It has been quite a week for the world of tech and real estate. Let’s start with the big one, Sidewalk Labs’ decision to walk away from Sidewalk Toronto.
It was meant to be the world’s first digital district. A project that would inspire a fresh approach to smart, sustainable development across the globe. Ambitious, controversial and fearless, Sidewalk Labs’ Waterfront Toronto scheme championed the concept of “ubiquitous connectivity” on a scale that no developer had, or indeed has since, attempted. But now the trailblazer is bowing out. Read more >>
Nearly three years after the urban innovation arm of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, first mooted its plans for the 12-acre city to be built “from the internet up”, it announced that it was abandoning the scheme. But why? And what could the impact be on real estate and wider urban innovation? Read more >>
Speaking of innovation, this week EG caught up with Dutch developer EDGE’s chief operating officer Boudewijn Ruitenburg. He revealed how EDGE London Bridge – set to be London’s most sustainable office tower – could become the post-pandemic approach to office design that others should be looking to for inspiration. He also discussed why health should be considered an integral part of sustainability by default and how investors will always have faith in London real estate, no matter how tough the market might get. Read more >>
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