Place
Workplaces as centres for life: where work meets community
As communities rethink place in response to the global polycrisis, could the workplace evolve into a regenerative anchor for cultural, ecological and economic renewal?
City in balance: why office developments need a wider urban frame
How cities are planned and governed will have a major influence on whether new urban workplaces thrive or fail, says city expert Professor Ricky Burdett of the London School of Economics
From castle to condominium: new book charts office history
Offices have received less critical attention than other types of building The author of a new book on office work explains why such attention is overdue and takes us through five stages of evolution
Has a false narrative been created around the return to office?
Work from home has stabilised and office attendance has flatlined over the past two years, according to Nick Bloom of Stanford University, a keynote speaker at WORKTECH Melbourne
As business and political scenarios shift, what’s next for New York City?
New York is halfway through a decade of reinvention. As the city’s commercial identity shifts, a team of local experts look at the options for radical reinvention or incremental change
Placemaking with purpose: how AI-driven insights can unlock office attendance
From AI-driven insights to creating inclusive spaces, this case study of The Crown Estate’s partnership with Placemaking AI demonstrates the power of data to meet evolving employee expectations
Breaking the banking box: how financial workplace is busting boundaries
From AI-powered office planning to hospitality-driven employee experience, the Future Financial Workplace event in New York highlighted where the banking industry is heading next
How a lack of desks could hinder the great office return in 2025
Aggressive cuts to desk space by many large companies since the pandemic are now hampering the drive by business leaders to bring people back to the office on a more regular basis
