Inspiring Spaces Earlier this year (April 2022), JLL opened one of the most sustainable buildings in the UK; its new office at 20 Water Street, Wood Wharf, London E14. Sitting at the heart of Canary Wharf Group’s (CWG) new five million sq ft district, comprising mixed-use space and nine acres of waterside...
Over 290 million students globally are prevented from attending school every year due to overcrowding, the distance to the nearest school, or lack of infrastructure. We spoke to founder and CEO of Thinking Huts, Maggie Grout, who is on a mission to close the education opportunity gap with 3D printed schools. What...
July was…well…hot. As record temperatures hit the country and many of us battled fruitlessly to keep cool, there was still plenty going on in real estate. Here are some of the highlights: The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the six buildings competing for the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize, recognising...
From a four-day working week to World Environment Day 2022, June saw a host of environmental and social events. Here we take a look back at June’s highlights in the world of Real Estate and beyond. The world’s biggest four-day work week trial began in the UK. Employees from 70 companies...
Given our recent musings on office design, we started to consider the places we’d most like to work. Finding a job that inspires us and where we feel part of a great team is of course important, but so too is the space. Here are some designs of amazing offices in...
Put simply, biophilic design about bringing the outdoors in, using natural features and finishes to create an environment that boosts wellbeing. Here, we explore biophilic design and the benefits it can have on the workplace. Where does the concept come from? The term ‘Biophilia’ was coined by Edward O Wilson, who was one...
May was a big month for industry events, kicking off with FlexSA in London, followed by GCUC in Seattle and CREtech Climate in Copenhagen. Themes across the board centred on employee wellbeing, how important ESG is as we stand on the precipice of irreversible climate change, and the rise and...
The jubilee celebrations got us thinking about how much has changed during the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Naturally it didn’t take long for us to consider changes in the workplace. Nowadays your toaster can order replacement bread if it’s running out, and your computer will remind you that you...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion If you had to choose one word to describe the workplace of today, what would it be? Competitive? Challenging? Efficient? Perhaps... but, would you include “diverse” or “inclusive”? Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) is incredibly important for the health, productivity and success of an organisation, both from...
Diversity Marketing If there is one thing that has become clear over the last few years, it’s that the time to talk about diversity is over. The time to act is now. For a long time, the marketing efforts of major brands had one thing in common: they were aimed squarely at...
