Future of Cities

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Arabian Dreams

Thoughts on what makes places attractive, on urbanism's capacity to foster peace and prosperity, and on the most complicated "real estate" conflict in the world — following my first visit to Saudi Arabia.

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Living (Near) Your Life

As work becomes less dependent on location, life becomes more dependent on location.

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Future of Real Estate? Look to Japan

The way people live, work, and rest in the Land of the Rising Sun provides an interesting perspective on the evolution of other markets.

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Tragedy of the Uncommon

Lessons from AI and urban planning on why it pays to keep things open — and how exclusivity destroys value.

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Avoiding the Urban Doom Loop

Last week, I was interviewed by Derek Thompson on the Plain English podcast  about the future of the American city. We spoke about changes in how and where people work, the valuation and operation of offices, the impact on regional banks, and what cities can and can't do to make

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ChatGPT On the Future of Offices and Cities

I had a long conversation with ChatGPT about the future of cities and offices. We focused, in particular, on the impact of different technologies on the size and location of offices, and the type of activities they were used for.