Breathing new life into the high street

Housing and mixed-use design are about to be transformed: life-styles and work-patterns will be permanently altered by the pandemic and, as working environments have shifted, central business districts and retail destinations will change. If working from home is a part of the new normal, then the revival of the suburban high street is inevitable and investable. So what do we do next?

Can housing save the high street? What is mixed use if it is no longer “ground floor activated by retail, residential above”? Does airspace development enable a new way of considering workspace? What is the right balance of uses, and the right mix of tenants, to support vibrant places?