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

We created a framework and adaptable urban design toolkit to promote wellness in Chinese cities at the neighborhood level.

Gensler’s workplace survey reveals what matters most to design high-performing workplaces and proposes a new precedent for measuring workplace...

We examined how global perceptions have shifted from 2021 to 2023 across 15 global cities to understand the obstacles and opportunities facing cities...

While workplace design changes incrementally, the past few years radically transformed our expectations of an office and how we can design for what’s...

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

Here are 10 considerations, tools, and methodologies for creating a better workplace experience and attracting people back to the office in a hybrid...

Astute retail and hospitality brands recognize that in-person connection is a vital part of their offerings. But what does that visceral experience...

In China, design trends are trending towards workplace campuses that balance operational effectiveness, ample amenities, and carbon consciousness.

We surveyed urban residents in 53 cities across the globe to understand their experiences in central business districts from the perspectives of...

Gensler’s workplace leaders from across our APAC and Greater China offices delve into core conversations on the future of work in Japan, India...

Brand fleets can create brand loyalty and reach the customer of now and the younger audience of the future.

As travel ramps up, our survey explores the growing blend of business and leisure travel, new definitions of luxury hospitality experiences, and...

Here’s how linking sustainability efforts to the customer experience helps grow brand value and move us toward a more sustainable future.

Mixed-use developments, when coupled with smart technologies, can deliver meaningful experiences, while providing developers data insights to...

Here are five opportunities that shape the future of technology in the built environment.

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

How do you design for “buzz” in the workplace — that intangible phenomenon that bridges the anticipation of coming into work with the experience once...

What amenities can bring people back to the office? Here are 10 spaces that have the greatest impact on workplace effectiveness and experience.

Design Forecast identifies trends and design strategies that are shaping the future with strategic advice, research, and projects across Gensler’s 29...

Clients are looking to support talent through new policies, work point design choices, service design strategies, amenities, and locations.

We surveyed residents across 30 cities around the world to understand their mobility experiences, preferences for urban transportation, and opinions...

A non-typical approach to urban infrastructure creates community and supports local ecologies in the development of a new electrical substation.

The new Honor Life Store in China is an immersive, experiential retail format that is an extension of the brand, designed to showcase the...

We polled CoreNet Global members worldwide, who told us their organization’s top priority was attracting employees back to the office. But what...

Gensler’s Culture Strategy team developed a diagnostic framework that uncovers the key factors to activate an intentional culture of innovation.

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.

In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, we discuss the importance of infusing hospitality design into workplaces to turn offices into...

Designing spaces that are meant for the public requires a different approach — one that is bespoke, transparent, and equitable.

Here are 10 considerations for reimagining the workplace to deliver more from technology, be bold on resilience, and enhance our humanity, health...

With live sports at a turning point, it’s more important now than ever to understand what people value in a live sports experience, and how venues...

Our City Pulse Survey Spring 2022 surveyed city residents in 25 cities across the world to understand how residents are feeling about their cities...

Here are three key drivers of change and areas of focus for brands to reset and realign with people’s needs in a changing world.

Chinese workers are back at the office — and the workplace is still the primary anchor of the workweek.

Brands all over the world can take a cue from the retail trends and opportunities emerging in China and the Asia Pacific region as they look ahead to...

At nearly 500-meters high, Suzhou Zhongnan Center represents a new paradigm for tall building design and vertical living.

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...

The composed elegance of the 60-story One Museum Place in Shanghai's Jing'an District tells a story of breathtaking skill and ingenuity amidst...

The design of the built environment plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change. Gensler signed the landmark Paris Pledge at COP21, to mark our...

Inspired by Shanghai’s tradition of parks and neighborhoods, China’s tallest mixed-use building will complete the world’s first super-highrise...