This week on the Gensler Design Exchange, Bevin Savage-Yamazaki who leads our Foundations, Associations & Organizations global practice, as well our culture and museums practice out of Gensler’s New York office, sits down with Rachel Goslins, the director of Smithsonian’s historic Arts + Industries Building (AIB), America’s first National Museum, to discuss the future of the museum experience and get a glimpse inside AIB's new exhibit "FUTURES."

There are environmental, social, and economic benefits to creating multi-use environments that are connected to the community with shared public spaces - something that people value now more than ever. In today's episode of the Gensler Design Exchange, Chad Parker, Principal and Managing Director of Gensler Raleigh, sits down with Shawn Seaman, President of Hoffman & Associates, to discuss the power of design and what it means to lead great development, empower our communities, and rise...

By connecting organizations' rich histories, employee's personal beliefs, and aspirations for continued meaningful action, brands can foster belonging and community based on shared values. In today's episode, we're re-broadcasting a panel discussion that Gensler hosted in partnership with AIGA for this year's DC Design Week that explores the increasingly important role brand plays in building culture, storytelling, and getting people back to shared spaces.

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the contributions of our Hispanic and Latinx colleagues, we invited three architects, designers, and employees from across Gensler offices to sit down with Lisette Ortiz and discuss their career journeys, their cultural traditions, what it means to be Hispanic in our industry, their role in making our communities more resilient & equitable, and the impact that diversity in design and architecture can have on the human experience.

We are learning and adapting to reflect updated CDC recommendations, evolving employee expectations, and new research findings. In this episode of the Gensler Design Exchange, Francisco Gonzalez, Principal and Gensler D.C. Office Director, sits down with Kate Kirkpatrick, Principal and Gensler D.C. Consulting Studio Director, to discuss challenges and opportunities in returning to our offices, and understand how people, place, and technology might come together in an optimized workplace...

Next week marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is a month long celebration honoring the culture and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. To kick off the month, we’re re-sharing an episode that aired just under a year ago where Cuban-born Gensler D.C. Design Director Nestor Santa-Cruz explains how his work process has changed through the pandemic and offers insights on how to stay plugged in to find design inspiration in a hybrid world.

Gensler’s Southeast Women’s Leadership Forum was born as an organic, uplifting digital meeting ground for people to share insights on our current world, professional experiences, and hopes for the future. In honor of Women’s Equality Day, we’re re-publishing an episode from earlier this year where we share our favorite moments, key takeaways, and specific calls to action from these enlightening dialogues that will help emerging professionals navigate their unique path to leadership.

The experience of students and educators while learning and teaching during the pandemic holds critical considerations for what the future of higher education might look like. In this episode, we explore how we might incorporate the best of virtual learning into physical spaces and blending learning programs in the future. Learning has taken a hard hit during the pandemic, but the experience may lead to a future that is nothing like the past.

As people's relationships with their cities shift, we believe it's critical that developers, urban designers, and clients shape planning strategies and key re-entry decisions based on valuable research data and analyzed trends. In today's episode, we explore findings from the Gensler Research Institute's City Pulse Surveys. Then, we speak with local experts to explore the impact on rising cities in the Southeast and beyond.

The Olympics kick off on July 23, so we’re talking with athletes to discuss how a lifestyle of health and wellbeing can build mental and physical endurance that positively impacts work performance. Guests include Errick McAdams, DC-based personal training expert; Madeleine Crippen, Gensler SE Marketing Director and Olympic swimmer; and Brandon Larcom, Gensler's Global Director of Product Development and former National Figure Skating champion and fitness product inventor. SHOW NOTES:...

In June 2021, the YWCA South Florida celebrated 100 years of social impact, standing at the forefront of some of the most critical social movements in history and addressing the need for civil, social, and economic justice in its community. Gensler Miami's Jorge Bernal sits down with Gensler Miami Principal & Co-Managing Director Diana Farmer-Gonzalez, YWCA South Florida President & CEO Kerry-Ann Royes, and Kaufman Rossin Director of Risk Advisory Services Glenn Davis. SHOW NOTES:...

An exclusive interview between Jordan Goldstein, Principal and Gensler's Global Director of Design, and our dear client Tim Grisius, Global M&A and Real Estate Officer at Marriott International. Together they discuss Grisius's career; the evolution of Marriott from a root beer stand to the largest hospitality company in the world; the path to recovery for the hospitality industry; Marriott's innovative, new Gensler-designed headquarters; and much more. SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/genslerpod

In a new era of mobility, connectivity is a critical component to a resilient, inclusive, and vibrant region. Gensler, alongside regional interest groups like the Greater Washington Partnership, have sought to re-imagine the Capital region's commuter rail system as a unified, connected whole through The Capital Region Rail Vision. Today’s guests discuss how we can work collaboratively to bring the Rail Vision to fruition and grow a stronger, more equitable and well-connected region.

In today’s episode, Carolyn Sponza, Principal & Studio Director at Gensler, speaks with Leona Agouridis, Executive Director of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID), and Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, a New York-based artist, to explore the connections between art and architecture, current demands for space activation, and how we might reimagine our streets and the public realm to steward more equitable and sustainable districts.

In the second episode of our "Looking Up" series with Armstrong World Industries, Gensler's Katie Mesia, Design Resilience Leader, moderates a conversation between Gensler's Gregory Plavcan, Sustainability Consulting Leader, and Armstrong World Industries' Helen Sahi, Director of Sustainability, and Mark Hershey, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, about how our two organizations are charting the course toward a more sustainable future - for ourselves and for our clients....

Christian Amolsch, Client Relationship Leader and Senior Associate, and Kim Sullivan, Principal in Gensler’s D.C. office, speak with David Crew, Head of Real Estate at Hogan Lovells, Susan Berson, DC Office Managing Partner at Mintz, Brian Sprague, COO at Akin Gump, and Maurice Bellan, DC Office Managing Partner at Baker Mckenzie, to discuss design trends that will have a lasting impact on the world’s leading law firms and their design partners for many years to come. SHOW NOTES:...

Through the chaos of the past year, the Women’s Leadership Forum became an organic, uplifting digital meeting ground for people — both men and women — to share insights on our current world, our professional experiences, and our predictions for what’s to come. Though we’ve never opened up these conversations to the public before, today, we’re sharing some of our favorite moments from these enlightening dialogues. SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/genslerpod

In today's conversation on the Gensler Design Exchange podcast, Gensler Atlanta Principal & Co-Managing Director Tory Winn sits down with Meredith Leapley, CEO & Founder of Leapley Construction, to discuss how their teams are successfully navigating these challenging "lockdown life" times under their leadership. Winn and Leapley also share personal anecdotes from their professional pasts and offer advice for budding leaders hoping to grow their careers in the industry. SHOW NOTES:...

Many Safe Streets initiatives are unfolding in well-capitalized and majority-white areas that feature restaurants, shops, parks, and other cultural and leisure activities. Too often, communities of color have not been part of the equation. Architects and designers have an opportunity to change that dynamic by understanding the flow of resources, enabling more inclusive engagement and participation, and capturing measurements for success.

Today's Black History Month feature is a rebroadcast of our episode "Embracing Multiculturalism" with Michael Marshall, Design Director & Principal of Michael Marshall Design, whose highly-acclaimed is featured in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. Kicking off the episode is a special Q&A with Gensler's Dom Sanchez and Gail Malone, speaking on the importance of community to create action toward more inclusive future. SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/genslerpod

This month we are celebrating Black History Month on the podcast with a new episode each week in February. This week, hear Gensler Baltimore Co-Managing Director Vaki Mawema deliver a keynote address at AIAS GR20 Conference, discussing the power of leadership and the unique significance of this moment in our history to make an impact on the architecture industry - and to create a better world for all through the power of design. SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/genslerpod

Today's episode kicks off a three-part series we’re hosting with Armstrong World Industries that digs into how our organizations are reimagining buildings, spaces, and products to enhance health and wellbeing in our return to the office and shared spaces. Gensler's workplace research leader Janet Pogue McLaurin moderates a conversation between Armstrong's CEO Vic Grizzle and Gensler's Don Ghent about the importance of air quality in the holistic design approach we must take in reimagining...

In today’s episode, we’re re-broadcasting our Regional Consulting Practice Area Leader Cheryl Duvall’s interview on the Business Learning Institute’s Future-Proof podcast with host Bill Sheridan, of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), where Bill and Cheryl discuss key findings from Gensler’s 2020 Workplace Surveys. As we look to the future, our data helps us explore how employers and their workplaces can best support their employees in a post-pandemic future.

From Philadelphia down to Miami, we'll take you (virtually) to visit each of our eight offices to hear stories about how our people reached out to their communities - both locally and regionally - to listen and take action to provide resources, time, expertise, and more that helped organizations, neighborhoods, and individuals in need. SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/genslerpod

Public space has always been an integral part of human life. From your local park, to the sidewalks on city streets, these spaces define our collective urban experiences. And after months of isolation from much of the outside world, these spaces are poised to become the lifeblood of our neighborhoods and cities, now more than ever. Today's guests will discuss how we might design cities that work for everyone and facilitate both organized and spontaneous connections between diverse people.