Design
How poor environmental quality threatens employee health
The standard of environmental quality in the workplace could be affecting individual and company performance far more than we think. A new guide from AECOM explores the key factors
New insights into inclusive design for complex buildings
Architectural firm HOK has extended its focus on designing for neurodiversity from the workplace to a range of other environments including science labs, sports venues, airports and courtrooms
Why Centraal Beheer still casts a spell over the modern workplace
Opened in 1972, Herman Hertzberger’s iconic office building in the Netherlands was hailed as a template for social community. As it is converted for residential use, its ideals remain relevant today
Adaptive reuse: the sustainable design trend whose time has come?
Adaptive reuse in architecture and construction is gathering pace in response to the climate crisis – even Google is getting in on the act
Furniture makers rising to challenge of hybrid working
As versatile and adaptable standalone furniture grows in importance, the 2023 Design Guild Mark award scheme for design excellence in the UK shows how home and workplace is being bridged
Foster’s Centre Pompidou retrospective has a future focus
A major exhibition looking at Sir Norman Foster’s work coincides with the completion of major global projects by the practice, including the DJI Sky City for a leading drone maker in China
Modern design pioneer MillerKnoll joins Academy inner circle
How will our places and spaces adapt to the dynamics reshaping work today? MillerKnoll has become a Global Partner of WORKTECH Academy to share its wealth of ideas and insights
What are the most impactful spaces for workplace experience?
New research by architectural firm Gensler in the UK explores what spaces really matter for workplace performance and experience - and where the office fits into a new ecosystem of work
