Antony Slumbers: What Will We Still Want From Buildings?

AI-impact models try to predict how many jobs disappear, how much office space companies will need and what happens to demand. Antony Slumbers starts somewhere else: what will people actually do differently?

As AI takes over more routine work, the office becomes less about desks and more about collaboration, culture, creativity and human contact. But the consequences don't stop at the office door. How we work changes where we live, how much time we spend at home, what we expect from our neighbourhoods and which buildings and places remain attractive.

In this stage intro, Slumbers takes the long view across work, living and cities: what happens to real estate when technology removes some of the old reasons we needed buildings - and makes the reasons we still want them much more important.