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Tomorrow's office : creating effective and humane interiors
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London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000
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9780419244004
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'A text which will be valuable for architects and clients...much of practical value...well illustrated...Buy the book if you are involved in office design; it will set you on the path.' Building Design Tomorrow's Office is an ideal sourcebook for architects, interior designers, and others concerned with office interiors and the provision of good workplace facilities. The author summarizes the changing context of office work and identifies the important issues that facilities managers must consider and resolve when handling major physical revisions in the workplace. Laid out in an easy-to-read format, well-chosen case studies exemplify effective design choices.


Table of Contents

ForewordProfessor Charles and Hampden-Turner
Introduction
Part I Background
Context
Purposes and Concepts
Part II Needs
Activities
Communications
Spaces
Ambiences
Part III Technics
Process
Space Planning
Settings
Building Services
Furniture
Workplace Examples: VIA International, London
Digital Equipment Company, Stockholm
Defence Research Agency, Gosport
British Airways Compass Centre, Heathrow
Sol Cleaning Service, Helsinki
Barr and Stroud, Glasgow
Chiat/Day, New York
Andersen Consulting, London
The Automobile Association, Basingstoke
Ernst & Young, Chicago
Western Morning News, Plymouth
PowerGen, Coventry
Appendices
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