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Published by Gensler, a global design firm with 5,000 practitioners networked across five continents, GenslerOn features insights and opinions of architects and designers on how design innovation makes cities more livable, work smarter, and leisure more engaging. Our contributors write about projects of every scale, from refreshing a retailer’s brand to planning a new urban district, all the while explaining how great design can optimize business performance and human potential. For more blog posts, visit: http://www.gensleron.com.

Hotel Facilities | Gensler | Aug 2, 2016

The dot-com generation: How Millennials are influencing hospitality

Millennials’ desire for authentic experiences has been the catalyst for a refresh of most brand standards, writes Gensler's Lisa Kong

Designers | Gensler | Jul 21, 2016

Designing with Office Heroes: Lessons from a network of startup professionals

Gensler Design Strategist Katie Rodrigues talks about how the design community can support emerging and startup clients.

Higher Education | Gensler | Jun 30, 2016

10 ideas for tomorrow’s campus

Academic incubators that bridge school and the workplace are transforming design in higher education. Gensler's David Broz offers 10 ways colleges can modernize and shift away from traditional learning environments. 

Office Buildings | Gensler | Jun 7, 2016

Incorporating places to rejuvenate into office design

Workspaces are geared toward socializing and collaboration, but people need quiet, calm places where they can sit alone and focus. Gensler's Penny Lewis offers three ways to design rejuvenation places into office settings.

Industry Research | Gensler | May 11, 2016

Why corporate bathrooms stink and how good design can fix this

Despite their importance, bathrooms are often overlooked when it comes to building design. Gensler's Johnathan Sandler spoke with people in the industry and detailed some of the biggest gripes.

Architects | Gensler | Mar 29, 2016

Why drawing remains relevant in the design process

Hand-drawn concepts allow ideas to emerge and build stronger connections between the design and the audience, as Gensler Principal and Design Director Alex Fernández writes.

Museums | Gensler | Mar 3, 2016

How museums engage visitors in a digital age

Digital technologies are opening up new dimensions of the museum experience and turning passive audiences into active content generators, as Gensler's Marina Bianchi examines.

Urban Planning | Gensler | Jan 19, 2016

Cities are booming, but do they have what it takes to sustain growth?

While cities are creating new jobs and attracting new residents, there are warning signs that suggest this current urban boom lacks the necessary sustainability that comes with focusing on the macro issues of community, affordibility, and displacement, writes Gensler’s Peter Weingarten.

Office Buildings | Gensler | Jan 11, 2016

Spec for tech: Designing for the creative class

The new work environment, settings which blur the line between work and life, is inspired by cities and the attributes that all great urban environments share, writes Ben Tranel of Gensler.

Office Buildings | Gensler | Dec 23, 2015

Good design alone won’t eradicate mindless meetings

Gensler's Johnathan Sandler discusses efficient alternatives to dull, wasteful workplace meetings. 

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