Changing Places Avison Young

From ancient Babylon to the first McDonald’s restaurant, our food has been made in the same way for a very, very long time. You place an order, a cook cooks it, you eat it, and go about your day. However, automation has entered the kitchen and robots are preparing some - if not all! - of your meal. Welcome to the world of robot restaurants, welcome to the future.
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What do Chanel, H&M, and Gravity Entertainment have in common? You can find them on high streets throughout the UK.

How did gaming centers featuring go-karts, ten pin bowling, surfing, and axe throwing wind up on the same high streets as Chanel and H&M? This is the story of how and why high streets are changing faster than we ever could have imagined!
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Downtowns have always been a place to be seen, experience culture, or work a nine-to-five. However, the pandemic lockdown introduced a fundamental disruption and shift in the reality of how we use our cities. How can front-edge data and foot-traffic patterns influence or predict the future of downtowns and the emerging future of our built environment?
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Every single day, people around the world consider whether to age in place at home or move into a facility meant specifically for seniors. For some, the choice is easy. For others, it’s the last decision they want to make. As our views on aging change, what lies in store for the future of senior housing? Will we all live like Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia…or wind up somewhere nicer than Shady Pines? 
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Let’s move! Whether you’re traveling by car, bus, light rail, or scooter, the world of transportation is changing at light speed. Governments, cities, and experts are rethinking what it means to move from Point A to Point B and how that will impact how your relationship to your community.
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How LA’s SOFI is changing the game (re-release)


In honor of the American football season, we’re going to revisit our episode about SoFi Stadium from Season 1! We explore what happens when empty lots and vacant land are turned into the most technologically advanced sports stadium and urban complex in the world.
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