AJ Retrofit Awards 2023 final shortlists: Workplace

The Architects’ JournalAJ Retrofit Awards 2023 final shortlists: Workplace The AJ is pleased to announce the final set of AJ Retrofit Awards shortlists in the three workplace categories The post AJ Retrofit Awards 2023 final shortlists: Workplace appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

Smithfield Riverside, Shrewsbury

The Architects’ JournalSmithfield Riverside, Shrewsbury Shropshire Council is seeking a masterplanner and design team for its Smithfield Riverside regeneration zone [Deadline: 3 March 2023] The post Smithfield Riverside, Shrewsbury appeared first on The Architects’ JournalMerlin Fulcher

Sheppard Robson to retrofit 70s Glasgow office block

The Architects’ JournalSheppard Robson to retrofit 70s Glasgow office block Sheppard Robson has received planning permission to refurbish and extend a 1970s office block in central Glasgow The post Sheppard Robson to retrofit 70s Glasgow office block appeared first on The Architects’ JournalWill Ing

Make to transform former Birmingham John Lewis into leisure and workspace

The Architects’ JournalMake to transform former Birmingham John Lewis into leisure and workspace Make Architects has unveiled plans to transform Birmingham’s former John Lewis department store into a mixed-use work and leisure space The post Make to transform former Birmingham John Lewis into leisure and workspace appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia

Revisit: FCBS goes back to the Energy Efficient Office of the Future

The Architects’ JournalRevisit: FCBS goes back to the Energy Efficient Office of the Future Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios associate Ron Nkomba talks about the practice’s experience of retrofitting the building it designed nearly 30 years ago for BRE The post Revisit: FCBS goes back to the Energy Efficient Office of the Future appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

IAAC - Launching IAAC's Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings - Bjarke Ingels Lecture, Part 2, 26032018

Bjarke Ingels was invited as part of the Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings (MAEB) official launch on October 2018 in Barcelona. In this video Bjarke discusses the design of a number of projects such as the Google offices in Silicon Valley and Kings Cross, Vancouver House by Granville Bridge, the Danish National Maritime Museum, Copenhill Power Plant, Manhattan's storm defences, and the Hyperloop prototypes in Nevada and Dubai

City Architecture Forum - Revealing the City - FutureWork 01032021

Fletcher Priest Architects explore the evolving workplace and how and where we might work in future. While the flexibility and informality of home working was hailed as the future of work at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, remote working has emphasised the value of face-to-face interaction and collaboration. Can the traditional office survive shifting work patterns, or will it become an important part of a networked workplace where choice and flexibility are the future?

City Architecture Forum - Revealing the City - The future of offices in the City of London 20042021

Despina Katsikakis, Global Head of Total Workplace at Cushman and Wakefield, Peter Murray London Mayoral Design Advocate and Chair of New London Architecture, and Andrew Reynolds City Architecture Forum Chair and advisor on a number of new City tower projects discuss the future of cities and workspace in the post-COVID world

Big Think - The Nr1 thing employees want at work - Todd Rose, 29042022

Americans are reevaluating their relationship with work. However, collective illusions about the workplace are holding back reform. Many workers believe that their colleagues want to work for an employer that gives them nice fringe benefits — like free food, swag, and fancy job titles. In reality, people want more fulfillment and purpose in their jobs, as well as a healthy work-life balance in which they are trusted to make good decisions.

CTBUH 2020, Digital Series - (1) Adapting Urban Density in the Age of Pandemics 06052020

On Wednesday 6 May 2020, CTBUH hosted its first virtual lead-up event to the 2020 Singapore & Kuala Lumpur Conference. During this panel discussion, top experts investigated how the city-building industry is addressing the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, and the concern of dense cities responsiveness to future crises.