WeWork parent The We Company is expanding its design capabilities beyond the workplace with the launch of the ‘future cities initiatives’ and is hiring designer Dror Benshetrit to head it up. Benshetrit, founder of New York-based Studio Dror will take the helm on the initiative alongside former Google executive Di-Ann Eisnor. Together the two will […]
In an era where flexible workspaces are verging on acrobatic and the debate about one-size-fits-all is all but over, traditional office space is giving way to more inspired and worker-centric design. The focus is not only on where people work but how they work. And increasingly, designers and architects are being asked to create spaces […]
Businesses are upping the ante when it comes to workplace experiences in an effort to attract top talent and innovate amid rapid technological change. Paul Edwards, general manager of Workplace Experiences at Mirvac, reveals what employers can do to improve the workplace. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence automating data-driven jobs, ‘super experiences’ are now playing […]
Abraham John Architects was tasked with designing a townhouse on a tight site while adhering to all the principles of Vastu Shastra. “The challenge of designing a residential villa in Jodhpur, India, was trifold: extreme climate, small footprint and quite a few requirements,” explains Alan Abraham, joint principal architect of Abraham John Architects. “The house is Vastu […]
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