All articles by Asha
Asha
Focus: Case Studies
We look at four recently completed workplaces – from London and Reading, to New York, Moscow and Paris
Focus: Wellness – Mind, body and soul
Wellness has replaced sustainability as the key trend in today’s workplace. We explore how designers are responding to this growing requirement
Focus: In Person – Paul Edward, MD of Staverton
Paul Edward, MD of Staverton – a pioneer of the sit/stand desk – talks about the company’s work and current workplace issues
Beauty in compromise: vGGG by Gonzalez Haase
A tight site with numerous restrictions in Berlin hosts a new residential building that has a complex relationship with the city
Focus: Introduction
We take a sneak peek at Workplace Week 17, the event that celebrates and showcases workplace design (raising cash for charity along the way)
On the drawing board: Factory by OMA
OMA’s Manchester-based arts venue, Factory, is set to be a major new cultural hub for the North and the key to local regeneration
Blueprint Awards 2017: The winners
The winners for the 2017 Blueprint Awards have been announced.
Talking Points
Simon Marett, of LOM Architecture and Design, says the role of today’s FM is not to be underestimated.
Stanton Williams’ Musée d’arts de Nantes breathes life into the French city
The Musée d’arts de Nantes has reopened following a €48.8m transformation and extension by London-based practice Stanton Williams that aims to embrace its urban surroundings. It is part of a huge, 30-year push by the city to use culture to reinvent its image, culminating in the annual arts festival Le Voyage à Nantes
Design Seminar – A plan for the planet
Toby Maxwell reports from the latest FX Design Seminar, hosted by BDP and sponsored by Universal Fibers, in which experts discussed how far sustainability has penetrated the agenda of the contract design sector.