UK
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
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
