Place
Why Tokyo’s young workers are turning to satellite offices
The Japanese workplace has gone through major changes in the wake of the pandemic. Now a new research study shows that satellite offices are on the rise in the Tokyo region
Mayors in five US cities join drive to cool urban districts
As high temperatures create an urban heat island effect in many places this summer, the mayors of five American cities have signed up to an initiative to cool urban spaces by installing ‘smart surfaces’
Meanwhile workspaces: an emerging solution for the modern city?
How do you meet a desire for local, accessible workspaces? Underutilised land in cities might provide the answer, with meanwhile offices popping up all over London
Major McKinsey study calls on cities to adopt hybrid model
A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute insists that the trend to hybrid work is permanent and says that cities can combat rising urban vacancy rates in office and retail by adopting more flexible approaches themselves
Why laws enshrining working from home are a bad idea
If employees want to work from home, fair enough. But legal backing for that could increase loneliness and corporate surveillance, argues James Woudhuysen
‘Office is the new retail’: how hybrid work is affecting real estate
Will hybrid working disrupt office real-estate in the same way that online shopping upturned the retail sector? A new global survey from ULI and PwC says that real estate must work harder for its returns
Nexus value: charting the shift from mixed-use to mixed-experience
Mixed-use has been advanced as a way to reanimate city centres, but is it enough? A Mirvac report argues for a shift to mixed-experience projects that can create a new form of value known as ‘nexus value’
Why flexible curation of space holds key to hybrid workplace
The results of a pilot study by Australian developer Mirvac to rethink office space has revealed that giving people the tools to adapt their own environment is key to improving group productivity
