 Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. A large corporation, seeking to escape the old-school hierarchies and inflexible workspaces entrenched over several decades, flees its modernist high-rise in search of open-plan utopia. It’s a Read More... |
 “Here’s what we’ve got. Here’s what it will do for you. Here’s how to get it.” One of the more memorable quotes from advertising supremo Leo Burnett, the man behind familiar consumerist effigies Tony the Tiger, the Jolly Green Giant and Read More... |
 The end of last year saw the launch of Ska Rating. Developed and led by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Ska Rating benchmarks a building’s sustainability by specifically focusing on its interior fit out. Emma Kay joined Pringle Read More... |
 Oh Canada, so sensible and pragmatic, you shame us with your functional healthcare for all, low government debt and tightly regulated banking system. Now, unsurprisingly, we can also take heed from your best office spaces. Energy efficiency. Tick. Read More... |
 A concrete cube doesn’t seem entirely out of place on the fringes of Škofja Loka in Slovenia. Similar buildings are clustered together in the city’s burgeoning industrial zone – but since Lokatrade Škofja Loka, which produces safety Read More... |
 Originally trained as an architect, Corvin Cristian has spent the last ten years working as a set designer and art director on movies and productions in Romania and London. Advertising agency Headvertising came to know him through their crossover Read More... |
When M Moser, veteran of many a corporate refit, took a brief from advertising guru Ogilvy and Mather, their mission was clear: to design its newly acquired 900 sq m Kuala Lumpur office, and, perhaps most importantly, to bring three departments Read More... |
 It’s hard to put your finger on what Søren Rose does exactly. According to his studio website, he’s an “artist, designer, merchant and entrepreneur” – and as it turns out, he’s all these things and more. I’m due to chat to Rose Read More... |
 This month’s 59-minute lunchtime meeting sees Chris Roche, principal of 11.04 Architects, winging his way to Hamburg. On the menu, as ever, is a discussion about one of the big issues affecting the design industry
This month I am lunching at a Read More... |
 A new sleep pod from Russian architects Arch Group just might be the answer to the need for a snooze in airports, train stations, or even, one could assume, big corporate offices. After all, the concept for these Sleepbox units was to provide rest Read More... |
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