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From Vacant to Vibrant: Activating Office Space at The Ground Plane

All Work

Good and impactful urban design can draw people off the street, pique the interest of passersby and create a new human energy that adds value to the real estate and the community. When the street level is empty, property owners, local governments, and nearby communities suffer.

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Event explores how the government is setting new office standards for civil servants

Workplace Insight

This week, the Government Property Agency brought together Civil Service leaders to exchange ideas, debate trends and inform how the GPA delivers its property services. The conversation centred on how government offices could compete with this new focus in the race for talent. Tackling siloed thinking was also seen as crucial.

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Stop blaming your problems on hybrid work. Outdated tech is the real issue

Work Life

This sentiment—as well as real estate investments and a desire for more power —has led many companies to revisit their COVID 19-era work policies and call people back into the office. Implementing robust governance measures is critical in maintaining security while maximizing AI’s potential.

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London Real Estate Forum makes the right noises, but will be judged on action

Workplace Insight

This year’s London Real Estate Forum (LREF), held from 27-28 September at the Barbican, had a general air of optimism but tempered with the uncertainty of a general election in the next twelve months and elements of political and economic uncertainty globally.

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3 ways to guarantee workplace success in 2025

Office Space

By providing tools that help employees do their jobs more effectively, your workplace teams are also gaining critical data that can inform space and real estate decisions. #2: Today, offices require more agile space planning, especially when it comes to optimizing real estate and accommodating new, flexible ways of working.

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Projects from Portugal, Belgium and France winners of the 2023 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence   

Workplace Insight

Scholen van Morgen “Schools of Tomorrow”, Flanders (below) Delegated Developer: AG Real Estate. A jury, composed of real estate leaders from across the built environment, determined the winning three projects for the EMEA region.

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Public employees in Sydney, Australia, and beyond mandated to return to the office

Work Life

The government of Australia’s most populous state ordered all public employees to work from their offices by default beginning Tuesday and urged stricter limits on remote work , after news outlets provoked a fraught debate about work-from-home habits established during the pandemic.