Fwd: Shaping the Future of Climate-Resilient Cities

[Hussain Varawalla]

Dear All of You Good People,

Greetings after a long sabbatical! Please see the forwarded email, a newsletter from Gensler, the largest design firm in the world. In todays' world, it will surely be of interest and relevance.

Warm Regards,

Hussain

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From: Dialogue Monthly by Gensler <dial...@genslermail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 9:59 PM
Subject: Shaping the Future of Climate-Resilient Cities
To: <hussain....@gmail.com>

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September 2019 Cities around the world are feeling the impacts of climate change, and extreme weather events are affecting everything from world economies to people’s daily commutes. How we prepare for and respond to climate events is a key focus for Gensler and the design industry. In this month’s newsletter, co-CEO Diane Hoskins introduces Gensler’s Cities Climate Challenge. We also examine what “sustainability” truly means in developing regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, and we dig into how coastal cities can be a part of the solution to deal with climate change. Doubling Down on Our Commitment to Resilience Climate change is no longer an issue we can leave for the next generation; it’s a problem that must be solved today. Gensler Co-CEO Diane Hoskins explains how Gensler is doubling down on its commitment to eliminating all greenhouse gases associated with the built environment. Read more here In Africa, Your Solar Panels Don’t Mean Squat The idea of sustainability, as we currently understand it, doesn’t mean the same thing in the developing world. Author Brenden Jackson explores the concept of sustainability in the context of designing for the developing world and shares results from Gensler’s design strategy workshop on issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more here The Water is Rising Over 90 percent of all urban areas are coastal. With thoughtful resilience strategies, coastal cities can be part of the solution to deal with climate change. Authors Rives Taylor and Kirsten Ritchie explain. Read more here FROM THE GENSLER RESEARCH INSTITUTE How Design Will Shape the Future of Cities Urban populations are swelling, introducing tough new challenges and giving our clients a sense of uncertainty. The data-driven trends in Gensler’s Design Forecast represent our commitment to taking on these challenges, revealing how our 24 diverse areas of expertise, our global scale, and our unwavering focus on the human experience are shaping the future of cities. Download Design Forecast GENSLER ON STAGE Co-CEO Diane Hoskins announced the Gensler Cities Climate Challenge at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit: a commitment to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment. Hoskins will also be speaking at the Future of Health Summit 2019 on a panel, “Age-Forward 2030: The Intersection of Housing and Health Care” on Oct. 29 in Washington, D.C. Gensler’s Joan Price and Janet Pogue McLaurin are speaking at the 2019 CoreNet Global Summit in Anaheim, Calif. Price will speak about psychological well-being at work in two different sessions on Oct. 21 and 22, and Pogue McLaurin will participate in an Ignite! Breakout session on trends that will impact commercial real estate. . GENSLER IN THE NEWS Gensler’s Co-CEO on How AI, Climate, Diversity Are Shaping Cities In an article introducing Gensler’s newly released Design Forecast, Gensler Co-CEO Diane Hoskins discusses some of the key trends from the research and how they could impact commercial real estate. Gensler will lead the project team for Walmart's new headquarters The Architect’s Newspaper highlights Gensler’s role as the design architect for the office buildings and executive architect for overall campus design for the new Walmart Home Office Campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. Three Trends Shaping Retail’s Great Transformation In a bylined piece for Urban Land, Co-CEO Diane Hoskins talks about how we are now in the post-disruption era, and in many sectors including retail, a new normal is emerging. The 22 Innovation by Design Award Winners That Are Reshaping Our World Several Gensler projects are among the most innovative designs from 2019, according to Fast Company. Additionally, Gensler was named among “The 30 most important design companies of 2019.” WHAT WE'RE READING NOW New Rules for London's Skyscrapers Favor Pedestrians (ArchDaily) • How an E-bike Changed My Life (The New York Times) • Why Inclusive Cities Start with Safe Streets (Curbed) • Hospitals Are Being Rebuilt for a New Era of Mega-storms (Fast Company) • The Future of Design (Architectural Digest) Ways to connect Did you get this from a friend? Subscribe here. 45 Fremont Street Suite 1500 San Francisco CA 94105 USA ©2019 Gensler    Contact Us   Unsubscribe    Gensler.com   Blog   We have updated our privacy and cookies policy. Learn more at gensler.com/privacy-policy.

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