Places.
Next generation workplace
Cross fertilisation of scientific ideas
A mixed-use urban neighbourhood
People.
Our new consultancy offering
Tom Collins and Rachel Knight on partnering with Multiverse
Using engineering skills to help in disaster zones
Possibilities.
What happens when our buildings start to think for themselves
Balancing development and the natural world
Learning valuable lessons
The future belongs to the curious
“Don’t make something unless it is necessary and useful; but if it is both necessary and useful, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.”
Shaker philosophy
FOREWORD
Evolving the built environment puts us at a unique intersection. We span technology, economics, local and global regulation, environmentalism, and the health and wellbeing of society. We craft the stage where lives – billions of them – play out every day.
The privilege, magnitude, complexity, and responsibility of this role can sometimes feel daunting. With every innovation, every development in how we work, and each impactful project, the need for more, better, newer seems to follow. The world feels fast, vast, and often out of control. Despite the pioneering developments they may feature, when projects take years to come to fruition, it can feel as though there’s always more that could be done.
So how do we combat that overwhelming feeling? How do we even begin to make changes that keep pace?
We explore.
This issue explores evolution – from evolving engineering skills to participate in life saving global rescue, to evolving the built environment through careful consideration of the world around us. Not only that though, we’re also announcing the evolution of our business; the new Hoare Lea: Advisory & Advocacy offering allows us to partner with our clients at a much earlier stage, working hand-in-hand to create futureproof developments.
It’s about daring to try.
The future is now – and we’ve got to use this time to create spaces and places that work in harmony, with ourselves and with the natural environment. Science fiction sounding sentient buildings are closer than we think. The potential for data and AI driven sentient spaces is limitless; buildings that recognise the inhabitants’ needs, changing the environment within using a two-way learning system will be game-changing in homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and beyond. But with all this technology changing the world inside our buildings, we mustn’t forget the impact the built environment can have on our furry and feathered neighbours, ensuring their continued survival must be central to all we do.
Cover photo: Courtesy of Joshua Macabuag / Saraid
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