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Even the world’s pharmaceutical giants know how small can sometimes be beautiful
When it comes to the world’s most fast moving industries, information technology firms tend to grab most of the headlines. Yet some of the world’s most advanced and innovative companies don’t work in the information technology sector. One of the world’s leading life sciences firms is also one of its most successful. Sigma-Aldrich as part […]
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What the UK’s pharmaceutical firms taught the world’s tech giants about workplace design
When we talk about the UK’s success in creativity and innovation, one sector is frequently overlooked in favour of cutting edge digital and media firms. The UK’s pharmaceutical industry enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s most innovative and successful business sectors. Its tale can best be told in numbers. It includes the fifth […]
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Modern facilities management thinking views offices as a strategic asset
One of the enduring forces that shape facilities management thinking is the growing business case for treating buildings as a strategic asset. You may have heard it many times, but the figures behind this are indisputable. For most organisations the total operating cost of their property runs at between 10 and 20 per cent of […]
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How Britain’s law firms are creating new types of nests for their legal eagles
To say that the legal sector in the UK is in a state of flux would be a bit of an understatement. Over the past few years, the sector has been going through nothing short of a revolution in the way that it works. Not only have law firms had to cope with the same […]
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It pays to consider all of the options when financing an office fit-out or refurbishment
Over the past few years, our views on the ownership of things has shifted markedly. As individuals, we are happy to enjoy music through services such as Spotify, watch films on Netflix and more and more of us are happy to lease cars and other products. The same forces are also at work in the […]
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The people who design and manage workplaces will be essential in shaping the future of work
So far, the main impact of Brexit has been to make the future uncertain. You couldn’t ever argue this was a good thing but past experience tells us – or should tell us – that adversity and uncertainty in the economy often sparks both a renewed focus on property and workplaces and a great deal […]
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Seven things you may not know about patterns
We’ve written before about how patterns influence the way we design workplaces, and not just in terms of the materials and finishes we choose. The human drive to find meaning in the world is nothing more or less than the drive to identify and interpret patterns in all that we see. So here are seven things […]
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Workplace design reflects our changing relationship with work and society
Of all the things we buy with the exception of our clothes, furniture is the most intimate, the one we spend most time in contact with. According to JG Ballard who dedicated a lifetime to understanding our relationship with the world around us: ‘furniture constitutes an external constellation of our skin areas and body postures’.
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Is activity based working the solution to open-plan office unrest?
If a workspace doesn’t have a slide or at least a ping pong table, you might be under the impression it isn’t an enjoyable place to work. This of course might be the case, but it won’t necessarily be because its lacking in Silicon Valley-style office perks. There are bigger design factors at play that […]
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Activity based and agile working are nothing new; they’re a return to an old order
One of the most talked about office design trends right now is activity based working. The principle itself is pretty simple: it means work that is based on a range of specific activities which people do in a number of different and appropriate locations. Because it is something of an alternative to the tradition of […]
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