Design
Design briefing: Toronto’s transformational timber town – and more
In our regular new survey of design ideas you shouldn’t miss, Imogen Privett of WORKTECH Academy rounds up the latest developments - from printable zero-waste furniture to self-driving hotel rooms
Tracing the Arc of mobile furniture to bring back the human touch
In the search for workspace efficiency, have we gone too far in removing personal control and a sense of belonging? Flexible new furniture developed by Task Systems seeks to redress the balance
Networked innovation: from outside in to inside out
Workplace design has increasingly recognised the need to bring the outside in. Now, successfully connecting to new innovation ecosystems means thinking from the inside out
Bauhaus at 100: how does its workplace legacy stand up?
As the fountainhead of modern architecture, Germany’s Bauhaus design school controversially provided the visual basis for management efficiency and control. So why do we still revere it today?
Sight lines: how seat preference impacts workplace connectivity
Kerstin Sailer, architect and academic at London’s Bartlett School of Architecture, describes new research which links visibility in the workplace with intrinsic human wellbeing
Why Bloomberg’s London office is in a class of its own
Against all expectation, the top award in British architecture, the RIBA Stirling Prize, has been given to an office block. But this Foster-designed workplace project defies the odds in so many ways
To appreciate its power, should we treat workspace design as a drug?
It is well known that some workers use drugs to enhance performance, but could workspace design itself be viewed as a pharmacological intervention to change behaviour? New research is heading that way
Can awe-inspiring design features really boost workplace performance?
Spectacular interior design elements were once seen as self-indulgent. Now there is scientific evidence to suggest that inducing a sense of awe can bring commercial benefits
