2 min2050 VisionA bold vision of the future with big-picture, ambitious ideas —a vision of a better society for us all—is what’s needed. From there, the...
2 minExtended LongevityIn 1900, the average person's life expectancy was 47. For those being born today in the US and beyond, living beyond 100 will be...
3 minRepurposing ParkingIn the US today, there are an estimated 2 billion parking spaces - that’s 5-8 spaces for every car, and almost 6 spots for every person....
3 minCity CzarsI saw a New York City miracle this week. Walking along the beautiful street on which I live in New York's Upper East Side neighborhood,...
2 minHappy HelsinkiFinland was again this year crowned the happiest place on earth (watch out Disneyland!). Last month I visited Helsinki to deliver a...
2 minVertiportsFlying taxis are a concept that has been around for decades, but they are finally starting to become a reality and could revolutionize...
1 minNew York: Alternative VisionsNew York City is a city of constant change. Buildings are repositioned, torn down and new ones are built in their place. For every...
2 minReimagining OfficeWarehouses converted to trendy residential units, churches to restaurants, and banks into clothing stores - the perpetual evolution of...
1 minDevelopment of the Future: Perils of AIAI is already being used in the real estate industry for a variety of development tasks from assessing acquisitions opportunities to...
2 minGenerative Ai in ArchitectureWhen I worked as an Architect, I spent countless hours playing 'architectural-tetris', designing and trialling a myriad of floorpan...
2 minDigital NomadsThe ideal of having the freedom to endlessly travel the world is no longer limited to retirement but increasingly achievable while...
2 minAI DevelopmentAlready at the early stages of a development - site selection, feasibility studies, Ai is being used to scrape publicly available data...
2 minGen-Z WorkforceWith recent tech-layoffs and Gen-Z receiving less mentorship due to WFH, will Gen-Z will become a lost generation? The future Gen-Z...
2 min24-Hour Cities of the Future: Nighttime EconomiesThe internet is never closed for business. We can shop online, be entertained and work (if we so wish) - at any hour. Yet...
2 minResilient Cities & Seismic DesignThe devastating news tens of thousands of people being injured and killed in Turkey and Syria sheds lights on the importance of robust...
1 minNet Zero CitiesIn making our cities more sustainable, carbon reduction requirements are extending through the full lifecycle encompassing construction...