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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...
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
Trends Shaping the Integrated Workplace Ecosystem in China
In China, design trends are trending towards workplace campuses that balance operational effectiveness, ample amenities, and carbon consciousness.
BLOG
Commuting by Bicycle in One of the Most Cycling-Unfriendly Cities
Is there opportunity for micromobility in Hong Kong? A look at cycling in Hong Kong’s CBD.
WEBINAR
Unveiling Global Workplace Comparison: Building the Future of Work in APAC
Gensler’s workplace leaders from across our APAC and Greater China offices delve into core conversations on the future of work in Japan, India...
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
The Resilient Workplace is Purposeful, Inclusive, and Collaborative
We polled CoreNet Global members worldwide, who told us their organization’s top priority was attracting employees back to the office. But what...
RESEARCH
The Culture of Innovation Diagnostic
Gensler’s Culture Strategy team developed a diagnostic framework that uncovers the key factors to activate an intentional culture of innovation.
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
There’s No Place Like the Office: Infusing Hospitality Design Into the Workplace
In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, we discuss the importance of infusing hospitality design into workplaces to turn offices into...
BLOG
How Inside-Out Design Can Boost the Cultural Experience
Designing spaces that are meant for the public requires a different approach — one that is bespoke, transparent, and equitable.
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...
RESEARCH
City Pulse Survey Spring 2022
Our City Pulse Survey Spring 2022 surveyed city residents in 25 cities across the world to understand how residents are feeling about their cities...
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...
RESEARCH
Gensler Cost Intelligence 2022
We analyzed costs across workplace projects to inform a data-driven approach to understand, anticipate, and manage cost trends.
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...
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...
RESEARCH
China Workplace Survey 2021
Chinese workers are back at the office — and the workplace is still the primary anchor of the workweek.
BLOG
Aiming for New Heights of User Experience With China’s Tall Buildings
As China continues to grow and many more people continue to move to cities, there must be a greater focus on the human experience of working, living...
BLOG
Most People Want to Return to the Office — But They Expect Changes
We’ve proven we can easily and efficiently work from home. But we can’t effectively do all work activities from home. In fact, the workplace may be...
BLOG
A Day in the Life: Going Back to School in China
Here’s what we've learned from our colleagues in Gensler’s Shanghai office about school reopenings in China.
BLOG
Defining the Future of Our Cities: Five Areas of Opportunity for a Post-Pandemic World
We are witnessing global disruption at an unprecedented scale. But if we can live though disruptions, then we may emerge even stronger and more...
BLOG
How Should Office Buildings Change in a Post-Pandemic World?
For those who design and develop office buildings around the world, the current crisis has introduced a new challenge: Once we are cleared to return...
SUSTAINABILITY
Impact by Design 2020
In Impact by Design 2020, Gensler introduces Strategies for Climate Resilience to improve the impact on climate change in the built environment.
BLOG
Brand Experiences Must Be Human Experiences
We’re telling different stories today — stories of isolation, but also of newfound connection.
BLOG
A Day in the Life: Going Back to Work in China
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, in China we are slowly experiencing going back to work. Here’s what we learned during our return to Gensler’s...
BLOG
Understanding the Touchless Workplace
In the workplace, digital solutions and experience platforms have improved guest check-in, conference room booking, company communications...
BLOG
Redesigning Mixed-Use Environments for a Post-Pandemic World
What will mixed-use and public places look like after this pandemic?
BLOG
Taking Care of Each Other in the Post-Pandemic Open Office
Once we return to the office, we’ll need to transpose our newly discovered sense of community accountability back into the workplace.
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
Redefining Wellness in the Face of Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis is causing us to redefine all our work around the concept of wellness and re-examine the importance of resilience.
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 ISSUE
Dialogue 35: TRANSFORMING
THE URBAN EXPERIENCE
THROUGH DESIGN
TRANSFORMING THE URBAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH DESIGN As cities continue to grow, designers are stepping in to create experiences that connect people to...
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
Is There Still a Difference Between Live, Work, and Play?
As our lives blend together, our spaces need to become more hybrid as well.
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Reinventing the Mall
Developers are transforming struggling malls into thriving urban lifestyle centers.
DIALOGUE ISSUE
Dialogue 34: How Workplace
is Shaping the
Future of Cities
HOW WORKPLACE IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CITIES No experience shapes people’s lives more than work. From incubating new ideas to addressing climate...
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
5 Amenities That Are Worth the Investment
Data and insights from the Gensler Research Institute find that amenities that support effective work habits are crucial to an office’s overall...
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 ISSUE
Dialogue 33: DESIGNING
CITIES
FOR PEOPLE
DESIGNING CITIES FOR PEOPLE No matter how you look at cities, people are always at the center. For that reason, we believe that human experience is...
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Micromobility, Third Lanes, and Tomorrow’s Streetscapes
From scooters to e-bikes, new modes of mobility are starting to reshape our streets.
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 ISSUE
Dialogue 32:
LIFESTYLE
AND THE FUTURE
OF CITIES
In this issue of Dialogue, we focus on the lifestyle sector and explore the role of convergence, experience, and placemaking in reshaping cities...
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
Slideshow: Instagram Walls, Branded Offices, and Other Workplace Designs
A collection of offices that keep employees engaged with Instagram-worthy moments and eye-catching details.
DIALOGUE ISSUE
Dialogue 31:
WORK
ONE SIZE DOES
NOT FIT ALL
By optimizing human potential, the most sought-after workplaces will attract talent, stimulate innovation, and yield the most successful business...
RESEARCH
Asia Workplace Survey 2016
As Asian companies focus on competitiveness in a global market, they must explore a new, more balanced workplace identity to help them differentiate.
DESIGN FORECAST
2016
今年,我们远观展望十年,预测设计对于2025年都市生活、工作和娱乐有什么样的影响。
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
World of Leisure: Asia + Australia
Two continents’ worth of urban markets, some just emerging and others long established—with this diversity come fast-evolving, locally nuanced ideas...