The Washington, DC, office of Perkins+Will was designed as part of transformative process recasting the practice into the future. It is also a manifestation of a core value – our global responsibility towards future generations – that brings meaning and purpose to the way we...
Architects and designers today are making creative use of translucent materials to maximize day-lighting. In doing so, they're bringing a new ethos to what used to be considered stuffy old corporate spaces. One great example of this is the Perkins+Will workspace in Research...
Productivity, efficiency, and flexibility are three common themes that arise when our industry talks about the future of the office. Mobile work is a reality, and studies consistently show that employees are choosing be work outside of the workplace in order to be more...
The impact of the ecology of the workplace on innovation and business success is still often overlooked. As many business owners and employees end 2011 wondering what the upcoming year holds, the reality is that many staff work in an organization that is obsolete. While many...
We’re all painfully aware that for workers, the Great Recession caused the pendulum to swing from attraction and retention to cut, cut, cut. Yet getting more efficient -- doing more with less, and eliminating waste -- shouldn’t require sacrificing effectiveness; that is,...
Written by: Diana A. Horvat, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP & Dave Bloom, AIA, LEED AP of Envision Design The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the world’s leading conservation organizations; it works in 100 countries and has more than 5 million members globally. In 2007, WWF...
As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) report, key elements of the Air National Guard (ANG) Readiness Center were relocated to a new facility at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Among those responsible for creating the new design of the ANG workspace was...
Businesses depend on people and knowledge to operate successfully. Office space is the primary place where the transfer of knowledge occurs, and it's second only to salaries as the largest expense for most organizations. And that is rapidly changing. The quality of the...
[caption id="attachment_50" align="alignright" width="480" caption="Brookfield Properties, 1225 Connective Avenue"][/caption] What if Generation Y transforms workplaces in DC so radically that offices become almost unidentifiable? Consider Washington DC’s commercial...
When I started work as an intern at FOX Architects in May 2010, I knew nothing about working at a commercial architecture firm. Yes, Auburn University’s famed interior design program taught me how to utilize programs such as AutoCad and Revit and select appropriate and...
