
The VU: Mobile 360 Virtual Reality

How a digital model will help us to make better decisions on housing for London
As the UK braces itself for the uncertainty following Brexit, it is more important than ever that London looks at imaginative ways to address the housing crisis. A new report* by Grant Thornton UK LLP and campaign group London First…

Pokémon Go has brought augmented reality into the mainstream, but what does this emerging technology mean for the property industry?
Pokémon Go is one of the biggest mobile games ever. It has attracted legions of fans around the world. And certain places, such as Central Park in New York, have now become hotspots for Pokémon Go players, as well as…

A glimpse of the London skyline: 2035
What will London look like by 2035? Very different to how it looks today – that much is certain. It also seems certain that in the years between 2016 and 2035 we will need to make difficult and complex decisions…

Historic England’s new advice increases the need for a debate about London’s skyline
The advice published by Historic England in December 2015 outlining which areas are suitable for tall buildings and which areas are not, will help to inform the debate about what sort of skyline we want to see in London. But what…

World Class Cities: making the right decisions for London
by Jason Hawthorne, MD When news broke across Paris that construction of Herzog & De Meuron’s controversial 42-storey Triangle Tower is to go ahead the world sat up and paid attention. It will be the city’s first new skyscraper since…

The Evolution of Visualisation
by Jason Hawthorne, MD London’s population has hit 8m, the tube carries millions of passengers a day and the city wants to double house building, aiming to construct 42,000 homes every year for the next 20 years to address the…
The quiet revolution at Chobham Manor
By Jason Hawthorne, MD, Wagstaffs digital design agency Visitors to the Taylor Wimpey marketing suite at the Chobham Manor development, where the London 2012 Olympic Games were held, have seen first-hand what, a few years ago, would have seemed impossible….