Living Tomorrow
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Living Tomorrow is a research oriented company with projects in the cities of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

 and Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

. It focuses upon opening what it calls 'The Houses of Tomorrow'

Mission

Living Tomorrow is a meeting place for innovative companies to introduce visitors to products and services that can improve the quality of living and working in the near future.
Social, economic and technological developments are observed and are converted into realistic and recognisable applications in the complex. 80% of the displayed solutions are ready for the market, while 20% are future-oriented visions.

Living Tomorrow selects carefully leading-edge companies, each prominent in their field of expertise. Together they integrate their products, services and technologies in a future oriented way.

History

Living Tomorrow opened its first 'House of the Future' in 1995, which immediately attracted attention. After a second successful project in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, in which the concept evolved into the 'House and Office of the Future', the first international complex was opened in Amsterdam in 2003. This grand opening attracted a lot of media attention. In January 2007 Living Tomorrow opened its current project 'House, Office and Creative Industries of the Future' which expand the original home and office concepts to include extra aspects of a person's lifestyle. This project will run until 2012.

Sources

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