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Julia Simet

As Co-Regional Managing Principal for Gensler Europe, Julia is responsible for co-leading the growth of the business...

Samuel Bermúdez

As Regional Managing Principal of Gensler’s Latin America Region, Sam is committed to servicing clients across...

Aaron Birney

Aaron is a designer who thrives on the fast-paced creative process of translating brands to the built environment. A...

Joseph Brancato

Joe is a Co-Managing Principal for Gensler’s Northeast and Latin America regions and Co-Chairman of the firm’s Board...

Anne Breta?a

With more than 25 years of design experience, Anne is a Principal and serves as a Co-Managing Director of our...

Mariela Buendia-Corrochano

With her work on law firms, corporate workplaces and product design, Mariela pushes current design thinking to...

Becky Button

Becky is a Studio Director with a deep commitment to building and maintaining strong client relationships. She...

John Circenis

John is a Principal in the Los Angeles office with more than 30 years of experience in architectural design and...

Kristen Conry

Kristen serves as Co-Managing Director for Gensler’s Chicago office, leading a team of 300+ professionals providing...

Laura DeBonis

A Technical Director in Gensler’s Washington, D.C. office, Laura has more than 20 years of industry experience in...

Kathy Diamond

Kathy is a Regional Operating Officer and Director of Human Resources for Gensler’s Northeast and Latin America...

Scott Dunlap

Scott is a Managing Principal for Gensler’s Northwest Region, with oversight for offices in Oakland, San Francisco...

Barbara Dunn

Barbara is a Principal and Studio Director in our Los Angeles office. For more than 30 years, she has created...

Douglas C. Gensler

As Co-Managing Director for Gensler Boston, Doug provides leadership and strategic direction to teams engaged with...

Nathan Kim

In his role as global Community Sector Leader and Principal, Nathan combines more than 15 years of experience with a...

Tom Lanzelotti

Tom is a go-to resource in the New York real estate industry for building evaluations and phased, complex projects...

Laurent Lisimachio

Since joining Gensler in 2000, Laurent has worked with a wide variety of brands across retail, hospitality...

Carlos Martínez

For more than 30 years, Carlos has provided thought leadership and innovative solutions in architecture, design, and...

Brenda Nyce-Taylor

As Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Morristown office and a Sciences Leader, Brenda brings extensive experience...

Tom Owens

An ardent leader of Gensler Sydney, Tom’s approach to people and projects exemplifies Gensler’s guiding principles...

Philippe Paré

During his 15 years with Gensler, Managing Director and Design Principal Philippe has built a portfolio of global...

Raj Patel

A registered American Architect, Raj leads the architecture design studio in the Middle East. Raj’s experience...

Carlos Posada

As a global leader of Gensler’s Legal practice, Carlos is focused both on delivering projects as well as...

Shawn Reichart

As a Critical Facilities Leader for Gensler's Southeast Region, Shawn has more than a 20 years of experience leading...

Raffael Scasserra

Raffael is an award-winning designer of commercial office buildings, museums, hotels, educational facilities and...

Gurtake Singh

Gurtake is known for being passionate about design, delivery, and client relations with an infectious enthusiasm...

Esteban Tobón

As the Studio Director for the Colombia office, Esteban brings his expertise and knowledge of the local market to...

Fergal Walsh

For Fergal, successful workplaces must reflect the ethos, culture, and aspirations of an organisation, support its...

How Financial Services Can Recruit the Hottest Tech Talent

Tech talent require a workplace that's transparent, open and collaborative. Confidential Financial Firm, Editor's...

Design Forecast Philadelphia: Creating Innovative Workplaces to Attract (and Keep) the Best and the Brightest

Gensler Philadelphia hosted a panel on the future of workplace discussing key topics such as emerging technologies...

Want to Attract Top Talent? Focus on the Employee Experience

The workplace of the future is more about ‘how’ we work; bringing people together to collaborate, innovate, learn...

Where Are They Now: A Look Back at 19 Years of Gensler Scholarship Recipients

The Gensler Scholarship Program prepares the best emerging design talent for the challenges and opportunities...

Winning the War for Talent: Could Your Workplace be Doing More?

With the labor shortage in the U.S. expected to continue for years, leading organizations aren’t waiting for their...

Downtown Tech Boom

Learning from San Francisco’s Urban Tech Boom.

Design Forecast Newport Beach: Shaping the Future of Orange County

Gensler’s Newport Beach office hosted a panel discussion on topics ranging from mobility to interconnected...

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How Workplace is Shaping the Future of Cities

Design Forecast Las Vegas: Shaping the Future of Work

Gensler Las Vegas hosted a conversation on topics such as top office amenities, branding and identity, and how...

Design Forecast Phoenix: A New Workplace Narrative

Gensler Phoenix partnered with our local ULI chapter to bring the local community together to discuss new challenges...

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WORK ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

Managing a Work Anywhere Culture

As work increasingly happens anywhere, what are companies doing to get people to come in to the workplace?

Want to Attract Top Talent? Focus on the Employee Experience

Editor's Note: This post is part of a series on the state of the financial services industry. The function and...

The End of Efficiency?

The global “War for Talent” rages on. In spite of the enormous ramifications in other areas of corporate life, the...

Gensler Design Forecast Tokyo: How to Win the Battle of Workstyle Transformation

Gensler’s Tokyo office hosted a workshop on how to create a smart and balanced workplace, and investing in the right...

A Day in the Life of an Agile Worker

As companies seek to gain efficiencies in the workplace, provide choice for employees, and attract and retain...

How Environmental Graphics can Inspire Culture and Creativity

The big question is, once you secure outstanding talent, how do you keep the creative juices flowing and help...

Delivering Creativity on a Global Scale

Design innovation. Global talent and knowledge. Helping our clients achieve their goals and being their trusted...

Designing for Agile Teams Creates an Advantage in the War for Talent

A vast majority of executives agree that the future workforce will be structured in multidisciplinary project teams...

5 Amenities That Are Worth the Investment

Data and insights from the Gensler Research Institute find that amenities that support effective work habits are...

Transformer

The design of a new headquarters telegraphs a company’s priorities and ambition. Motorola Mobility’s new HQ conveys...

The 2008 U.S. & U.K. Workplace Surveys

Do top-performing companies work differently? Successful companies provide workplaces that value and support all...

The 2006 U.S. Workplace Survey

How does design drive business performance? High-performance work environments are an opportunity to improve...

What General Electric’s Move Tells us about the Future of Work in the City

allenran 917 General Electric (GE), one of the most iconic American companies of the past century and a longtime...

Design Forecast La Crosse: The Future of Work

Gensler’s La Crosse office hosted a panel discussion on workplace trends, including tips for connecting a mobile...

Design Forecast Bay Area: Shaping the Future of Connected Cities

Gensler's San Francisco Bay Area offices hosted a panel discussion on new strategies being used to shape the future...

Gensler Launches Design Strategist Development (DSD) Program

Three years ago, the leadership of Gensler’s Consulting practice gathered in a conference room in Washington, D.C...

Legal Innovation Lab

How will lawyers work in the future? Law firms are ready for change, and are seeking progressive, tech-enabled...

For Brands and Employees, Purpose Now Matters More Than Ever

Here are three ways that your brand can build belonging through your community.

Harnessing the Power of Urban

Cities are playing a larger role in the identity of downtown workplaces, and companies are embracing the urban...

Coworking: What’s Right For Your Brand?

Businesses are adopting coworking at unprecedented scale. Gensler’s approach suggests coworking environments must...

Learning Through Practice: Gensler’s Case Study Series

Here’s the scenario: you’re part of a design team for a 300,000 sq. ft. headquarters facility for an iconic global...

Outliers, Tipping Points and Design Research

Design is different today because the world is changing faster than ever, making design research the key to...

Roundtable: Work in 2025

How will the world of 2025 impact work and the workplace? Four experts in demographics, economics, transportation...

Real Estate’s Global Viewpoint

How do large companies manage their real estate assets to support an international workforce? Three CRE leaders in...

Recap of Chicago Ideas Week 2013

Each October in Chicago, approximately 25,000 people convene at Chicago Ideas Week, a premier annual gathering of...

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...

Flexible Workspace in the Post-Coworking Era: A European Perspective

Identifying key models and drivers attracting large corporations to European coworking culture.

Transforming Walmart’s Home Office in Bentonville

The world’s largest retailer’s new home office delivers more than just top amenities and appealing aesthetics. It’s...

Managing for Creativity

As our world becomes more urbanized and connected, a company’s competitiveness and speed determine success. To keep...

The New Shape of Building Design

By providing things like large open floor plates, indoor-outdoor transitions, open sightlines, and bridges and...

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...

Connectivity’s Engine Room

An inside look at how we satisfy the insatiable demand for data.

Employee Engagement: A Core Business Strategy

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

Employee Engagement: A Core Business Strategy

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

An Inconvenient Truth for the UK Workplace?

This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys. Read Phil Tidd’s first blog post...

The Value of Designing Healthy Workplaces

Most conversations about wellbeing dwell on exercise routines, dietary regimens, and stress busting tactics from...

Under the Hood: Office Buildings and Headquarters

The pressures that drive workplace change, especially the need to accommodate more people in less space, have a...

The American Dream in an Urbanized America

The Baby Boomers and their parents made home ownership a central component of the American Dream. Millennials are...

Work and the Metropolis

Four world cities, separated by oceans and continents, have much in common, yet are uniquely themselves. Each has...

Catalyzing a New Era for Chicago’s Higher-Ed Community

America’s Urban Campus emerged as a seminal idea at a Dialogues panel discussion out of Gensler’s Chicago office...

Illuminating the Downtown Los Angeles Art Scene

On October 4, The Well in Downtown Los Angeles plays host to LA Luz, a showcase of internationally acclaimed and...

Innovation to Support CREs' Challenge

What is the future of corporate real estate? Real estate executives are hungry for success metrics that go well...

Stay Nimble and Expect Change: A Conversation About the Financial Services Industry

In the midst of a topsy-turvy economic and financial landscape, corporate real estate (CRE) teams at financial...

How Tech Companies Could Benefit from a Decentralized Approach to Real Estate

Here are a few key considerations that tech companies might want to take into account as they reassess their real...

Insights From Gensler’s U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020

The Gensler Research Institute published its U.S. Work from Home Survey 2020, featuring findings on the experience...

Will There Be a Climate Change Vaccine?

We didn’t have a warning of the COVID-19 crisis, but we do have a warning for the climate crisis up ahead.

Experiential Design is Changing the Rules of the Workplace

Client insights from Gensler Morristown's panel discussion on workplace performance.

Celebrating 20 Years of Design Excellence

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Gensler Design Excellence Awards, a program that seeks to elevate the...

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...

Growing Biopharma Trend: Putting Science on Display

In the highly competitive research landscape centered around New Jersey, biopharmaceutical companies are aligning...

Academic Incubators Are Seeding a New Wave of Innovation

Academic incubators are becoming engines for new economies, knowledge networks, and R&D.

Quick Take: Richard Tyson on Designing the Connected Workplace

Gensler is creating a new type of connected workplace using building software and sensors, and it’s transforming...

A New Space Typology: Designing for the Self-Driving Car Industry

Video/ graphics ? Yng Yng Marshall/ Gensler. Silicon Valley has become an epicenter for perfecting technology that...

Revitalizing Downtown San José: Design’s Evolution and Impact

Downtown San José’s thriving Farmer’s Market is just one example of the City’s increasing efforts to adapt existing...

The Solutions to Climate Change Are Already at Our Fingertips

Because every project we work on is either part of the problem or part of the solution, we made a commitment to...

The Solutions to Climate Change Are Already at Our Fingertips

University of Kansas Capitol Federal Hall. Photo: Garrett Rowland. This post is part of a series in which we look at...

Wellbeing in the Workplace Means More Cake for Everyone

Graphic ? Gensler Wellbeing in the workplace means more cake for everyone. Yes, you read that correctly! We don’t...

Pivoting Brands: The “Tech” Label and Why Space Still Matters

Fueled by aspirations to be associated with the digital revolution, many banks, insurance companies and even law...

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...

Legal Office Planning Trends: Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?

Kaye Scholer ? Garrett Rowland, courtesy of Gensler This article first appeared in NJALA’s April newsletter Most law...

Human Experience Is the Future of Design

We believe human experience is the future of design. People are the one constant in this era of dramatic...

Hidden Truths (and How to Find Them)

This post is part of a series discussing the findings and implications of Gensler’s Research projects. Research is a...

Visual Merchandising: The Silent Salesperson

8Seconds, Shanghai, China. . Editor's Note: This post is part of a series on retail and the customer experience...

The Importance of ‘Place’ in the Workplace: An Evolution

CBRE Masonic Temple in Glendale, California. /Ryan Gobuty. This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s...

Shared Services Finds a Home in Latin America

This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys. As globalization takes on new...

The Evolution of the Workplace in China’s Financial Services Sector

Flexibility and transparency characterize the new office of Real Power Capital at the Evergo Tower in Shanghai...

Making Global Business Work

Documenting strategies to improve government relations in emerging markets.

For the Love of Purpose

Understanding not-for-profit employees to uncover lessons about meaning in the workplace.

A Workplace Designed for the Innovation Economy

The ability to drive new innovation is becoming an essential requirement for organizations to stay competitive...

Asia Workplace Survey 2016

As Asian companies focus on competitiveness in a global market, they must explore a new, more balanced workplace...

When Culture Outpaces Code: A Design Perspective on All-Gender Restrooms

Gender-neutral restroom sign designed by Signworks for a Gensler project. Whether you call it a restroom, bathroom...

Transform, Revitalize, Refresh

Tailored design interventions can position existing properties for long-term success. Discussions about office...

Corporate Campuses of the Future: Organizations Embrace the Urban Ethos

Partners HealthCare is planning to locate a new corporate campus in Boston's Assembly Row neighborhood. With more...

Q&A with Alessandro Zoppini and Ryan Sickman

Alessandro Zoppini (left) and Ryan Sickman (right). Gensler recently announced two new strategic hires who will...

Authentic Synergized Design in the Live Work Play Environment

Live, Work, Play developments will dictate the future of urban and suburban planning. Current development practices...

Delivering Creativity on a Global Scale

Our firm revolves around a shared commitment to design excellence and a culture of entrepreneurial self-sustaining...

Research Charts Our Future

Research informed design yields creative, forward-thinking design solutions for people, businesses, and communities...

Places to Test, Break and Rebuild

“Pieces of our Lives” by GollyGforce is licensed under CC BY 2.0 “Making is part of our DNA”, says Shane Farritor...

Gensler Hosts IIDA’s First West Coast Regional Student Design Charrette

Gensler's Newport Beach office. Recently, several Gensler team members collaborated with International Interior...

The Value of Repositioning: A Review of Critical Trends and Ideas for Enhancing Building Performance

Gensler's Los Angeles Office. Editors’ Note: In late October 2014, a council of architects and designers gathered at...

The Rise of Academic Incubators

Gensler has launched an initiative to explore the impact of academic incubators on universities, businesses and...

Academic Incubators: Garage Innovation Meets Higher Education

This post is the first in Academic Incubators, a series in which Gensler designers will explain what academic...

Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods

Digital Sizzle: Challenging Neighbourhood Perceptions. They say, “Charity begins at home,” not so much in the much...

Preparing for the Design-ful Economy

Mark Kelly, vice president of student affairs at Columbia College Chicago, helps lead a discussion about how...

“Go urban, young man”

Cities like Los Angeles are becoming more attractive to corporate tenants who want to leverage the amenities...

Shopping in the City: In Her Shoes

Some girls have a massive love of shoes, which makes the shoes the most significant part of any outfit. I on the...

Built for Speed: Staples Velocity Lab

Video ? Gensler Topping out at 268 mph—a speed that can literally melt tires—the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is the...

Like Bees to Honey: Yahoo! and the Future of Mobile Work

Yahoo!’s decision to cancel its mobile work policy and require all employees to keep hours at a company office hit...

Trends in the Legal Workplace

Will the legal office adapt to new working realities? Next-generation legal workplaces must align with an emerging...

Exploring Workplace Culture, Style, and Trends to Define a Personal Workspace

As a workplace strategist, I spend my days learning how the design of workspace can influence and engage people to...

The Future of Workplace Amenities Is Knowledge

As more businesses embrace flexible work, things like employee choice and well-being are taking precedent over the...

The California Wildfires Are Yet Another Wake-Up Call for Resilient Design Strategies

The recent surge in wildfires and hurricanes we’re experiencing now are a wake-up call for climate action. Here are...

How the Pandemic Has Shaped Our Understanding of the Trading Floor

Now that COVID-19 has challenged the norm, Gensler is examining how design should support trading floor activity.

The Future Workplace Will Embrace a Hybrid Reality

We won't be returning to our former offices. Instead, we will be moving forward to a new place. It might look...

Why Today’s Universities Need to Be Global Institutions

How can universities mitigate a potential downturn? The answer is transnational education.

Reports of the Death of the Workplace Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

For millions of office workers around the world, work has been consciously uncoupled from its usual location for the...

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.

Enhancing the Client Experience

We investigated the top drivers in creating a positive client experience.

Future Cities, Future Buildings

Paradigm shifts in building design are accelerated when the ingredients for advanced solutions come together, and...

U.S. Workplace Survey 2020

Design Forecast Charlotte: Designing for the Displaced

Gensler Charlotte hosted a discussion about critical issues of affordable housing and homelessness facing our...

Design Forecast Detroit: Shaping the Future of Cities

Gensler’s Detroit office hosted a discussion on urban innovations and their impact on the future of a mobile...

Client Interview: Bryan Koop, Boston Properties

Bryan Koop of Boston Properties shares insights on mobility and mixed-use trends.

Navigating the Retail Revolution

Successful brands are transforming the retail experience, despite ongoing volatility in the industry.

Gensler Design Forecast Beijing: Shaping the Future of Cities

Gensler’s Beijing office hosted a panel discussion on topics ranging from social impact to connected cities.

Design Forecast Dallas: People-Centered Workplaces Are Driving Connected, Resilient Cities

Gensler Dallas hosted a panel discussion exploring global trends in workplace and office building design, and how...

AI is Transforming Workplaces. What Does That Mean for Law Firms?

For law firms around the world, artificial intelligence could have seriously impactful possibilities that shape how...

Microsoft’s New U.K. Flagship: A Vibrant Community Hub

The tech company's first European flagship is more than just a place to shop or demo products — it’s a destination...

Emotional Security in the Workplace

Investigating which relational conditions allow organizations to thrive.

Just a Government Town? Think Again.

High-profile tech companies and consumer brands are relocating to Washington, DC. And they’re not coming for the...

The Power of Narrative in an Era of Evolving Legacies

With boundaries between media and technology constantly blurring, it is easy for media companies to lose sight of...

It's Time for Office Amenities to Get to Work

As the office landscape continues to evolve and companies grant their employees more freedom and choice to work...

Why Not-For-Profits Deserve a Utopian Workplace

Not-for-profit employees are four times more likely to be motivated by mission than the average employee in another...

How Will Biometric Screening Change the Airport Environment?

Fueled by science fiction, biometric screening has long been associated with a futuristic society. Today...

2018 Gensler Design Excellence Awards

Now in its 19th year, the Gensler Design Excellence Awards (GDEA) program sets a standard that all our design teams...

Worlds Collide

As brands blend and the digital merges with the physical, a new type of convergence is defining the built...

Design Forecast 2018

This issue discusses the role of design in creating the places where people live, work, and play in urban centers...

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.

Spotlight: The Nest Is London’s Hottest Coworking Hub

The Nest is a bespoke, creative coworking space and community hub designed to bring the London's creative...

A Day in the Life of an Agile Worker

One Gensler employee documents her transition to a more flexible work style.

Getting Ahead of Change

ROUNDTABLE — In this age of uncertainty and rapid change, what actions are global companies taking to prepare their...

Designing the First Triple-Certified Green Building in China

Working with Johnson Controls on their new headquarters in Shanghai, we knew at the outset that the building would...

Designing the First Triple-Certified Green Building in China

Johnson Controls, a leading provider of intelligent building technology and energy efficiency solutions, is...

A Q&A with John Wix, Managing Director of Gensler Portland

A Q&A with John Wix, Managing Director of Gensler Portland

Developing an Agile Workplace Solution

Developing a framework and set of design research tools allowing us to quickly design and deliver flexible workplace...

From Fitness to Bowling Alleys: How Commercial Office Buildings Are Differentiating Themselves Through Amenities

Here, we offer five ways that amenities can help developers and building owners attract and secure tenants by...

From Fitness to Bowling Alleys: How Commercial Office Buildings Are Differentiating Themselves Through Amenities

Historically, New York commercial buildings have not needed to offer amenities to stand out. The city served as the...

A Day in the Life of an Agile Worker

A mix of sit-stand stations and collaboration areas support agile working. /John Ryan. As companies seek to gain...

Using Workplace Data to Create Connected Communities

Life in a connected world produces a constant stream of data—from purchasing our morning coffee, to sending emails...

Gensler Recognized as Top Firm in Building Design's 2018 World Architecture 100

Gensler Recognized as #1 Firm in Building Design's World Architecture Top 100 for 2018

How Environmental Graphics Can Inspire Culture and Creativity in the Workplace

We live in a time when the creative economy reigns supreme and most organizations view “creativity” as the most...

Design as an Innovation Super Power

Innovation is an overused word and an underexplored practice.

Design as an Innovation Super Power

An overused word and an underexplored practice. The word innovation continues to get thrown around. For the past...

Regional Renaissance: Fuelling the Midlands Engine in England

The UK, London and the South East have, for many years, been the focus of the nation’s conversations around economic...

Wellbeing in the Workplace Has Superpowers

The wellbeing of your employees is a business strategy aimed at increasing productivity, enhancing engagement, and...

Wellbeing in the Workplace Has Superpowers!

The wellbeing of your employees isn’t a program or HR checklist. It’s a business strategy aimed at increasing...

We Need Your Votes to Get to SXSW 2018!

Each year, thousands of creatives, experts, educators and consumers converge in Austin, Texas, for SXSW to discuss...

Wellbeing in the Workplace Has Superpowers!

The wellbeing of your employees isn’t a program or HR checklist. It’s a business strategy aimed at increasing...

You Are Considered a Consumer, Even at Work

We are all consumers. We are increasingly living in an economy driven by the consumption of experiences, even at...

L.A.’s Next Big Challenge: Creating Inclusive Public Spaces

Gensler’s Los Angeles office sits amidst bustling Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA)—a place that has undergone dramatic...

Beyond Market Niches: Designing Hotels That Can Flex

Gensler’s Sleep Set 2016 concept. . This blog outlines some of our views, and our Sleep Event collaborators’...

What Corporate Campuses and Healthcare Campuses Can Learn from Each Other

This post is part of a series related to Uniting Healthcare + Community. Several months ago, my son fractured his...

Setting the Bar High for Design Excellence

Gensler's annual Design Excellence Awards help helps set a standard that all our design teams can aspire to. The...

A Restroom for Everyone

We documented the historical, political, legislative, and cultural impacts of designing gender-inclusive restrooms...

A Restroom for Everyone

Restroom access affects everyone: people with medical needs or disabilities, caretakers, transgender people, parents...

Growth, Millennials and the Multinodal City

Image: Wikimedia. Driven by robust growth, New York’s Department of City Planning projected the city’s population to...

Financial Services Firms: Think "Glocal"

Confidential Technology Client San Francisco, Calif., Editor's Note: This post is part of a series on the state of...

Discovering the Power of Words

Just as words have the power to convey a message, the design of a given space does, too. This post is part of a...

Media’s Adaptive Shift: Converged Environments

Although the term newsroom is still embraced by the media industry, it’s slowly being replaced by the converged...

Tech Trends of 2016: Leaving a Local Fingerprint

Editor’s note: this blog is part of a series on 2016 tech trends. Tech companies are making a conscious effort to...

Tech Trends of 2016: Engaging Through Art

Editor’s note: this blog is part of a series on 2016 tech trends. As companies seek to define their work culture...

Why Change Management Needs to Be More Like Personalized Shopping

Gensler New York created excitement for its office move by inviting employees to post to Instagram. Phrases like...

Post-Brexit: Will Financial Services Firms Leave London?

London’s financial districts provide financial services firms with an ecosystem like no other, but could this now be...

How to Add Vibrancy to Latin America's Finance Workforce

Financial services firms in Latin America looking for a social workplace should take a lesson from their vibrant...

Tech Trends of 2016: Campus Co-Working

Editor’s note: this blog is part of a series on 2016 tech trends. Tech firms are playing a significant role in...

How to Choose the Right Amenities for Your Office

Editor's Note: This post is part of a series on the state of the financial services industry. “You can’t always get...

Nearshoring in the United States

Editor's Note: This post is part of a series on the state of the financial services industry. “Everybody's doing...

Gensler Partners with the City of Bogotá on Community Center Initiative

Gensler Partners with the City of Bogotá on Community Center Initiative

Tech Trends of 2016: Anticipation Makes an Impression

Editor’s note: this blog is part of a series on 2016 tech trends. Recent psychological and behavioral studies have...

Show Me the Meaning! Designing the Not-for-Profit Workplace.

As part of a blog series exploring Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys, this post examines findings specific to the...

2016 Design Forecast LIVE: The Future of Cities

The city is the main arena of future change, Andy Cohen told participants in Design Forecast LIVE event on June...

Teaching by Design: The School of the Future

High school. Those two simple words evoke familiar feelings of fondness or dread when we look back on what tended to...

The New Wave: Innovative Learning Environments

The Garage at Northwestern, This post is part of our series on Academic Incubators. Innovative learning environments...

Integrating Sustainability Into the Learning Environment

When it comes to design, the higher education sector is often faced with a quandary: pursue trends or pursue...

Do I Really Need My Office?

As the debate over next generation legal offices carries on, we are seeing an acceptance of open plan settings...

How Technology Has Changed Workplace Design in the Financial Services Sector, Part 1

Every iteration of technology changes how people work. Recently, while discussing some tweaks to the layout of his...

Designing Tomorrow's Connected Airport

As we enter another presidential campaign cycle here in the United States, there is lots of bluster about US...

Join Gensler at #SXSW 2016

Gensler is headed to SXSW, and we’d love to connect with you on-site in Austin. Here is where you will find our...

Healthcare Is a Team Sport: Four Healthcare Accelerators Changing the Game

The Johns Hopkins accelerator, FastForward East. Editor’s note: This post is the first in a series on the rise of...

Preserving Rare, Valuable Books and Artifacts, 27 Feet Below

Mike. (Image was modified fro its original version) Beneath the buzz of winter holiday shoppers and summer movie...

Aon Makes Transformational Step into the Future

Aon’s new global HQ relocates the firm’s centre of operations from Chicago to the epicentre of the insurance world...

Spec for Tech: Designing for the Creative Class

Uptown Station in Oakland provides amenities in a common paseo at the ground floor, where all tenants and the public...

More Inclusive Design

Architects and designers have a responsibility to ensure their designs are as inclusive and accommodating as...

The Future of Chinese Retail

China’s retail market has entered a period of maturation evidenced by bling’s fall from grace and a newfound...

Workplace Now

New pressures on their teams are leading organizations to offer balanced and flexible work settings that adapt to...

Mexico City: An Emerging Market

Mariela Buendia-Corrochano is co-managing director and design director in Gensler’s Mexico City office. Here...

What Does the Future Hold for the Corporate Campus?

In the future, corporate campuses could look quite different. In the last few years, there has been a big move...

Can Incubators Make Universities Relevant Again?

Vote for this SXSW Interactive Panel. As headlines lament mushrooming student debt and a “higher education bubble,”...

We Need Your Votes to Join the Conversation at SXSW

SXSW, the singular festival that takes place in Austin, Texas each March, has risen to become a critical incubator...

Next Gen Worker OR Next Gen Workplace?

There is an awful lot of bandwidth being taken up by the "generational debate," and a lot of this has focused on...

Why Work in the Office When We Have the City

“I don't want to be in the suburbs. I want to be in the City. That’s where the girls are and the action and the...

Planning Resilient Communities

The word “resilience” sparks thoughts of natural disasters. Three current Gensler projects show that it’s really...

It Takes a Village: Prototyping an Engaging Market Street in San Francisco

The Market Street Prototyping Festival The city of San Francisco recently embarked on its inaugural Market Street...

What TMCx Could Mean for Houston’s Future

This post is the third in Academic Incubators, a series in which Gensler designers will explain what academic...

Millennials Define the Creative Workspace

In a recent article published in the Viewpoints, a publication of the National Association of Real Estate Investment...

Work Hard, Play Hard Under One Roof

“The fitness center has been thoughtfully designed with everything Symantec was looking for: energy, fun...

Work in the City: Polycentric Cities

Gensler New York's The Guild. In a recent Financial Times article, Kate Allen chronicles the rush back into urban...

Business As Unusual: Gensler’s Legal Innovation Lab and the Law Firm of the Future

The practice of law is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Over my three- decade career as a designer of law...

Identity Crisis

We’re seeing an interesting trend among our banking and financial services clients: many think of themselves as tech...

Work in the City: Urbanization on the Edge

The lines between traditionally segregated cities and suburbs are blurring as the breakdown between the spatial...

We Promote Good Design by Celebrating It

Gensler's annual Design Excellence Awards help propel the quality of design ideas and solutions we provide clients...

World of Leisure: North America — The Center

North America’s still a huge market for leisure—entertainment, retail, hospitality and mixed use. But the form...

A New Spirit of Work Life Place

Work places now include spaces and amenities meant to bring the comfort of home to the office. The lines between...

Re-Worked

Two recent Gensler research initiatives have harnessed the crowdsourced power of multiple cultural, geographic, and...

Gensler Goes to SXSW

Attendees of the 2014 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, will have the opportunity to visit Gensler's Hackney House...

From High Rises to Hip Neighborhoods: LA’s Shifting Commercial Real Estate Market

This Class A office building (right) and five story empty warehouse (left) both sold for similar prices per square...

Big Data

What insights can connecting our data sets reveal? Exploratory analytics of workplace performance data are...

Reinventing the Workplace: Pop-Up Workspaces in Open Spaces

While every company and organization would like to invest in a traditional and state-of-the art workplace, budget...

Brand Engagement: Brand at Work

Mars Food Headquarters, Rancho Dominguez, California. . When you ask someone what their favorite brand is, they...

Innovation and the America's Cup: The Mindset That Led to a Win

Jim Bahn I’ll admit it, I was hooked. Even before Oracle Team USA began its improbable rise out of the basement of...

The Future of New Jersey: Rethinking the Possibilities for the Suburban Campus

Urbanization is upon us, and in a somewhat ironic twist, many of the corporations providing solutions to the impact...

Shanghai Tower Tops Out

Last week I had the opportunity to return to China for a very special milestone - the topping out of the Shanghai...

Inspiring Connection to People, Community and Culture

Every time I hear someone question the growing power of social media, I’m tempted to jump in the conversation with a...

The Resurgence of the Department Store: Social Responsibility

Over the past year Kathleen Jordan, a principal in Gensler’s New York office and leader in the firm’s Retail...

Shanghai Tower: Q & A with Design Director Jun Xia

There is perhaps nothing more symbolic of contemporary China’s rapid development than the mega projects being built...

A Mile Wide and an Inch Deep

In 2009 the new General Motors faced this daunting challenge and enlisted Gensler to tackle the largest facility...

A Whole New Ballgame

The sophisticated business of planning successful sports venues

The 2005 U.K. Workplace Survey

Are poorly designed offices eroding productivity? Over half of UK workers don’t believe their office is designed to...

Great People, Great Rewards

Gensler’s approach to compensation and benefits reflects our commitment to collaboration and shared success.

Design at Every Scale

From a wine bottle label to the tallest building in China, Gensler’s work spans communities, disciplines, and...

Allie Bulgart

How to Apply

Gensler offers career opportunities at every level and across disciplines. Check out these tips.

Life at Gensler

Gensler team members extend the pursuit of their passions beyond the studio, enriching their own perspectives and...

Meet Our Team

At Gensler, we are a constellation of many stars. We come from many backgrounds, disciplines, perspectives, and...

Design Forecast: Professional Services

Exploring the top trends in professional services firms, from winning the war for talent to providing variety and...

Design Forecast: Financial Services

Exploring the top workplace design trends for financial services firms, from digital transformation to a new...

What Makes a Great Workplace Experience?

Employers are always looking for an upper hand to attract and retain employees.

Design Forecast - The Johnson Controls HQ is a Beacon for Sustainable and Smart Design

The Johnson Controls Headquarters Asia Pacific in Shanghai is a leading example of design innovation...

2016 Design Forecast - Workplace

Workplace Forecast: Liberated from old constraints, prepared to go where their talents are best supported, an urban...

Design Forecast Local

Design Forecast: Media & Consumer Goods

Exploring the top trends in media and consumer goods — companies that are creating powerful narratives in their...

Trends Shaping the Future of Cities

We impact millions of people’s lives by creating places where people live, work, and play

2018 Annual Report

Design Forecast:?Government & Defense

Exploring the top trends in government and defense, such as creative delivery methods, and reuse of existing...

Design Forecast: Foundations, Associations & Organizations

Exploring the top trends in workplace design for non-profits, from mission-driven architecture and brand design to...

Coworking Isn't Just for Start Ups

Coworking is disrupting the real estate industry as the two primary players — developers and coworking providers —...

In an Era of Choice, Workers Still Prefer the Office

As workers have more flexibility in where to work, providing a high-performance workplace remains crucial.

How Do You Fix Unassigned Seating?

The ability to focus is hardest hit; the most important solution is privacy.

Introduction: How We Work in 2020

Paradigm shifts in the way people work are putting stress on the workplace.

2019 Annual Report

At Gensler, we are one community. Our community is focused on improving the human experience, guided by a vision...

Design Forecast: Energy & Sciences

Exploring the top trends in workplace design for energy and sciences companies, including automation, collaboration...

Taking on the Toughest Challenges Facing Cities

To make a positive difference, we have to design for the needs of people first.

Design Forecast - The 4 Biggest Trends Shaping Sustainable Design in 2019

These are the trends that Gensler designers and architects are focused on in the coming year to help our clients...

Design Forecast - Here’s How Wellness is Becoming a Key Factor in City Planning

Making cities healthy is essential to urban planning today. There is no avoiding the research proving how planning...

Design Forecast - Data and Design Are Merging to Create New Experiences

As our lives continue to evolve with advances in technology, the built environment is becoming more integrated with...

Design Forecast - 6 Ways Cities are Reclaiming Public Space for the People

Rapid urbanization, demographic change, and the maturing digital age continue to challenge the spatial distribution...

Design Forecast - How Single-Use Spaces Are Becoming Obsolete

Mixed-use environments unlock the possibilities of a diverse, urban lifestyle and breathe new life into cities.

Design Forecast - 5 Indicators That Retailers Are Selling Experiences Over Products

Retail is no longer about products; it’s about the relationship between a brand and its audience.

Design Forecast - Introduction

Remembering Drue Gensler

Gensler announces that Drue Gensler, a co-founder of our firm, member of the Gensler family, and mentor to many of...

Remembering Walter Hunt, FAIA: 1941–2016

Gensler announces that Walter Hunt, FAIA, a beloved member of our firm’s founding generation and renowned mentor to...

Gensler’s Board of Directors

Gensler’s Board of Directors bridges geographic and cultural differences so that our one-firm firm can run 24/7 and...

Law360

Buendia-Corrochano offers five design tips for law firms looking to expand into Latin America

UCLA Anderson School of Management

How two CEOs are better than one

Interior Design

Interior Design highlights Airbnb headquarters, Autodesk and SFO T3 BAE in "Memo From San Francisco: New Builds."

The Washington Post

Sheils talks about Gensler’s culture of collaboration and flexibility in The Washington Post’s “Job of the Week”

D Magazine

D Magazine recognizes Gensler Dallas and its star projects for “Excellence in Interior Design”

Building Design + Construction

Frantom, Tranel named to Building Design + Construction’s “40 Under 40 winners”

The Atlanta 100

Swicegood in “The Atlanta 100” on his career transition into workplace design and the fulfilling projects that...

Newcity Design

Martinez named to Newcity Design’s “Design 50,” a group shaping Chicago in 2014

Crain's Chicago Business

Crain’s Chicago Business highlights The Garage, Northwestern University’s new startup incubator

Atlanta Business Chronicle

The Atlanta Business Chronicle features Gensler in its “Coolest Office Space” series

Portland Business Journal

Glumac counts among Portland Business Journal’s favorite creative office spaces

YAF Connection

Frantom writes “On the Value of Architecture” for the AIA’s YAF Connection

Atlanta Business Chronicle

22squared's workplace was featured among “Atlanta’s coolest offices” in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Indesignlive

Indesignlive interviews Trude about Gensler’s new Sydney office and plans for Australia

Th Washington Post

Goldstein in The Washington Post on Gensler D.C. showing its street smarts

KA Connect

Tompkins on applying research to complex design problems for KA Connect

United Way of Southern Nevada

The United Way of Southern Nevada profiles Las Vegas office leader Campbell

Interiors & Sources

Covarrubias on workplace design turning client objections into opportunities for Interiors & Sources.

Silicon Valley Business Journal

Howder speaks to the appeal of Facebook’s campus in the Silicon Valley Business Journal

Real Estate Weekly

Carroll’s CoreNet Young Leaders panel featured in Real Estate Weekly

Interface

Williamson, IIDA President, the subject of Interface’s “Designer Spotlight”

GreenSource

Howder points out Facebook’s energy-saving accomplishments in GreenSource

China Daily

Winey explains the excitement of China’s “living laboratory” in China Daily

Confidential Financial Tech Firm

This technology client sought to leverage its four-story building renovation as a recruitment tool to attract and...

Tech Firm Design Studio

In addition to its desire for a unique workplace to attract local talent, this tech firm needed the project...

Nokia

From its new North London headquarters, situated in a well-connected part of the city with national transport links...

Catalant

Catalant’s unique platform connects global businesses to some of the world’s best talent for on-demand work. With...

IQVIA

IQVIA’s New York office unifies their teams to redefine their employee culture, solidifies their global standards to...

Shaw Create Centre

The Shaw Create Centre is a place for creative groups to facilitate collaboration and drive innovation. The Centre...

LinkedIn Headquarters: Environmental Graphics

To help LinkedIn attract the best talent, Gensler worked with the tech company to develop a dynamic Environmental...

Booking.com Toronto

Booking.com tasked Gensler with designing a highly collaborative customer service center to attract diverse talent...

Adidas India HQ

Adidas expressed the need for a workplace that would enable their cultural aspirations - fitness, movement...

Bassford Remele

Bassford Remele’s redesigned space brings a warmth and charm not seen in your typical law office. Talent attraction...

Condé Nast Digital Innovation Center

Given Austin’s growing reputation as a hub for digital and creative talent, global media and publishing giant Condé...

Brooks Pierce

A modern and open workplace for Brooks Pierce enhances their culture and serves as a compelling recruiting tool for...

Caoba Legal: Brand Design

Caoba Legal approached Gensler to design a visual identity to project the brand as a contemporary, sophisticated law...

FanDuel

After outgrowing its Union Square office, daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel sought a workplace that would help it...

Symantec

Under increasing competition for talent in a hot tech market, global security giant Symantec engaged Gensler to help...

Netflix

In designing Netflix’s first Japanese office, Gensler playfully incorporated functions and spaces that allude to the...

Colliers International, Tampa

When Colliers relocated and expanded their Tampa offices, the real estate firm wanted the new space to be a...

Beckman Coulter: Brand Design

In a move to reduce unused real estate and improve its work environment to remain competitive and attract new...

Staples Velocity Lab: Brand Design

Looking to increase visibility and attract and retain top talent, online retailer, Staples, commissioned Gensler to...

Global Investment Management Firm

After outgrowing its previous Newport Beach headquarters, this investment firm sought a space that would attract top...

WAMU American University

WAMU 88.5 is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area. To...

China Merchants Bank

To attract the best talent in the industry, world-class financial institution China Merchants Bank’s new...

Electric Power and Gas Company

With 60 percent of this energy company’s workforce set to retire within five to seven years, the company transformed...

Cognitiva

With an eye to attracting the next generation of tech talent, this workplace design appeals to the collaborative...

NCR Midtown

The new world-class headquarters for NCR positions them for the future by consolidating several locations into one...

Microsoft Scout

Microsoft consolidated its offices to connect 2,000 staff in one integrated location in a new office space in County...

Great Hill Partners

Having outgrown their former office of 20 years, Great Hill embraced the opportunity to create a workplace that...

Campari Group North American Headquarters

Relocating its North American headquarters from San Francisco to New York City, Campari Group enlisted Gensler to...

Confidential Client

This national client partnered with Gensler to create a design for their regional office that improves all aspects...

Hearst UK

In a move to consolidate its two offices into a brand new development in Leicester Square, Hearst’s new location...

Hudson River Trading: Brand Design

Located in Downtown Manhattan, Hudson River Trading (HRT) is an innovative fintech company with a burgeoning...

The Nest, Cherryduck

Situated next door to Cherryduck’s established studios in Wapping, The Nest is a brand new creative hub, designed to...

Hudson River Trading

When Hudson River Trading required new offices to accommodate their growing workforce, they turned to Gensler to...

LoyaltyOne

For 25 years, LoyaltyOne has changed the landscape of rewards programs through innovation, technology, and building...

Reebok Headquarters

To strengthen their identity as the premier fitness brand, Reebok made a transformative decision to relocate from a...

Atmosphere Commercial Interiors Worklab

Atmosphere Commercial Interiors’ new tech-infused “Worklab” is a combination of showroom, co-working space, and...

Adobe London

Adobe hired Gensler to create a space that would ‘sync’ their key brand qualities and inherent creative nature...

Carlton Fields Tampa

In order to differentiate and distinguish Carlton Fields as a leader in the industry, Gensler provided a new face...

inVentiv Health Japan

A leading biotechnology company, inVentiv Health sought Gensler’s design and project management expertise for the...

Hilti North America Headquarters

Hilti’s North American headquarters sets a bold new workplace standard for this tool manufacturer and technology...

Korn Ferry

In relocating from the 33rd to the 7th floor of the iconic Willis Tower, this international organizational and...

Accenture Innovation Hub Tokyo

Accenture opened its Tokyo Innovation Hub as an experience-driven, state-of-art facility where employees collaborate...

TechnipFMC at John T. Gremp Campus

Building on a decade-long relationship, Gensler worked with this oil field services client to analyze real estate...

Playa C

Emphasizing indoor/outdoor connections, Playa C’s new headquarters enjoys direct access to the communal outdoor...

Confidential Financial Firm Tech Incubator

Located at the epicenter of Canada’s research and technology hub, this global financial services firm needed a...

Intuit Sydney

For leading financial software company Intuit’s new Sydney office, Gensler created a highly functional space that...

High 5 Games

This new two-story workspace at 1 World Trade Center communicates the arrival of this multi-platform gaming and...

MasterCard New York

For its new downtown New York office, MasterCard sought to abandon what it described as the “corporate beaten path”...

Atlanta Tech Village

Atlanta Tech Village is a unique endeavor to renovate an existing five-story, 1980s multi-tenant office building...

Howard S. Wright

Designed as a place where “shiny shoes meet muddy boots” — as a client described the firm’s culture — the new...

ZJRE Development Group Company, EFC Development

Located at the core of Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City, EFC is a 10 million square foot mixed-use office tower...

Goodyear

Goodyear, the last remaining tire maker in the United States, enlisted Gensler to help the company transition from...

Mylan

This leading generics and specialty pharmaceutical company sought a new global center that would reflect its culture...

Cleveland Clinic Data Center

The Clinic treats 4.6 million patients a year through 26 health institutes, and its medical records (which are...

BHP Billiton

For its new six-story headquarters, Australian-based BHP Billiton wanted a workplace that would inspire and nurture...

Capital One — Tysons

A new home for Capital One’s digital team references some of Washington, D.C.’s most iconic landmarks, creating a...

New Data Changes the Conversation On the Open Office

Gensler reveals data from 6,000 U.S. workers that shifts the narrative for workplace design. It’s time to stop...

Gensler Announces 2018 Diversity Scholarship Winners

Gensler is pleased to announce the winners of the firm’s annual Diversity Scholarship, which seeks to ignite...

Three Emerging Designers Receive Prestigious Gensler Diversity Scholarships

Celebrating its 10th year, the Scholarship honors the work of promising architecture students from under-represented...

Oswaldo Ortega Honored with AIA Young Architects Award

Gensler associate and architect proves investment in the future of the industry relies on inclusivity and diversity...

Gensler Selects 2018 Brinkmann Scholarship Winners

Chicago, Illinois — Gensler is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Brinkmann Scholarship, which encourages...

Gensler Selects 2017 Brinkmann Scholarship Winners

Gensler is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Brinkmann Scholarship. Janet Chen, an undergraduate student...

Gensler Selects 2016 Brinkmann Scholarship Winners

Gensler is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Brinkmann Scholarship. Chloe Neuvirth, an undergraduate...

Todd Heiser Named “Designer of the Year” by Contract Magazine

Gensler principal and design director is the firm's first honoree in the award’s 37 years CHICAGO — Todd Heiser, a...

Gensler's Jordan Goldstein Elevated to IIDA College of Fellows

NEW YORK — Gensler is proud to announce that Jordan Goldstein, Principal and Global Director of Design, was elevated...

Gensler Reveals its New European Headquarters in Moretown, East?London

London – Global architecture and design firm Gensler, celebrates the completion of its new European Headquarters at...

Two Gensler Designers Elevated to IIDA College of Fellows in 2019

NEW YORK — Gensler announced that two principals have been elevated to the International Interior Design Association...

Five Gensler Architects Elevated to AIA College of Fellows in 2019

NEW YORK — Gensler is proud to announce that five of its leading architects were elevated to the American Institute...

Denise Korn and Javier Cortés Join Gensler to Lead the Brand Strategy, Brand Design, and Digital Experience Design Studio in Boston Office

BOSTON — Denise Korn and Javier Cortés have joined Gensler’s Brand Strategy and Digital Design practice area in the...

Brian Vitale and Todd Heiser Appointed Co-Creative Directors of Gensler Chicago

CHICAGO (January 9, 2018) — Gensler, the global design firm, announced today that Brian Vitale and Todd Heiser, both...