Architectural trends across the globe

There is global interest in reducing the environmental impact of the built environment, the desire for more resilient and flexible buildings and a big focus on wellbeing. The latter two trends have been driven by the pandemic. A consequence of reducing resource use is increased interest in reusing rather than redeveloping buildings, for example in the US where the default has always been to demolish and rebuild new. Smart buildings are another growth area as these can help reduce energy consumption and predict problems before these happen. Building embedded technology also helps clients to understand how assets are used, enabling them to feed the learning from this into future projects. Digital construction techniques were also cited as an issue by several respondents. There is a summary below of the architectural trends and design and product challenges in a selection of international regions.

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