Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Johnson Wax offices as a forest open to the sky

June 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Mushroom-shaped columns, pyrex skylights and earthy coloured furnishings feature in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Johnson Wax Headquarters, which is next in our series of the architect’s most important projects, celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth last week. The Johnson Wax Headquarters – also known as the Johnson Wax Administration Building – was completed in between 1936 an 1939

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“Apple’s new campus sucks” according to Wired magazine

June 13, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Foster + Partners’ Apple Park is an “anachronism wrapped in glass” that provides a poor model for company campuses, claims the first major critical review of the project, published by technology magazine Wired. The eagerly anticipated Apple Park finally began welcoming the tech giant’s employees in April 2017, eight years since the late Steve Jobs hired

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“Apple’s new campus sucks” according to Wired magazine

June 13, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Foster + Partners’ Apple Park is an “anachronism wrapped in glass” that provides a poor model for company campuses, claims the first major critical review of the project, published by technology magazine Wired. The eagerly anticipated Apple Park finally began welcoming the tech giant’s employees in April 2017, eight years since the late Steve Jobs hired

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Richard Keep and Henry Goss unveil plans for Nairobi tower in rainy renderings

June 11, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

These foggy renderings by The Boundary forego the stereotypical blue-sky backdrop to depict a wedge-shaped tower by Richard Keep Architects and Henry Goss Architects, which has just been granted planning permission in Nairobi, Kenya. London-based Keep and Goss designed the 30-storey mixed-use Akili Tower for a spot on Upper Hill, where it will join a growing number of high-rises overlooking Uhuru Park and the

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Haworth’s new Leadership Community Space is designed to “attract and retain top talent”

June 9, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Office furniture brand Haworth has created an experimental workspace for its leadership team, which shows how offices can be designed to help companies retain talented staff and be more innovative. In the first in a new series of articles produced in collaboration with Haworth, we look at the Leadership Community Space, which was recently created at the company’s Michigan headquarters,

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Haworth’s new Leadership Community Space is designed to “attract and retain top talent”

June 9, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Office furniture brand Haworth has created an experimental workspace for its leadership team, which shows how offices can be designed to help companies retain talented staff and be more innovative. In the first in a new series of articles produced in collaboration with Haworth, we look at the Leadership Community Space, which was recently created at the company’s Michigan headquarters,

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Haworth’s new Leadership Community Space is designed to “attract and retain top talent”

June 9, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Office furniture brand Haworth has created an experimental workspace for its leadership team, which shows how offices can be designed to help companies retain talented staff and be more innovative. In the first in a new series of articles produced in collaboration with Haworth, we look at the Leadership Community Space, which was recently created at the company’s Michigan headquarters,

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15 Home Offices Designed For Two People

June 7, 2017 Keely 0

  Creating a functional work space within your home can be a hard task, especially when it’s an office for two. For inspiration to create your own, we’ve gathered 15 examples of shared home office spaces…   1. The light colored cabinets, shelves, and desk for two, is built into the wall of this modern […]

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Portland tower becomes first timber high-rise to gain planning consent in the US

June 6, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A 12-storey building proposed for Portland’s Pearl District has received the go-ahead from planners, paving the way for it to become the USA’s first high-rise wooden structure. The Framework Building, designed by Lever Architecture to be built from mass timber, was approved for construction by the State of Oregon and the City of Portland this

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MVRDV completes a tower block that resembles a giant staircase

June 5, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

MVRDV has built a tower block in Poznań, Poland, that looks like a huge staircase from one angle, while from another it looks like it’s about to topple over. The 16-storey Bałtyk tower is the first building in Poland by Rotterdam-based MVRDV, and was completed in partnership with local firm Natkaniec Olechnicki Architekci. The tower features a dramatically staggered

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