future of the workplace

3 biggest trends driving change in China’s workplaces

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3 biggest trends driving change in China’s workplaces

Jessica Chen of Gensler posits that the country’s rapid urbanisation calls for workplace campuses with integrated amenities that balance carbon consciousness and operational effectiveness.

10 key drivers shaping workplace design in Asia

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10 key drivers shaping workplace design in Asia

Insights and predictions for what work will look like in Asia for 2023 and beyond.

Gensler Singapore office is primed for hybrid work

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Gensler Singapore office is primed for hybrid work

The practice’s new office on the CBD fringe of Singapore is inclusive, healthy, purposeful and designed for human connection.

The office of the future is one with residential sensibilities

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The office of the future is one with residential sensibilities

A new workplace in an industrial building pays tribute to the past and the present through a formidable interior design by Quirk Studio.

How The Work Project and Hassell change the flexible workplace sector

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How The Work Project and Hassell change the flexible workplace sector

The Work Project and Hassell have enjoyed the benefit of working together since the co-working provider entered the Singapore market. How have their conversations about delivering spaces in an increasingly competitive flexible workplace sector evolved through the years? We hear from both of them in the light of The Work Project’s newly minted space at CapitaGreen.

How staff input shaped the design of three new QBE offices

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How staff input shaped the design of three new QBE offices

Through user consultation, GroupGSA developed a series of staff-focussed and future-ready workplaces for insurance giant QBE.

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Australia’s top design minds compete to envisage the future workplace

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Australia’s top design minds compete to envisage the future workplace

It’s the million-dollar question: what does the future of work look like? Herman Miller has put it to Australia’s top design minds to conceptualise what that future might look like, in its inaugural ‘Work, Redefined’ design challenge.

Workplace design: Technology, well-being and empathy are key

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Workplace design: Technology, well-being and empathy are key

Rosie Oliver, Design Leader of Woods Bagot Singapore, shares the team’s working process and the common thread for workplace design in the face of a pandemic.

M Moser’s culturally resonant workspace for Kids2

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M Moser’s culturally resonant workspace for Kids2

The Kids2 Shanghai office champions brand storytelling while strengthening connections with customers and partners in China.

The Post-Virus Workplace

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The Post-Virus Workplace

Has the Covid-19 shutdown changed the way we work forever? Paul McGillick takes a sceptical overview of current workplace futurology.

The Post-Virus Workplace

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The Post-Virus Workplace

Has the Covid-19 shutdown changed the way we work forever? Paul McGillick takes a sceptical overview of current workplace futurology.

What does it really mean to “design for diversity”?

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What does it really mean to “design for diversity”?

How can designers look beyond their own experiences to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of end users?

WeWork Hong Kong by NC Design & Architecture

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WeWork Hong Kong by NC Design & Architecture

The 60,000-sq-m space unfolds over eight floors and aims to encourage social interaction rather than a place to simply come and work in isolation. But outside of the obvious “collaboration stations” how are we designing spaces that actually make us want to get together?

WeWork Hong Kong by NC Design & Architecture

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WeWork Hong Kong by NC Design & Architecture

The 60,000-sq-m space unfolds over eight floors and aims to encourage social interaction rather than a place to simply come and work in isolation. But outside of the obvious “collaboration stations” how are we designing spaces that actually make us want to get together?

The Agile Zone: AstraZeneca’s New Zoned Work Space

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The Agile Zone: AstraZeneca’s New Zoned Work Space

This global science-led pharmaceutical company has adopted agile thinking for their new Sydney base, designed by Futurespace.

How to design for the workplace of tomorrow

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How to design for the workplace of tomorrow

Artificial intelligence, smart data, the gig economy… there’s no denying the workplace of the future is a bold new landscape, and how we respond to this as designers is an increasingly important concern.