1. Co-housing developments: A collaborative style of housing where multiple individuals or families share community spaces to lower costs and build a connected community.
2. Open source architecture: A more collaborative process of designing and building structures freely available online can be modified, edited and shared by anyone.
3. Hackable city planning: This approach encourages people to actively participate in the urban design process, making it more inclusive, participatory and accessible.
4. Modular buildings and prefabricated construction: The construction process is more collaborative and efficient, allowing for smaller groups of designers, engineers and builders to work together in the design and production process.
5. The use of virtual and augmented reality during a project's design and planning phases allow teams to collaborate more effectively and in real-time.
6. Green roofs, green walls, and vertical gardening are becoming more popular in cities around the world, as they lower building temperatures, create oxygen in the air, and create a more collaborative connection between humans and nature.
7. Mixed-use developments: Mixed-use development combines residential, commercial, and/or industrial spaces, to create a more integrated community.
8. Adaptive reuse projects (older buildings, industrial sites) are becoming more popular as a way to repurpose an existing structure into a new, collaborative space that can serve the needs of the community better.
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