What will the office look like in 10 years’ time?
Norman Foster: Greener – in every sense. Young people will choose office buildings based on facilities and lifestyle but also on their sustainability credentials. Future generations will be much more demanding and much more questioning in terms of what a potential employer will be doing to tackle climate change. So I think we will see a shift where creating a good quality working environment which is more responsible in terms of sustainability becomes good for business as well as for the environment.

What will we see more of – and what will we see less of?
NF: More nature and more sustainable features. And perhaps less real estate developer involvement. The overarching trend is very much the entrepreneurs pushing new ideas for design forward. Apple Park was initiated by Steve Jobs then carried on by [chief design officer] Jony Ive and his team with the support of [chief executive] Tim Cook. As a rule, developers now tend to just follow the market whereas the entrepreneurs lead it.

What do you think will be the single biggest driver of change in the way we work over the next 10 years?
NF: I think the social agenda will be the big driving force. And technology. But also trying to overcome our natural, human fear of change.


from https://thespaces.com/what-will-the-office-look-like-in-10-years-time/