An explosion in remote working owing to the coronavirus pandemic could see companies slash office space, saving them money but not necessarily improving productivity among staff, according to experts.
Businesses allowing staff to work from home on a permanent basis, even as lockdowns ease worldwide, calls into question the future of skyscrapers used by multinationals which are seen as symbols of modern capitalism.
"We will find ways to operate with more distancing over a much longer period of time," he added.
"Companies have been debating on the future of work for 10 years, but people were really not very keen to pull the trigger and commit to it fully," she told AFP, adding that the "pandemic has proven that the technology is supportive of this kind of remote working".
A recent survey by real estate consultancy Cushman Wakefield of 300 companies worldwide showed 89 percent of them believed remote working would continue beyond the pandemic.