Fix a few things around the house. Read lots of books, learn to bake bread. But it did drag on. And now, partly because some people that god down a little, a lot of us a back and knocked down the thrill of life in the big city is dwindling. In fact, that life in general is changing in a big way. Its coated 19 redefining cities as we know them. Well, besides getting people to accept that mosques, good hygiene and social distancing do actually help in preventing the spread of diseases like cove. It is just one thing id like to ask my workmates, friends, family and everyone else out there. Lets make this work. This is a once in a lifetime chance to change our working world for the better. Lots of us probably never thought we could do our jobs from home. What a great opportunity to free up more time instead of commuting, be more creative and productive. It can take a lot of discipline, though not to get into lazy habits. This is a totally new way of working, and theres also a lot more that could change besides ever returned to normal cities teeming with traffic. People moving freely with no fear of covert 19. How will this pandemic shape the future of our cities . Since the corona Virus Outbreak up to 40 percent of people have been working remotely, its an opportunity for us to rethink, you know, how we live our lives. What does that mean for our current commute . What does that mean for the nature of the office space . Because if people are going back to the office part of the time that means other coworkers are not in the office when you are in the office, its not just the world of work thats changed. Transport habits have to do worry a lot that the mobility that a person is likely to come in by single occupant vehicle. That in fact people are anxious about being in Public Transportation and that will make Traffic Congestion actually worse, not better. The increase in automation far predates the pandemic, but some researchers say the pace of change is picking up speed. Weve seen the rise in the use of drones, as well as, you know, facial Recognition Technology for Monitoring Surveillance of the pandemic has certainly celebrated the use. I think those technologies were moving pretty quickly already. So i think its pretty hard to know how whether or not its actually going to get faster or, or not. I think the technologies that really do interest me a lot are the self driving car technologies because those actually shape urban form. And i think unquestionably theres a desire for things that dont involve human interaction. But what about the people who dont have access to all this technology for the time to be at risk of widening the Digital Divide . By worry that this series of covert inspired digitalisation remote work will be even more of a source of global inequity. And will be even more of a dividing line between those people who are skilled enough to dial into the technological world. And those people who are left behind and thats not all as Remote Working develops jobs are increasingly likely to get outsourced. That technological connection across the globe is going to increase as a result of this. So its going to be even more natural to turn to india for software support, even more natural to outsource various things to southeast asia. So the Technology Revolution is going to continue while work has, might be scattered all over the world, commutes a set to get shorter. That could lead cities to have a small of the radius. In other words, urban dwellers will be able to get everywhere they need within 15 minutes on 1st or by bike to work the shops, all the doctors and that could affect the design of in the cities. We saw that in this pandemic, we are inside all the time. But imagine if there were many private or private outdoor spaces richer, integrated into our houses that would improve, improve our quality of life quite considerably. What weve noticed, census pandemic is the importance of outdoor space or access to outer space. And so in thinking of Building Design in my include, you know, a difference in lobby design or the way he says our access so that people can go up and down without having to use an elevator. But will people also leave big cities as a result of the pandemic . I think that hes will definitely remain very much as lively in moving places. So few men that he and big cities will definitely stay as specially in asia. This will better this trend will go on, but the sixtys will change in the sense that they give access to their citizens to their users, to many Different Things like green, like access to work, access to technology, health, etc, on a much more local scale for world mega cities are likely to continue to grow, at least, unless things become really absolute horrific. I mean, remember that as terrible as cold in 1000 is the death rate so far, far less than they were say during the color of pandemics of, of the 1900 century. And despite those color appendix the cities like, you know, berlin or paris or london continue to grow even though the cities were killing fields. So big cities on to subpoenaing anytime soon. Us kevin 19 is already leaving its mark on it, have been landscapes. Some cities like the feel like theyve turned into ghost towns and its pretty much the same feeling for the commercial real estate sector. Business is disappearing. The amount of floor space for shops and offices that have been rented or sold is in freefall. When you compare the 3rd quarter with the same period last year, youll see the trend is the same across germanys main st. Its a lot of companies are either putting off decisions to rent or buy space or downsizing focuses. See the trend, gathering speed, construction continues. Were closing down, everything must go. Signs like these are a common sight nowadays, and businesses are shuttered across the city. Many for good because of coronavirus restrictions. According to a survey by britains Royal Institute of chartered surveyors, industry insiders expect commercial Property Values and rents to the crime worldwide because of the pandemic. But there are some exceptions. Yes, you know, the entire nonfood Retail Sector has been hit hard, but local delivery funds. A booming as our companies do and transport goods, people or general more and more online Logistics Companies are. What the prices for commercial property may be sinking. And commercial rents to get construction is booming in berlin and other cities across germany. Large scale projects, even entire districts, are being built. How can that be the complex going up in and around the ruins of this former Department Store in berlin will include shops, offices, arts, venues, restaurants, and apartments. But they come at a price, a 1000000. 00 euros, or more for 100. 00 square metres. Thats not untypical the high end of downtown apartments. Because of the pandemic, the developers have yet to Start Marketing the commercial spaces. But the apartments are selling like hotcakes. We were a little concerned about the impact of the pandemic on the market, but we found that its made no real difference except for a minor delay. In fact, were seeing a heightened interest in buying property low Interest Rates worldwide. I mean, investing in bonds is a losing game. Vast amounts of money have been pouring into real estate. But how long are things like you to stay that way . I asked the head of a company that markets condominiums. This phase of constantly rising prices is drawing to a close. Thats entirely normal. It cant go on forever. In certain segments of the market. We are indeed already seeing that, especially in berlin. There are huge office blocks with vast amounts of space in cities across the globe. But millions of people are now working from home because of the pandemic. Will Office Buildings like this one in berlin ever fill up again. I asked a board member of the Public Housing company, which also manages commercial property were seeing more requests to defer rental payments. And when it comes to new leases on commercial premises, potential tenants are asking for pandemic cluess in their contracts. That means is their right to terminate if another pandemic hits in fall. But overall, the market is held up better than we expected earlier in the crisis. Apartments where people can also work continue to be in demand, but what will happen to all the empty shops and restaurants and Access Office spaces . Itll be quite a challenge to find future uses for these empty premises. Well, cities have been on an explosive growth trajectory over the past centuries. But take a good look at the result. In so many cases, ugly, crowded, full of concrete void of green traffic gridlock, bad air hotter temperatures, the sun bouncing off all that cement. Have cities had their day or could they be doing their bit to fight Climate Change . I think they could be the city obsolete or the solution to Climate Change. What jericho is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world. It was a stablished 11000 years ago. The citys location near a river and its mild climate made it attractive because it meant the land could be farmed all year round. And many cities developed around trade routes, often by rivers. The german city of front foot is an example. Others like tokyo grew around palaces now home to 38000000 people. Its the biggest urban area in the world. Big cities are often associated with air and noise pollution, as well as rising rents. Despite that citys continue to draw more and more people. Advantages include access to medical care, jobs and educational institutions. Half of the worlds population currently resides in cities. By 2050, its expected to be 2 thirds. But cities account for 80 percent of worldwide c o 2 emissions. Something has to change in the austrian capital. Vienna. City planners have decided not to build Parking Spaces in a new area of town. They want to discourage car use, with new housing constantly being built. Theres no shortage of accommodation. The average rent at 5 euros per metre squared is pretty low. More green spaces are cropping up, and public transport is constantly being expanded too. It costs just one euro to use the citys Transit System for a day. Thats led to record numbers of passengers. Vienna has been ranked the most livable city in the world. But during the pandemic, the number of passengers on public transport fell by 50 percent. As people returned to their cars. Something City Planners couldnt have foreseen. Ive heard about a lot of people designing big incentives for the suburbs all for the serenity of the countryside. I dont know if i could give up. Actually a mate of mine is thinking about doing just that. And so are other the coronavirus pandemic is causing city life to lose its appeal. Palin, for example, has a population density of over 4000. 00 people per square kilometer. Its hard to do anything without a mosque. Clearly and elizabeth have lived in the german capital for nearly 30 years in the popular cool expect district. But theyve fallen out of love with the place as if you find it strenuous. And now i realize that i always found it strenuous but never noticed. Theres aggression in the air. If youre out on your bike, for example, you constantly have these little disputes with people. Notice that more now they really would have wanted to move away for a long time, but i was always too busy in the city and the countryside seemed so far away. This pandemic has made it clear to us where we stand and where we live. The kind of apartment we have, we kind of neighborhood we live in its all been amplified now. And that sense of being hemmed in by a city life has driven us out into the countryside to find freedom. Little human us has long enjoyed that freedom. This family moved to a village outside and 3 years ago. Rents in the city have sold out for the past 10 years. Many young families to me, the way to places where housing is more affordable. We are and so forth. Everything we could afford in berlin was too small. We could have had a small house, the same size, its our apartment. But why bother with me thought wed rather be further away, but have more space and by topic. But the distance from the city is a problem. It takes on a kolesnik an hour and a half to get to work. And theres no day cat hair either. There are no amenities within walking distance, no bakery or supermarket. You need the car for everything. d but they still dont regret that decision to leave the city. d who are here right here definitely has a calming effect just to sit outside and breathe in the fresh air or bask in the sun. d has also become noticeably quieter. As a media artist, florian told the sillies about how, who 1st as an alternative Health Practitioner and has to go to her office in town. Except that during a pandemic, many patients a staying away, the couple felt it was time to make some decisions. This wasnt something weve been wanting to do for a long time. The pandemic just gave us the impetus. After staring at the wall for months, we went out into the countryside to look around and choose a house. Think of the keys in july. And since then theyve spent half that time here until i would drive from berlin and we love it here, but i dont know if that will still be the case in 5 years time, or maybe i will find it annoying to have to drive out of the city, but right now its just great looks nice, but its actually not all that easy to just the bad of the city in the middle of a lockdown at it must be breathing a tricky for all those Digital Nomads who have no one set workplace. But like to flip open their laptop in far off places high up in the alps or out on the endless plains of africa. It must be hard right now with travel being so restricted. Its not a bad business model. Dont tell the boss you whine and you go see what its like when i was on the road. You know, every day you know, even knew it was going to happen. Having office job for you know, you knew what next week was going to bring you know you need the commute, you knew what being and state lines from where youre going to go and take you know home and there was a lot to 5 steps are really becoming thats all, dont add up, want to make sure that your job is fully, you know, step to understanding that you need to move slowly. Step 3 is to look for places that have lots of life by step for us to really look for places that have a place that sort of easy to look at what i think over time my people who are going to be mostly companies being ok with you know, people working from home and so, you know, if you live in say, new york city and you really expensive, let their young have to go in the office. Why not move to a . And she pursued it by going to a beach by going out that youre right now as i look outside my apartment, i see a parking lot. Id rather see a beach you have to balance, work and play. And its a lot harder to do when youre in a place that you possibly want to play, the faster you move, the harder it is to find that out. And invariably, one step for moving slowly is the key to balance your day, as well as just being mentally stable and not exhaust outlets. I stupidly once lost the contest and then went sailing, thinking i could just have like i traversed own and that was not the case. And you know, traveling around africa where theres just for weeks now. Why the fact you really want is fun to make sure that were ever going there straight kind of a quick google search. Can you say tell you, you know, people who have been there before, if its good or bad, you know, one of the great things about working remotely as allies, other people do it. And so you can usually find a lot of communities around the world of other Digital Nomads, not from yours who are doing fine, exciting. There were alive because if i have an facebook or through a coal power base, you can get friends and friends. Its like finding games and, and i made it so you know, its 95 and dont cafe. You come. She doesnt have air conditioning in the supplies everywhere. So i look for places that you know, are easy to get. So you have a lot of various activities, Public Transportation. Why by i think everyone should just go do this. You know, i specially now and its of zunes. And you know, you know, you go into the office, take a break, you know, for 4 days, somewhere close by stewards. Well, i might just do that at a beach that have been nice to look at, though we dont have windows in the studio doing. In the meantime, its human contact. So many of us are craving. A city doesnt have to be full from a, but it can be fun when the streets of buzzing with activity and lots of tourists are in town. I know my colleague off misses it. Hes been using all that time on his hands to address his own pandemic, juiced anxieties and pondering over whether dinosaurs could make a comeback. Fair, where is everybody . Im often working from home. Of course. Someone asks in an easy to remember the good old days. You know, lynn was packed with tourists. Everyone wanted to come here and they still do and weve gone into hiding to protect ourselves and others and rightly so. So what do you do all day body . Its kind of death here now. Well you used to be in all the pictures you have no cities deserted, just people flee for the countryside alone reclaimed by nature. Its buildings covered in ivy gear frenching around the brandenburg gate. Maybe even the dinosaurs will return. So it takes one to know one on the judging, a level off and the rest of my team here at the w. , im sure id miss them if i had to work at home all the time. 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