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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
Gensler Voices: Francia Flores on Women and Mentorship
Francia Flores, a designer
for Gensler Chicago, shares the best career decision she's made.
BLOG
Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Wellness
Gensler’s global wellness leaders discuss the trends shaping the future of the built environment, and hear why a holistic approach including wellness...
BLOG
How Tomorrow’s Workforce Will Shape Future Workplace Design
By taking cues from higher education and integrating insights into workplace design, we can create spaces that attract talent and empower tomorrow’s...
BLOG
Thinking Outside the (Big) Box
To elevate former retail shells into inspiring and efficient workplaces, several major considerations must be addressed to achieve successful results.
BLOG
The Trends Shaping the Future of Hospitality
What are the biggest trends impacting hospitality operators? Gensler’s global hospitality leaders discuss what’s next for hospitality design.
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
Gensler Voices: Brian Hunt on How Sports Have Influenced His Design Career
Brian Hunt, a designer for Gensler Chicago, shares what’s influenced his design career and advice for those beginning their career.
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Gensler Voices: Shane Mathewson on the Ever Evolving Gensler Experience
Shane Mathewson, a designer for Gensler Chicago, chats about the web of influence that helps grow design talent.
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Gensler Voices: Gabriela Alvergue on The Skills To Succeed in Design
Gabriela Alvergue, a designer for Gensler Chicago, shares her career journey in design from early influences to her favorite projects.
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Gensler Voices: Veterans at Gensler Discuss Leadership, Trust, and Their Military Experiences
We sat down with United States military veterans to explore how the military has informed and inspired their work at Gensler.
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The Benefits of Nurturing Organizational Pride in Life Science Workplaces
In our latest survey of research scientists, we uncovered how laboratory design can promote a sense of organizational pride.
BLOG
How Business Schools Fuel Innovation Ecosystems
By creating highly connective business school “ecosystems,” there is significant untapped potential to help cities and communities thrive.
BLOG
The Future of Healthcare as an Integrated Ecosystem of Health and Care
By refocusing the U.S. health system on improving community health, we can provide better outcomes and address the industry's major challenges.
BLOG
How the Renovation of a Landmark Hotel Sets a New Benchmark for Sustainable Design
The renovation of Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Tower demonstrates how holistic improvements can improve a building’s performance and impact carbon...
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The Future of Retail Health and the New Healthcare Experience
Retail health is emerging as a means for delivering quality, convenient care and a model for healthcare systems expanding their networks or services...
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...
WEBINAR
What Workers Want: Findings From the U.S. Workplace Survey
As clients consider the future of their workplaces, Gensler’s latest Workplace Survey data lends timely insight into what workers want, including...
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...
CASE STUDY
Avon Lake Renewable Master Plan
A decommissioned power plant was converted into a community amenity through land remediation and economic development strategies that breathe new...
BLOG
The Urban Block Club: A New Model to Revive Our Central Business Districts
To revitalize cities, we can reimagine a resilient, community-focused approach that brings different property owners within a district or block to...
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Dual-Brand Hotel PIPs Create Design, Financial Opportunities
Hotel developers are interested in dual-brand Property Improvement Plans, which can bring market-driven properties back to financial viability faster...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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How Willis Tower’s Repositioning Is Unlocking New Value and Reenergizing Chicago
Gensler’s Todd Heiser and Michael Townsend discuss “creating a building that is not about work, but about life” at Willis Tower — a 2022 Winner of...
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...
BLOG
The Evolution of an Icon: Creating a New Experience at theMART
An inside look at theMART’s evolution as it takes on a new relevance to best serve the design and business communities of Chicago and beyond.
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...
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Gensler Voices: Heidi Davis on Why Diverse Teams Can Create New Narratives
We asked Heidi Davis, HR Director, Gensler’s North Central Region, to reflect on her career journey and the impact that design and architecture can...
BLOG
Using Design Technology to Evolve Outpatient Healthcare Delivery
As providers assess the future of outpatient facilities, they can enhance data-driven design journeys with gFloorz 2.0, a computational product by...
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...
INSIGHT
Design Forecast 2022: Cities & Urban Design
Cities are at an inflection point and can use this moment to imagine a new community-focused model for growth, one that is more convenient...
BLOG
Why Is the Outlook on Telehealth So Complicated?
Telehealth was at the forefront of healthcare consults during the pandemic, but we’re not hearing enough on lessons learned. We have crucial...
BLOG
Trends Shaping the Future of Mixed Use and Retail Centers
Mixed use spaces are in demand because mixed use provides flexibility, diversity, and a range of experiences. So, what’s next for mixed-use...
RESEARCH
Gensler City Pulse Survey Fall 2021
We surveyed residents in 15 global cities to understand their experiences as the pandemic continues and to explore implications for the future of the...
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
Gensler Voices: María José Tasada on How People and Culture Drive Design
We sat down with María José Tasada, project architect, Gensler Chicago, to ask her about her career path and the impact that design and architecture...
BLOG
Delivering Wellness on Campus so Students Can Thrive
Here are five considerations for colleges and universities to create a campus-wide wellness ecosystem that supports students where they are.
BLOG
Gensler Voices: Brian Smuts, Gensler Chicago
We sat down with Brian Smuts, project director, Gensler Chicago, to ask him about his career path and how design can help raise awareness about...
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
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...
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Gensler Voices: Lori Mukoyama, Gensler Chicago
We sat down with Lori Mukoyama, design director, Gensler Chicago, to ask her about her career path and the impact that design and architecture can...
SUSTAINABILITY
Climate Action Through Design
Addressing the built environment’s impact on climate change is both a moral and business imperative. At Gensler, our goal is to make all the...
BLOG
5 Principles for Retail Center Repositioning
Converting aging or underutilized retail malls into vibrant, mixed-use developments will unlock latent value and meet consumers’ changing demands.
BLOG
Gensler Voices: Mustapha Williams, Gensler Chicago
Mustapha Williams, a technical designer at Gensler Chicago, shares what first sparked his design passion, how winning the Gensler Diversity...
BLOG
Designing Schools for Equity and Engagement
To design the equitable and engaging post-pandemic school, we looked to three recent projects that exemplify the ideas of connectivity, adaptability...
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Digital Transformation of Healthcare Design
With healthcare technology woven into our daily lives, here are 4 fundamental principles for the next generation of integrated digital healthcare...
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Sketching the New Hybrid Workplace
In this look at the future of hybrid work, Gensler architects and workplace designers shared their visions for the post-pandemic workplace and how it...
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Wellness Design at the Intersection of Equity and Sustainability
Enhancing the wellness for the future of our cities requires a twofold approach — creating more equitable and accessible spaces across underserved...
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New Types of Space on Campus
After spending more than eight months studying the shifting space needs at colleges and universities, we see several trends shaping the next...
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How Developers of Life Sciences Ecosystems Fuel Resilient Communities
Developers should consider these five key factors to help life sciences ecosystems thrive today and fortify resilient communities and cities for...
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Here’s How Developers Can Reposition Office Buildings for the Future
Office building developers can reposition tower blocks to create integrated, socially responsible buildings that contribute to the community and...
BLOG
What 10 Million Square Feet of Data Tells Us About Social Distancing in the Workplace
Through our data and benchmarking, we’ve surfaced some key themes when it comes to social distancing in the workplace
BLOG
How Education Can Build an Optimistic, Equitable Future
How can we impart positive change on our schools, colleges, and universities, to ultimately shape more equitable communities?
BLOG
Community Impact Is a Key Strategy in Returning to the Office
Community impact has the potential for positive, long-lasting benefits on our workforce and our culture.
BLOG
As Data Demand Surges, It’s Time to Invest in IT Infrastructure
The demand for data spurred by this health crisis has highlighted the need to invest in critical facilities infrastructure.
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.
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We Are in the Midst of a Paradigm Shift for Higher Education
As we make short-term decisions to respond to the global pandemic, we will also have a long-term opportunity to reinvent the traditional university...
DIALOGUE ARTICLE
Legacy Building
Gensler’s Todd Heiser and Benjy Ward on why adaptive reuse is about more than just renovation.
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Design Forecast Chicago: A New Vision for Growth & Optimism
Gensler Chicago hosted a conversation around formulating a collective vision for an economically thriving and growing city.
BLOG
Polycentric Cities: The Future of Sustainable Urban Growth
As we approach a new normal for urban density, the cities that are best positioned for the future are evolving along a decentralized, multi-nodal...
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.
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Re-Imagining an American Icon
The Willis Tower is one of the world’s tallest buildings. At ground level, however, something is noticeably absent.