smart cities

Kevin Mull at STRATA: Retrofitting Cities for a Smarter Urban Future

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 16, 2025, a select group of leaders will gather for STRATA, a summit co-hosted by HqO and the MIT Center for Real Estate Cities were not built for EVs, autonomous delivery, or real-time data, but that’s where we’re heading. As aging infrastructure collides with next-gen demands, the call to develop smart urban infrastructure …

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Jennifer Strong at STRATA: Navigating Urban Change in the Age of Acceleration

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 16, 2025, a select group of leaders will gather for STRATA, a summit co-hosted by HqO and the MIT Center for Real Estate Cities are designed to evolve slowly—layer by layer, decade by decade. But today, the pace of change is anything but slow. AI is reshaping the workforce. Autonomous vehicles are redefining …

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Robert Lair at STRATA: Investing in the Future of Urban Innovation

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 16, 2025, a select group of leaders will gather for STRATA, a summit co-hosted by HqO and the MIT Center for Real Estate As the built world enters a period of seismic change, the question of how to finance that transformation has become more urgent—and more complex. From entire cities being built from …

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Dominic Endicott at STRATA: Designing Knowledge Towns for the Next Era of Urban Prosperity

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 16, 2025, a select group of leaders will gather for STRATA, a summit co-hosted by HqO and the MIT Center for Real Estate What Comes After the Built World We Inherited?This October, Dominic Endicott will join leaders at the STRATA Real Estate Summit at MIT for the panel “City Retrofits: Legacy Infrastructure, Future …

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Andy Doyle at STRATA: Retrofitting Legacy Infrastructure for the Future

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 16, 2025, a select group of leaders will gather for STRATA, a summit co-hosted by HqO and the MIT Center for Real Estate As hybrid work models take hold and commercial occupancy rates decline, cities worldwide are confronting a stark new reality: aging real estate is at risk of becoming irrelevant. According to …

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Neil Mandt at STRATA: Reimagining Ownership in the Built World

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn October 16, 2025, a select group of leaders will gather for STRATA, a summit co-hosted by HqO and the MIT Center for Real Estate The systems that shape our cities—real estate, capital, infrastructure—are being stretched beyond their original limits. In response, a new wave of thinkers is designing what comes next. Neil Mandt is …

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Let’s Go Show Recap: The Experience Economy with Author Joseph Pine

Reading Time: 3 minutesInternationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor Joseph Pine has been talking about the importance of meaningful experiences for a long time. In fact, he and his partner recently re-released their best-selling 1999 book, The Experience Economy, on this very topic.  The book establishes that goods and services are no longer enough for consumers: companies …

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