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Architectural Cooling for Urban Heatwaves
Looking beyond A/C, urban cooling technologies are preparing architectural spaces for hotter climates in global cities.
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The Neo-Urbanites: The Urban Recalibrator
Meet the Urban Recalibrator, a Neo-Urbanite for whom green space, community initiatives and knowledge-sharing make dense city living restorative.
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Tech’s Next Data Layer: Reading Emotion
A new generation of technology is learning to sense, interpret and influence human emotional states, turning stress, mood and wellbeing into a layer of data.
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Global Drivers 2027+: Urbanised World
Cities remain key engines of opportunity and culture, yet the nature of urban growth, as our Urbanised World driver indicates, is evolving as cities adapt to new pressures, from climate risk and adaptation to changing patterns of work and migration.
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In our game-changing Global Drivers series we unpack the key forces of change driving and defining trends and consumer behaviours for the coming decade.
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Meet the Neo-Urbanites, the citizens renegotiating urban life on their own terms – reclaiming space as a source of wellbeing, forging community ties and expressing identity through the rhythms of life within a metropolis.
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ViewNew Codes of Luxury: The Longevity Effect
Created by The Future Laboratory in partnership with Together Group, New Codes of Luxury: The Longevity Effect explores the strategies defining the new era of wellness.
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