An essential first step is to understand the likely implications of COVID-19 on human experience then start to respond, today. We see five major human implications to expect from people’s behavior now and next which are likely to shape a New Human Experience.

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The oldest members of Gen Z came of age in the sharing economy and expect on-demand access to everything from vehicles to entertainment to food. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find, generally speaking, that Gen Z is loyal, socially conscious, fiscally responsible, physically active and strives to find mindfulness and purpose in their daily lives.

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On the horizon is a massive wave of demand for apartments that stretches well into the future. [But] by 2030, the world’s likely going to be a much different place.

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Five foci for design and decision making and the features behind them to discover how this emerging population (Gen Z) may influence today’s real estate strategies and tomorrow’s real estate value propositions.

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13 Principles of Home identify what is generally important to people in an urban home and how each principle may be impacted by future trends.

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While high-rise living may not be to blame for the COVID-19 pandemic, it has contributed to its spread. But is living in a high-rise building necessarily a health risk? And if so, could we build healthier high-rise buildings to guard against future pandemics?

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The coronavirus pandemic is forcing a rethinking of the multifamily amenities so important to attracting and keeping tenants in apartments over the last decade.

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To have a balcony during coronavirus is to enjoy fresh air without anxiety. A lack of private outdoor spaces in many cities is partly by design.

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This crisis underscores the role that technology must play in the smarter and more efficient functioning of our cities at all times. The rapid deployment of technology, along with the associated infrastructure to support this deployment, needs to be the first priority of post-pandemic cities the world over.

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Changing resident demands presents opportunities for owners and operators to capture in the coming years.

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Policymakers should plan beyond the immediate crisis to address long-standing societal issues. Indeed, worst-case planning ultimately can produce valuable, permanent benefits beyond battling the crisis. Poverty and lack of safe, sound affordable housing, underlying contributors to the crisis, are among the persistent issues worth addressing.

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In these difficult times, modern residence halls can help provide emergency accommodations when needed, and perhaps more importantly, can become flexible to meet unanticipated needs better in the future.

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Analysis of what role panning and design have during the onset of an unexpected and unknown pathogen such as covid-19.

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The very thing that has made cities vulnerable in a pandemic has protected them in other disasters - Density.

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Alina Hernandez is the co-founder of the First 1,000 Days of Wellness and vice chair of the Mental Wellness Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute. Here, she writes about wellness in the time of a pandemic.

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From Auckland to Bogota, urban planners are already adapting our cities to lockdown. But will the changes last, and which more radical design proposals -- be it sewer monitors or "epidemic skyscrapers" -- will shape the post-pandemic city?

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