sustainability

Health and work: can we design a more interconnected approach?

Workplace wellbeing has moved up the agenda since the pandemic, but are we addressing the issue in sufficient depth? Adrianse explores a more holistic framework for health and work in new article series

How the 15-minute city can escape from the conspiracy theorists

Compact, walkable neighbourhoods can be great places to live and work – but research suggests the 15-minute city is not easy to define. Can this urban concept avoid being labelled as a threat to liberty?

New Tokyo district mixes green space with social connection

The opening of Azabudair Hills in Japan’s capital marks the culmination of a 30-year regeneration project led by developer Mori and featuring public realm design by UK firm Heatherwick Studio

Can Europe’s real-estate sector emerge from the darkness?

A new survey from the Urban Land Institute and PwC shows that sustainability is set to be the biggest factor in real-estate transactions but uncertainty still clouds the future for the sector

Biomorphism: designing natural systems for natural ways of working

The links between biophilic design and human health are today well understood. But could a deeper engagement with natural systems through biomorphism generate greater wellbeing at work?

Health and work: can we design a more interconnected approach?

Workplace wellbeing has been moving up the agenda since the pandemic, but are we addressing the issue in sufficient depth? A new article series with Adrianse explores a more holistic framework for health and work

Lines from Lagos: how the Nigerian workspace market in expanding

Adewunmi Adegbola produced the Nigerian Pavilion at the 2023 London Design Biennale. In this interview she discusses the design approach of her practice Siriano as the Lagos market develops

AI powered automatons look ready for the workplace

Research by MIT has improved the physical coordination of robots, prompting the question: how could this new breed of robots make a significant contribution to the workplace?