Design Forecast 2025: The Trends Defining the Built Environment

Dec. 9, 2024
Discover the five key themes identified by Gensler’s latest research, from sustainable design to creative building conversions. Watch the video now to get a sneak peek of what’s next for the built environment.

What are the drivers that will move design forward in 2025? Get a sneak peek at the trends that are shaping the built environment in this video by Gensler, and then tune in to the I Hear Design podcast in January 2025, in which i+s Chief Content Director, Robert Nieminen, will host Gensler Co-CEOs Jordan Goldstein and Elizabeth Brink as guests in an upcoming episode to unpack the global design firm's latest research. 

Based on over 100 trends across 33 industries, Gensler identified the five most important and actionable themes to designers and thier clients need to know now and in the year to come. Spanning across mixed-use lifestyle districts, sustainable design, attainable housing, creative building conversions, and the new workplace experience, these trends are annual exploration of the most relevant issues facing the design and architecture industry.

Find out what else is in Gensler’s Design Forecast 2025, a deep dive into what's shaping the future of the human experience and the built environment. 

About the Author

Robert Nieminen | Chief Content Director

Robert Nieminen is the Chief Content Director of Architectural Products, BUILDINGS and i+s. He is an award-winning writer with more than 20 years of experience reporting on the architecture and design industry.