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2024
DESIGN FORECAST

2024

Design Forecast 2024 explores design trends and strategies across 33 practice areas that are transforming challenges into positive change and...

The 8 Trends Shaping Design in 2024
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The 8 Trends Shaping Design in 2024

Here are the most important signals and key opportunities we see in the building industry today.

Trends to Watch: How Developers Can Make Buildings More Adaptable, Relevant, and Resilient
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Trends to Watch: How Developers Can Make Buildings More Adaptable, Relevant, and Resilient

Gensler’s Office Developers leaders discuss how to make office buildings more relevant, sustainable, and resilient to increase long-term value.

COP28
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COP28

Gensler attended COP28 in Dubai to work together with government leaders, partners, and clients to inspire impactful sustainability solutions and...

How Communities Can Benefit From Mixed-Use Data Center Integration
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How Communities Can Benefit From Mixed-Use Data Center Integration

As suburban communities restrict new data centers, innovative master planning development is challenged with integrating critical facilities into...

10 Considerations for Transitioning Back to Work in a Hybrid World
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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...

City Pulse 2023: The Future of Central Business Districts
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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...

The Definitive Value of Build to Suit: Building Purpose From the Ground Up
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The Definitive Value of Build to Suit: Building Purpose From the Ground Up

These purpose-built office buildings or headquarters can be developed to suit a company’s specific needs and reflect its unique brand and culture.

Office-to-Residential Conversions: Mandates, Myths, and Possibilities
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.

The Future of Healthcare as an Integrated Ecosystem of Health and Care
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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.

How the EveryFan Journey Drives Engagement in Stadium Design
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How the EveryFan Journey Drives Engagement in Stadium Design

Today’s sports and entertainment venue experience is no longer solely about the event itself; it is intrinsically connected to the fan journey.

A Material Approach to Lowering Carbon and Changing the Building Industry
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A Material Approach to Lowering Carbon and Changing the Building Industry

Co-Firm Managing Principal Jordan Goldstein talks about Gensler’s Product Sustainability (GPS) Standards and what it means for the industry.

Introducing the Gensler Product Sustainability Standards V1.0
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Introducing the Gensler Product Sustainability Standards V1.0

We’ve set a new standard for all our projects to help increase demand for sustainable materials in the market.

Fans Are Hungry for New Seating Options at Sports Venues
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Fans Are Hungry for New Seating Options at Sports Venues

The “one ticket, one seat” model has run its course. From standing only to sponsored zones, a full menu of ticket types is needed to meet consumer...

Reinventing the Airport as an All-in-One Facility
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Reinventing the Airport as an All-in-One Facility

Can an airport simultaneously be a great international gateway, a thriving community asset, and an efficient transfer hub?

Why Airports Must Create a ‘Place of Sense’ to Engage Travelers
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Why Airports Must Create a ‘Place of Sense’ to Engage Travelers

To transform a passenger’s journey from good to great, we believe the only way to create a sense of place is to first create a “place of sense.”

Unlocking Global Workplace Trends: Survey Findings for Building the Future of Work
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Unlocking Global Workplace Trends: Survey Findings for Building the Future of Work

Gensler’s workplace leaders unveil insights from the Global Workplace Comparison and delve into projects that have successfully reimagined the office...

Supporting Health, Well-Being, and Safety Through Trauma-Informed Design
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Supporting Health, Well-Being, and Safety Through Trauma-Informed Design

We’ve outlined seven strategies that any project can implement to support recovery.

Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Urban Mobility
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Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of Urban Mobility

Gensler’s research, planning, and transportation experts discuss how residents’ mobility experiences, opinions, and preferences are shaping how...

From College Playoffs to the Super Bowl: How Can We Reimagine Live Sports Experiences?
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From College Playoffs to the Super Bowl: How Can We Reimagine Live Sports Experiences?

As sports fans journey back to stadiums and arenas, what are their new expectations for game day experiences? Gensler’s Sports Experience Survey...

2023
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...

What Workers Want: Findings From the U.S. Workplace Survey
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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...

How to Manage Change in Today’s Evolving Workplace
PODCAST

How to Manage Change in Today’s Evolving Workplace

Hear from change management experts on what change management is, why it’s important, and how it can be implemented in the workplace.

Marriott International Provides a Model for the Workplace of the Future With Their Hospitality-Infused Global Headquarters
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Marriott International Provides a Model for the Workplace of the Future With Their Hospitality-Infused Global Headquarters

Marriott’s reimagined global headquarters fuses hospitality and workplace design to draw people back to the office with a work experience that...

City Pulse 2022: Urban Mobility Report
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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...

A Holistic Approach to Community Impact in Washington, D.C.
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A Holistic Approach to Community Impact in Washington, D.C.

Our Gensler DC Community Impact group has developed a key partnership with Kelly Miller Middle School in Ward 7 to provide holistic support to the...

Can We Breathe New Life into Government Buildings?
PODCAST

Can We Breathe New Life into Government Buildings?

Gensler Strategist Diana Apalategui and guest Lucy Kitchin explore ideas for right-sizing federal real estate footprints and optimizing government...

What Gensler’s Recent U.S. Workplace Survey Reveals About What’s Working — and What’s Not — as Workers Return to the Office
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What Gensler’s Recent U.S. Workplace Survey Reveals About What’s Working — and What’s Not — as Workers Return to the Office

Employees say they need to come into the office more often to maximize productivity. The right mix of experiences could accelerate their return.

Under Armour Global Headquarters
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Under Armour Global Headquarters

Under Armour’s proposed building, constructed almost entirely of mass timber, is pursuing net zero energy operations, the WELL Building Standard, and...

Gensler Voices: Francisco Gonzalez on Why It’s Vital to Design Inclusive Spaces
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Gensler Voices: Francisco Gonzalez on Why It’s Vital to Design Inclusive Spaces

Francisco Gonzalez, co-managing director, Gensler Washington, D.C., discusses his career path, and the impact design and architecture can have on our...

How Local Governments Are Transforming Green Building Policies — and How to Prepare
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How Local Governments Are Transforming Green Building Policies — and How to Prepare

Here is a primer on where green building policies came from, what they mean, and where they’re likely to go in the future.

Are People the New Workplace Amenity?
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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.

There’s No Place Like the Office: Infusing Hospitality Design Into the Workplace
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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...

What Sports Venues Must Do to Be Tomorrow’s Cultural and Economic Anchors
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What Sports Venues Must Do to Be Tomorrow’s Cultural and Economic Anchors

We will soon see sports and entertainment venues designed to be seamlessly integrated into districts. For both renovations and new venues...

Is Mass Timber the American South’s Best Kept Secret? Not for Long.
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Is Mass Timber the American South’s Best Kept Secret? Not for Long.

The southeast United States is emerging as a serious contender in the mass timber market, where several large-scale campus projects are poised to...

There’s No Place Like the Office
PODCAST

There’s No Place Like the Office

We discuss the importance of infusing hospitality design into workplaces to turn offices into a destination, rather than an obligation.

Why It’s Time to Demand More From Our Workplace Experience
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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...

The Experimental, Experiential Office: What Workplace Can Learn from Retail, Education, and Airports
WEBINAR

The Experimental, Experiential Office: What Workplace Can Learn from Retail, Education, and Airports

Gensler’s workplace leaders share what they’ve learned from helping clients across multiple industries navigate the new workplace ecosystem.

City Pulse Survey Spring 2022
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...

If Rush Hour Goes Away, How Should Public Transit Adapt?
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If Rush Hour Goes Away, How Should Public Transit Adapt?

A successful future for public transportation is likely to consist of highly fluid service that supports more trips throughout the typical day than...

Designing for the 100-Year Life and an Active Aging Future
WEBINAR

Designing for the 100-Year Life and an Active Aging Future

Gensler’s Senior Living leaders share the latest research, trends, and “future of” thoughts across myriad space types that will undeniably impact the...

Understanding Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities in Design and Construction
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Understanding Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities in Design and Construction

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, project management and technical experts offer insights and suggestions for making the design...

Understanding Changes in Project Costs Is Crucial to Designing Great Workplaces
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Understanding Changes in Project Costs Is Crucial to Designing Great Workplaces

For workplace developers, designers, and tenants who are rethinking the office in response to new ways of working, today’s cost challenges are...

Reimagining Mass Housing Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa Through a Circular Cities Lens
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Reimagining Mass Housing Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa Through a Circular Cities Lens

For future African cities to be global magnets and domestic havens, it will be necessary to approach mass housing with a more resilient...

Being Black Women in Architecture and Design: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities
PODCAST

Being Black Women in Architecture and Design: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities

Gensler Technical Designers Cheryl Dixon and Telicious Robinson discuss their experiences as Black women in the architecture, engineering, and...

Multiuse, Connected, and Resilient Buildings Will Win Tomorrow’s Tenants
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Multiuse, Connected, and Resilient Buildings Will Win Tomorrow’s Tenants

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange, design and development experts discuss how buildings can stand out and be more resilient in today’s...

Why the New Workplace Ecosystem Is Key to the Future of Work
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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...

New Gensler Workplace Survey Findings: Employee Expectations for Future Office Design and Culture
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New Gensler Workplace Survey Findings: Employee Expectations for Future Office Design and Culture

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, Gensler workplace experts share key findings from Gensler’s latest U.S. Workplace Survey and...

Design Forecast 2022: Healthcare
INSIGHT

Design Forecast 2022: Healthcare

The healthcare industry is creating new experiences and interactions between patients, caregivers, and technologies that will enable healthcare...

2022
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...

Designing an Equitable and Connected Airport Experience for Every Traveler
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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...

Design Forecast 2022: Government & Defense
INSIGHT

Design Forecast 2022: Government & Defense

With walk-in services going virtual and workers embracing hybrid office strategies, government operations and the physical offices supporting them...

Learning From Home: 3 Key Lessons for the Future of PreK-12 Learning
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Learning From Home: 3 Key Lessons for the Future of PreK-12 Learning

How can the experience of working, parenting, teaching, and learning from home inform opportunities for future learning environments? Here are three...

How Are Companies and Employees Planning for the Future of the Office?
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How Are Companies and Employees Planning for the Future of the Office?

Amid a constantly evolving pandemic, how are companies and employees planning for a return to the office? Gensler's workplace survey research offers...

Using Technology to Help Solve Persistent Accessibility Problems in Public Transit
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Using Technology to Help Solve Persistent Accessibility Problems in Public Transit

For the millions of people with visual, cognitive, or mobility challenges, accessing stations via elevators or even physically boarding a train or...

The Trends Redefining Sports Venues in 2022 and Beyond
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The Trends Redefining Sports Venues in 2022 and Beyond

Every fan coming to the game expects a higher level of experience. So, how can sports venue design enhance the spectator experience?

How D.C.’s Community of Hope Family Health and Birth Center Supports Black Women
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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...

Gensler City Pulse Survey Fall 2021
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...

Rethinking Longevity in an Age-Inclusive World
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Rethinking Longevity in an Age-Inclusive World

Design plays a key role in keeping older adults safe, connected, and engaged in their community. These strategies for reimagining longevity in an...

Designing a Workplace That Optimizes for Movement and Mobility
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Designing a Workplace That Optimizes for Movement and Mobility

What would an office building that puts movement front and center be like? A new headquarters building designed for the American Physical Therapy...

How to Create a Vibrant, Inclusive New City: The Story of Tysons, Virginia
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How to Create a Vibrant, Inclusive New City: The Story of Tysons, Virginia

Tysons, Virginia has a particular form of urbanism, one that simply isn’t replicated anywhere else. It has an uncommon diversity that goes beyond the...

Inside the World’s Largest Hospitality Company
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Inside the World’s Largest Hospitality Company

Tim Grisius, Global M&A and Real Estate Officer at Marriott International, talks about Marriott’s evolution to become the world’s largest hospitality...

Redefining Resilient Spaces Through Smart Material Selection
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Redefining Resilient Spaces Through Smart Material Selection

We discuss with Armstrong World Industries how we can decrease embodied carbon levels in the built environment simply by making smart choices about...

Climate Action Through Design
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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...

Government & Defense: Design Strategies for a Post-COVID World
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Government & Defense: Design Strategies for a Post-COVID World

Gensler’s Government & Defense leaders explain how governments worldwide are shifting their workplace strategies, and how many are designing...

Wellness Design at the Intersection of Equity and Sustainability
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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...

Why Ceilings Offer Clean-Air Solutions for a Post-COVID World
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Why Ceilings Offer Clean-Air Solutions for a Post-COVID World

In this conversation with the CEO of Armstrong World Industries, we discuss how ceilings are an important part of the holistic approach to design we...

Embracing Multiculturalism With Michael Marshall, AIA, NOMA
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Embracing Multiculturalism With Michael Marshall, AIA, NOMA

Michael Marshall, design director and principal of Michael Marshall Design, talks how diversity is an important investment in the future.

The Power of the Pilot: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Real Estate Solution
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The Power of the Pilot: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Real Estate Solution

The stakes are high for those making real estate portfolio decisions that will affect organizational culture and performance for years to come. But...

Security and Democracy: Designing Public Buildings for Safety and Accessibility
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Security and Democracy: Designing Public Buildings for Safety and Accessibility

Design has a key role to play in maintaining the balance between openness and security — in promoting both security and democratic values.

The Resurgence of Small- to Mid-Size Airports
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The Resurgence of Small- to Mid-Size Airports

Here are some strategies we’ve developed that cities and airports can use to revitalize their facilities in the post pandemic world.

Design for the New Hybrid Workplace
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Design for the New Hybrid Workplace

As we plan for the new workplace, we need new design tools to meet the new design demands, and advances in technology and design tools is driving...

Bringing Sports Back to the Venue
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Bringing Sports Back to the Venue

We’ve been working with our clients to understand the challenges, questions, and potential strategies to get players and fans back to the sports...

Reimagining a Safer, More Equitable Daily Commute
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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.

Transitioning to a Virtual World of Health & Wellness
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Transitioning to a Virtual World of Health & Wellness

The landscape of virtual care has leapt ahead a decade or more amidst the current health crisis, and it is creating a massive shift in operations at...

It’s Time to Rethink Signage and Wayfinding for Transportation Hubs
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It’s Time to Rethink Signage and Wayfinding for Transportation Hubs

Fast forward to when you’re ready to take your next flight. When that day comes, what’s it going to take to make you feel safe?

Designing Government Offices for the Post-COVID Era
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Designing Government Offices for the Post-COVID Era

As we prepare to return to the workplace, whenever that happens, what should public agencies and departments be doing to prepare a workplace that can...

Defining the Future of Our Cities: Five Areas of Opportunity for a Post-Pandemic World
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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...

An Architecture of Optimism for a Post-Pandemic Society
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An Architecture of Optimism for a Post-Pandemic Society

Whether it’s new buildings that are about to be designed or existing architecture that now needs to be re-imagined, in many ways this is a time for...

How Should Office Buildings Change in a Post-Pandemic World?
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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...

Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission
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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...

Understanding the Touchless Workplace
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Understanding the Touchless Workplace

In the workplace, digital solutions and experience platforms have improved guest check-in, conference room booking, company communications...

Taking Care of Each Other in the Post-Pandemic Open Office
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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.

How the Pandemic Can Lead to Better Public Meetings
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How the Pandemic Can Lead to Better Public Meetings

Public meetings are the foundation of modern participatory democracy. So, what do we do when it’s dangerous or impossible to gather people in public...

The Pandemic’s Lasting Effect on Our Healthcare System
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The Pandemic’s Lasting Effect on Our Healthcare System

After this crisis, we won’t return to business as usual. What should we consider as the new normal for healthcare systems?

Will Campus Life Translate to a Virtual Environment?
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Will Campus Life Translate to a Virtual Environment?

COVID-19 has forced us to embrace a new reality rooted exclusively in virtual interactions. While we reflect on how educational institutions...

Airports Are Facing a New Reality
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Airports Are Facing a New Reality

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re thinking about what airports can do to save the air travel industry and regain passenger trust.

Designing Healthcare for Surge Capacity
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Designing Healthcare for Surge Capacity

We need health and wellness systems that continue to give people more choice and we need those systems to flex and respond to pandemics like COVID-19.

Design Forecast Washington, D.C.: Resilience in Our Region
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Design Forecast Washington, D.C.: Resilience in Our Region

Gensler’s Washington, D.C. office hosted a hyperlocal conversation focused on what the resilience challenge means for the community, and possible...

How Open Is Too Open for Your Office?
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How Open Is Too Open for Your Office?

It’s time to end the debate about whether offices should be an open or closed environment. New data from Gensler's 2019 U.S. Workplace Survey...

Urban Strategies for Coastal Resilience
RESEARCH

Urban Strategies for Coastal Resilience

Addressing sea level rise and major storms threats in vulnerable cities.

The Open Office Isn't Dead (Redux)
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The Open Office Isn't Dead (Redux)

It’s time for a new narrative around work and the workplace — one that reflects the realities of the needs and desires of today’s workers and the...

Designing the Cities of the Future
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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.

What the Math Behind Climate Change Is Telling Us
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What the Math Behind Climate Change Is Telling Us

Global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018. As the math of climate action suggests a growing gap between countries’ action pledges and...

Using IoT Technology to Drive Evidence-Based Design
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Using IoT Technology to Drive Evidence-Based Design

Using Gensler New York as a case study, we installed sensors and use mixed-methods to measure occupant and building data.

Forecasting Design Shifts Under Future Vehicle Technologies
RESEARCH

Forecasting Design Shifts Under Future Vehicle Technologies

Creating a spatial prediction model to respond to shared, electric, and autonomous vehicles and their impact on the built environment.

Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?
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Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?

The legal industry and most other industries are reshaping their workplaces. The most innovative of the bunch are taking less space and collaborating...

Employee Engagement: A Core Business Strategy
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Employee Engagement: A Core Business Strategy 

Successful business leaders realize that having engaged employees is not an HR program, but a core business strategy.