changing nature of the Middle East workplace.
BLOG
Doubling Down on Our Commitment to Resilience
With hundreds of millions of square feet of buildings and interior design projects in the pipeline annually, we believe our impact and role in...
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Design Technology's Infinite Possibilities
By combining human potential with machine cognition, we can elevate our capabilities and bring our best to clients.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Climate Change Solutions for Workplace Design
Buildings contribute 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We have an opportunity to make a big impact.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Data and the Intelligent Workplace
As the building blocks of smart cities, intelligent workplaces combine data and design to help people work smarter.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
The New Shape of Building Design
By providing things like large open floor plates, indoor-outdoor transitions, open sightlines, and bridges and stairs between floors, designers can...
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Micromobility, Third Lanes, and Tomorrow’s Streetscapes
From scooters to e-bikes, new modes of mobility are starting to reshape our streets.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Sizing Up the Future of Airports
Airports big and small are welcoming travelers with terminals that reflect their locale.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Smart Cities Should Be Human Cities
A layer of technology isn’t what makes a city “smart.” The tech must be used for purpose — seeking to bring the living, breathing, urban citizen a...
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Academic Incubators Are Seeding a New Wave of Innovation
Academic incubators are becoming engines for new economies, knowledge networks, and R&D.
DESIGN UPDATE
Designing the Cities of the Future
Modern cities can be built on time-honored principles and shaped by regional culture and local values, as demonstrated at Msheireb Downtown Doha.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
The Changing Face of Sports Arenas
Today’s sports venues are a digital-savvy new mix of placemaking and socializing.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
The Gensler Experience Index: Hospitality
Design is a key differentiator between a good experience and a great one.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
The Gensler Experience Index: Retail
Design is the “X factor” that engages people and keeps them coming back.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Corporate Headquarters: From the Inside Out
The job of tomorrow’s headquarters is to marry brand and experience—building a culture and connecting employees to the company’s purpose.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
World of Leisure: The Middle East + Europe
Many perspectives shape leisure in the region. But there’s common ground in customers’ desire for a rich mix of experiences.