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Architects’ network slams skyscrapers as worsening climate crisis

An open letter from an influential group of UK architects has condemned the impact of tall office buildings on climate change and biodiversity – and called for less celebration of skyscrapers

From boardroom to warehouse: why wellbeing is important at all levels

Our latest WORKTECH Wednesday Briefing looks at new research to support employee wellbeing and performance from the monotonous jobs of manufacturing to the decisions made by C-suite executives

Justice for sustainable design: how to build smarter workplaces

This Wednesday Briefing looks at the best of sustainable design from a County Attorney’s new smart office building in the US desert to the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Sterling Prize shortlist for 2022

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How automation technologies can damage worker wellbeing

In the emerging world of robotics, artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems, there will be losers as well as winners, warns the Pissarides Review, a new British report on the future of work

Why is London lagging behind in recovering from the pandemic?

As UK cities start to recover after the pandemic, one major  urban centre – London – is still behind the rest of the pack in terms of spend and footfall, according to the latest data from Centre for Cities