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Designing the future of education

Designing the future of education

Actiu is known around the world for focusing on one thing above all else: Wellbeing. But what does wellbeing look like in a post-pandemic world? And how can we provide support where it matters most?

Steelcase acquires Viccarbe to bolster its offerings in the ancillary space

Steelcase acquires Viccarbe to bolster its offerings in the ancillary space

The acquisition is expected to drive strong social growth for Viccarbe, a Spanish designer of contemporary furniture for high-performance collaborative and social spaces.

10 creative and agile spaces for activity based work

10 creative and agile spaces for activity based work

The following ten design projects represent the most inimitable offices we’ve seen of late, in which space goes above and beyond in its role as a facilitator of ABW.

Bika: A Colourful Solution to Workplace Monotony

Bika: A Colourful Solution to Workplace Monotony

With more and more workplaces embracing open-plan seating and hot-desk culture, the Bika chair, offers a versatile solution to flexible work spaces.

Flexibility and customisation – designing the breakout rooms of tomorrow

Flexibility and customisation – designing the breakout rooms of tomorrow

As the modern workspace continues to change and evolve – from hot desking to ergonomic design –breakout rooms have solidified themselves as an essential aspect of work design. But how are these spaces themselves changing?

How Winc stays ahead in healthy, flexible workspaces

How Winc stays ahead in healthy, flexible workspaces

Winc is a workplace solutions company, standing as a market leader in office furnishings and supplies, and when it came time to refresh its own workplace the company knew it would require a special touch.

Agile versatility: Meet the Avion Collection by Keith Melbourne

Agile versatility: Meet the Avion Collection by Keith Melbourne

The Avion Collection designed by Keith Melbourne for Stylecraft brings a modular and incredibly flexible option for the workplace. It’s a new kind of agile versatility.

Future-proofed: Geyer designs new home for Suncorp

Future-proofed: Geyer designs new home for Suncorp

Sometimes the most evolved designs are those left incomplete. When conceptualising the new Suncorp headquarters in Sydney, Geyer worked to the idea of ‘designing to 80 per cent’. The result is a radical take on workplace flexibility. While the building caters to its occupants in the present, it comprehensively avoids dictating their needs going into the future.

What Is Best-Practice For The ‘Agile Education’ Space?

What Is Best-Practice For The ‘Agile Education’ Space?

Flexibility is key, and a high priority in many educational facilities, as is the case in this striking fitout for Macquarie University’s Sydney City Campus (MUSCC) ‘Central Hub’, designed by dwp.