Might Offices Be the Ideal Environment for AR To Thrive?
Apple's $3,499 Vision Pro AR headset seeks to revolutionize the workplace by seamlessly integrating physical and digital realities. Designed as a business tool, it offers…
Cutting-Edge Rendering Technology Brings Architects’ and Developers’ Visions to Life
In the classic mid-1990s rom-com One Fine Day, Michelle Pfeiffer plays an architect and single mother trying to juggle (literally) these two roles on a…
How the Eastern Hemisphere is Setting the Scene for the Metaverse
Just a few weeks ago, residents of the capital city of South Korea gained some impressive bragging rights about their city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government…
What Does Meta’s Recent Office Downsizing Say About the Market?
The news of Meta, Facebook's parent company, terminating a lease at 225 Park Avenue South in Manhattan spread quickly. The tech giant announced earlier this…
Meet the Real Estate CEO Who’s Betting Big on NFTs
Chris Okada has bet big before. In 2005, he put his entire life savings of $30,000 on the line to create his own firm, Okada…
The Augmented Reality Risk Most Building Owners Aren’t Ready For
Most of you are probably familiar with the game Pokémon Go. An extension of the wildly popular Pokémon franchise, the mobile game uses GPS and…
What are Digital Twins? A Pair of Computer Modeling Experts Explain
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a real system – a building, the power grid, a city, even a human being – that…
Can You Truly Own Anything in the Metaverse?
In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about US$4 million. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case…
How the Metaverse Will Design Our Cities
The Metaverse–you may have heard of it. Since Facebook was reborn as Meta last October, our newsfeeds and dinner conversations have been ablaze with questions…
Inside the Wildly Speculative World of Metaverse Real Estate
Since Facebook rebranded as Meta in October 2021, the word ‘metaverse’ has floated around more than ever, often leading to puzzled looks among non-gamers. Mark…