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News

Anti creates a visual identity that evolves with community input

Norwegian creative agency Anti has unveiled a dynamic identity for Kulturhavna, a community-driven urban development project in Ålesund, Norway.

Design : Advertising & Branding : Future Spaces

News

Riyadh unveils Zaha Hadid Architects-designed metro station

Riyadh has inaugurated a landmark Zaha Hadid Architects-designed metro station, a key component of the city’s ambitious autonomous rail network and...

Design : Travel & Hospitality : Architecture

Big Ideas

Future Five 2025: Future Spaces

We explore how wellbeing, sustainability and technology will all be key in creating adaptable, people-centric and future-proof spaces that allow co...

Design : Future Spaces : Architecture

News

Canada Water's new timber boardwalk is designed to promote biodiversity

British Land and AustralianSuper have unveiled a new boardwalk in Canada Water, London, designed by renowned architect Asif Khan.

Design : Future Spaces : Architecture

Macro Trends

Future Five 2025

Unpacking the most important topics of tomorrow, relevant for today.

Sustainability : Longevity : Gaming

News

LS:N Global’s latest report Future Five 2025 explores the topics of tomorrow

Discover the most important topics of tomorrow, relevant for today.

Report : Foresight : Future Five

News

Colony’s biophilic workspace reimagines co-working

Colony has introduced a new co-working space, A Cloudscape Oasis, located atop The Met Corporate Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Future Spaces : Workplace : Design

News

Stat: Africa is the world’s fastest urbanising region

Africa is on the brink of an urban revolution, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s African Cities 2035 report.

Urbanisation : Future Spaces : Africa

News

Zaha Hadid Architects re-imagines London in Fortnite

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Epic Games have teamed up to create Re:Imagine London, a virtual cityscape within the popular multi-player game For...

Gaming : Architecture : Design

Macro Trends

The Synthocene Era: Merging Human and Machine Intelligence

As AI redefines our understanding of intelligence, we begin to enter The Synthocene Era, an age in which the lines between what is natural and what...

Technology : Artificial Intelligence : Society

Viewpoints

Smart New Towns

LS:N Global talks to London-based master planning and urban design firm AR Urbanism to discuss the pillars of a regenerative new town, the pros and...

Design : Future Spaces : Architecture

News

Na Chainkua Reindorf and Glossier take over NYC basketball courts

Artist Na Chainkua Reindorf has re-imagined her vibrant, empowering artwork on a large-scale canvas: basketball courts in New York’s Tompkins Squar...

Sport : Beauty : Third Spaces

Big Ideas

Wellrooms in 2035

As the bathroom evolves into the wellroom, in 2035 houses could be designed to host functional spas, health data centres and sustainability eco-hub...

Future Of The Bathroom : Bathrooms : Bathroom Products

News

Corstorphine & Wright celebrates church heritage with office extension

Architecture studio Corstorphine & Wright has unveiled The Scoop, an innovative office extension in London.

Design : Architecture : Society

News

Super-tall skyscrapers to generate and store green energy

International architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has partnered with Energy Vault – a global energy storage company specialising...

Architecture : Sustainability : Technology

Podcasts

Podcast: Des Fitzgerald on Cities of the Future

Welcome to Season 3 of Back to the F**kture! We’ve lined up plenty of exciting guests, starting with Des Fitzgerald, professor of medical humanitie...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Future Cities

Macro Trends

Innovation Debrief 2024–2025

Discover the top 50 innovations shaping tomorrow in our Innovation Debrief 2024–2025.

Society : Design : Innovation

News

Studio Saar re-interprets Rajasthani havelis for community centre

Studio Saar has opened a new cultural centre in Rajasthan. The Third Space centre provides a hub for education, socialising and performing art...

Design : Architecture : Society

Big Ideas

Crafting Singapore’s Well-Nation

Singapore is emerging as the epicentre of health in Southeast Asia, with an ever-evolving proactive strategy ensuring its citizens are living longe...

Singapore : Wellness : Longevity

News

Cambridge researchers pioneer low-emission concrete

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method for producing very low-emission concrete at scale.

Future Spaces : Design : Eco Design And Sustainability

News

Giant conceptual clock ticks towards a sustainable future

Mumbai-based Studio Aditya Mandlik, a creative consultancy focused on producing future-proof experiential installations, has conceptualised In Time...

Sustainability : Future Spaces : Climate Change

Big Ideas

Regenerative Homes

Moving beyond net-zero carbon housing, eco-conscious architects worldwide are building sustainable homes by prioritising innovative materials, loca...

Architecture : Design : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Immersive Living Spaces

Design innovation consultant Matthew Cockerill talks to LS:N Global about how augmented and mixed reality will be at the core of the future of the ...

Mixed Reality : Smart Homes : Augmented Reality

Big Ideas

Urban Bathing

An ancient ritual with a firm place in many cultures, communal bathing is undergoing a revival in urban areas.

Wellness : Health : Bathing

Markets

Redesigning Higher Education Spaces

From fostering wellbeing to embracing climate consciousness and immersive tech, we explore how higher education spaces are evolving to meet the div...

Higher Education : Future Of Education : Remote Learning