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Christopher Choa, head of Urban Development for AECOM, delivered a talk as part of the SPS seminar series on 2 June:
The Rise of Sharing: Commodity vs. Experience
Generational change has always been correlated with evolution in the physical environment. What are some of the practical impacts of GenY on real estate development?
For video and slides from the lecture, see below.
A native New Yorker, Christopher Choa is based in London and leads the urban development practice for AECOM. He speaks frequently about the comparative advantages of cities, and works with city and national governments to develop regional-scale strategies. A graduate of both Harvard and Yale, Christopher serves on the UK executive board of the Urban Land Institute, and is on the external advisory board for the Sustainable Urban Development program at Oxford. He is an appointed advisor to the Mayor of London’s Infrastructure Delivery Board.
AECOM is a major global provider of professional technical and management support services to urban and regional development worldwide, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government services. AECOM has approximately 100,000 employees worldwide, including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals. Among other projects, AECOM is responsible for the London 2012 Olympic Legacy Communities Scheme and the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games plan.
