Design
Design in the age of crisis: call for radical thinking
In our weekly WORKTECH Wednesday Briefing, we look at a new initiative from the London Design Biennale and Chatham House to encourage architects and designers to generate new ideas that will reshape our working world
Why business should make better of use of design post-Covid-19
As more businesses prepare to reopen after the pandemic, could a more strategic use of design help to revitalise company performance in the UK?
Can green building infrastructure help city workers feel safer?
Australian cities are being encouraged to introduce more green roofs, walls and facades in a new report, which sets out a roadmap to beat the pandemic and enhance lives
Station to station: redesigning the post-virus work commute
Can new design ideas make commuting to work safe for employees in the post-pandemic era? Two British creative teams are on the case
The view from Silicon Valley: it’s all about choice
In our weekly WORKTECH Wednesday Briefing, we speak to a leading Californian designer, a Dutch expert on smart buildings and an Australian advocate of mixed-use development about the post-Covid-19 world of work
Industrial Rehab: creating a new space of opportunity?
As companies coming out of lockdown crave greater volumes, versatility and value in their office spaces, could industrial conversions provide the answer? A novel research study looks at the evidence
From ‘officles’ to giant sneeze guards: the new open office
As companies plan for the return to work after the lockdown, how will they guarantee the safety of the workforce? Two global design experts share their ideas
Will physical distancing be the end of the office?
Or will it become the place we’ve always wanted it to be? As companies weigh up the return of the office workforce, Katie Puckett talks to industry leaders about what Covid-19 will mean for workplace design as part of a WSP series on the post-pandemic office
