Trend Social connection is entering the design brief as physical infrastructure
Summary
GWI's Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative reports that master-planned communities are adding what it calls social infrastructure: front-porch architecture, third places built for lingering, walkable layouts that produce casual encounters, and programming designed to give residents reasons to gather.
Classification
Main topicValues & Lifestyles
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Initiative Trends 2026: Collective Intelligence and Foresight from Global Wellness Leaders Global Wellness Institute page=111;section=Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative Trends / TREND 6: Designing Against Loneliness - Social Connection as a Design Brief 2026-05 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 2
Part of issues 0
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Relation types: supports
Public id: fm-77062f168a4c