How Gensler Updated the Inimitable Ford Foundation Headquarters
The 415,000-square-foot, $200-million renovation was prompted by code violations, but the subsequent update also honored its architects' original designs.
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Life After the Death of the Office: Avoiding Ubiquitous Workplace Design in a Tired Market
Thanks to cloud computing and Skype, there’s less need for a physical office, but the urge to transmit corporate culture and values persist.
Will the Culture of Good Taste Devour McDonald’s?
Two new sparkling buildings in Chicago—designed by Carol Ross Barney and Gensler, respectively—demonstrate a new design direction for the ubiquitous fast-food chain.
Experience Design Is Essential for Cities to Thrive in the 21st Century
Metropolis’s director of design innovation, Susan Szenasy, led a panel at the Gensler-designed 500 West 2nd Street tower examining how certain experiences (both physical and digital) now drive urban design.
At SFO, a 1960s Airplane Hangar Conceals a Working Design Office
Big Room, a temporary workplace constructed inside an airplane hangar, brings teams together by leaning into scrappy solutions and a sense of fun.
L.A.'s Academy Museum Will Be a 'Flying Vessel' According to Renzo Piano
The bombastic new temple for film history, set to open next year, will be a cinematic experience in itself, says Piano.
Design Can Step in Where the American Health Care System Falls Short
At Metropolis's Washington D.C. Think Tank in December, hosted by Gensler, panelists—ranging from architects to a politician—discussed how to design for a healthier America.
Gensler's Carlos Martínez On the Importance of Designing Workplace "Beta Spaces"
Martínez, a consumer-goods practice-area leader at Gensler, chats with Metropolis editor-in-chief, Avinash Rajagopal, about not being afraid to experiment in office design.
Where Design Meets Science
A Q&A with Gensler architects on designing for science and collaboration.
Blurring the Edges of Campus and Community
A Q&A with Gensler Architects on fostering community engagement and partnerships between higher education institutions and the public sphere.
A Place of Purpose: How Workplace Design Helps Workers Find Meaning
Susan S. Szenasy talks with a panel of experts who specialize in workplace strategy, architecture, innovation-leading communications, and pharmaceuticals.
A Healthy Return: The Business Case for Wellbeing in the Workplace - Part 2
Workplaces are beginning to understand that in order to retain top performers, they will need to do more than put a foosball table in the lobby. Today’s most progressive organizations are attracting talent by creating workplaces that build a culture…
Disrupting Reality: How VR Is Changing Architecture's Present and Future
Within a couple of years, virtual reality and related technologies have gone from speculative to ubiquitous. Now, in the hands of a few architects and designers, it has the potential to revolutionize the design process.
Urban Burbs: Can Corporations Reverse Urban Sprawl?
We visit the Dallas offices of Gensler to discuss the role of the corporation in reversing urban sprawl.
2016 Was A Watershed Year for VR in Architecture and Design
With the democratization of virtual reality, architects and designers are discovering new potentials for the technology—and already looking to the next step.
The Workplace Campus: Today and Tomorrow
Susan S. Szenasy talks with the principals of Gensler Los Angeles, their clients Google, and L.A.’s Riot Games on the revolutionary shifts that have enabled workers to shape their time and space at work.
Designing "Digital Moments" Into the Retail Space
From fitting rooms to phone apps, the touchscreen has invaded and completely transformed every aspect of the shopping experience.
Know Your Brand: How Companies Use Innovative Workplaces as Identity-Building Tools
The design director of Genlser's Lifestyle-Brand Design studio discusses ways in which an office layout can been designed to reflect a brand's image.
Meet the Go-To Firm for the Bay Area's Tech Companies and Start-ups
O+A, the go-to firm for tech companies and start-ups in the Bay Area, tackles the challenge of sound in the open office.
Airbnb's San Francisco HQ Embodies a New Spatial Blurring
The Airbnb Headquarters in San Francisco may be the ultimate reflection of both the brand, and the tech world’s new way of working.
