For decades now, our cities have been scaling upwards, expanding outwards, and getting bigger in every sense of the word. The age of urbanisation has brought with it lots of benefits, not least of which the economic strength and market choice that large-scale cities offer, but the tide is beginning to turn.  Urban Land Institute…

Usually, when making predictions about the future, there’s a high likelihood that you’ll be completely wrong. We can’t all be Nostradamus. In many odd cases, though, future events are telegraphed early through subtle changes that snowball. We’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what these events are in today’s workspace sector and, taking that…

Coworking spaces are at the forefront of a new way of working, capturing the imagination of businesses across the world and inspiring a move away from traditional fixed rental office properties. Projections estimate that there will be around 20,000 dedicated coworking spaces worldwide by the end of 2020, and the sector is expected to continue to grow…

Brick-and-mortar retail shops, both on the high street and in shopping centres, have been hanging on a precipice for quite some time. The advent of ecommerce, and the online retail giants that grew with it, presented brick-and-mortar shops with continuous challenges, the impact of which is starting to unfold. News has broken that Westfield London has…

Most businesses run digitally by default in the 21st century, enabling employees to work remotely with ease. In practical terms, that means workers can be just as productive at home or in a local flexible workspace as they are in a traditional office. This widespread ability to work from anywhere has resulted in the number of…