Future Spaces

The public spaces we citizens occupy are fast evolving. We highlight the ideas, innovations and experts that will help shape the future of spatial design through 2030 and beyond.

Proper Pubs

Design Directions

Proper Pubs

Against a backdrop of venue closures and changing drinking habits, Gen Z are reviving Britain’s ‘proper pub’ as a nostalgic yet progressive social space

Retrofitting Revolution

Viewpoints

Retrofitting Revolution

LS:N Global sits down with Rachael Orr, CEO of Climate Outreach, to discuss the importance of retrofitting for creating sustainable homes and achieving a net-zero future

Regenerative Homes

Big Ideas

Regenerative Homes

Moving beyond net-zero carbon housing, eco-conscious architects worldwide are building sustainable homes by prioritising innovative materials, local sourcing and community

Archi-tainment

Micro Trends

Archi-tainment

A new generation of transformative structures focused on next-level entertainment experiences are set to influence commercial, public and third spaces

Immersive Living Spaces

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 smart home

Design Directions

Proper Pubs

Against a backdrop of venue closures and changing drinking habits, Gen Z are reviving Britain’s ‘proper pub’ as a nostalgic yet progressive so...

Food & Drink : Design : Travel & Hospitality

Engineering Serendipity

Viewpoints

Engineering Serendipity

The Future Laboratory sits down with Lea Lemaire, lead creative strategist at Amsterdam design studio Random Studio, to explore why the future of e...

Retail : Design : Beauty

Autonomous Hospitality

Viewpoints

Autonomous Hospitality

How can robotics, AI and building-wide intelligence redefine hotel service? The Future Laboratory speaks to Batis Samadian, co-founder of LITA, a n...

Technology : Design : Travel & Hospitality

New Codes of Luxury: Immersive Technology for Transformation

Macro Trends

New Codes of Luxury: Immersive Technology for Transformation

The third report in The Future Laboratory and Together Group’s New Codes of Luxury® series explores how immersive technologies are driving innovati...

Technology : Luxury : Experience

Markets

Future Museums

Museums are transforming through immersive technology, sensory storytelling and community-centred programming, reshaping visitor experience and red...

Design : Pop-culture & Media : Technology

Communal Living Market

Markets

Communal Living Market

Once a fringe experiment, communal living is entering the mainstream. From multigenerational households to co-buying with friends, people are redef...

Future Spaces : Society : Health & Wellness

Future Five 2026: Future Spaces

Micro Trends

Future Five 2026: Future Spaces

As bleeding-edge technology creates almost limitless possibilities for the design of real-world spaces that merge the physical and digital realms, ...

Future Spaces : Retail : Technology

Layered Realities

Design Directions

Layered Realities

A new wave of designers is bridging the virtual chaos of gaming realms and extended reality with the tactile authenticity of human craft.

Design : Technology : Artifical Intelligence

Design Directions

Desert Dreams

In Saudi Arabia, desert landscapes are fast becoming catalysts for architectural re-invention. AI-powered digital twin technology, monumental gamin...

Design : Architecture : Technology

Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures

Big Ideas

Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures

From nature-driven governance models to decolonised AI models, Lisbon’s Future Days mapped out radical responses to an increasingly unpredictable w...

Design : Sustainability : Future Spaces

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Aman

Aman stands at the pinnacle of ultra-luxury, marrying other-worldly natural beauty, bespoke hospitality and unrivalled rare experiences perfe...

Luxury : Travel : Hospitality

Social Wellness Market

Markets

Social Wellness Market

Health is becoming social, and social life is getting healthier. As digital fatigue proliferates, a new care culture is emerging, grounded in inten...

Health & Wellness : Society : Sports & Leisure

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