India, July 24 -- When members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest examination paper leaks, they weren't just demanding accountability. Their protest was designed for the social media age, with meme-worthy slogans, visual storytelling and a strong sense of community participation.

This generation expects every service to be available on a smartphone and now wants homes to reflect those habits. Artificial Intelligence may be helping real estate developers interpret these changing preferences, but the bigger transformation is cultural: homes are no longer designed simply as places to live; they are designed around how Gen Z chooses to live.

While much of Gen Z is still renting or living with fam...