Ericsson. Milan and Rome, Italy.
Photo: Gaetano del Mauro

BBC shortlists for London headquarters interiors task
DESIGN WEEK • 2 MARCH 2009 • BY GINA LOVETT
Gensler, HOK and Morey Smith are among the nine groups that the BBC has shortlisted for the interior design contract for Broadcasting House in central London. The complete shortlist comprises BDP, DEGW, Gensler, HOK, ID:SR, MCM Architects, Morey Smith, Pringle Brandon and Woods Bagot.
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The End of the Office?
TALKCONTRACT BLOG • 23 FEBRUARY 2009 • BY KATIE WEEKS
Are we seeing the final days of the traditional American office? Yes, says DEGW co-founder and British architect Frank Duffy in the current issue of Harvard Design Magazine .
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Flexible-Plan Head Offices
ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL • 12 FEBRUARY 2009
Flexibility is a central factor in the design of contemporary office headquarters. Office design is evolving to reflect new working and building technologies, such as wireless networks and digital meeting forums, as well as the ability to locate cores anywhere and create structure-free internal spaces.
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Die Berufsstarter von Morgen geben Auskunft, Spaß statt Knete
MENSCH & BÜRO • JANUARY 2009
Das Forschungsprojekt „Recruiting the Next Generation“ beschäftigt sich mit der so genannten Generation Y und ihren Wünschen an die eigene Arbeitswelt. Nun liegen die Ergebnisse der Studie vor und zeigen eine junge Generation der Widersprüche.“
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Open Plan Offices Not All Created Equal
NATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW • 23 JANUARY 2009 • BY NIKO KLOETEN
Workplace design company DEGW has hit back at a recent study that claims working in an open plan office can be bad for your health.
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Licht- und Raumgestaltung für mehr Effizienz
IMMOBILIEN ZEITUNG • 22 JANUARY 2009
Fast ein Drittel aller Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland arbeitet in Büros. Das entspricht 12,5 Mio. Beschäftigten - auf etwa 420 Mio. m² Mietfläche, wie eine aktuelle Untersuchung der Gesellschaft für immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung zeigt. Doch wie müsste der Arbeitsplatz gestaltet sein, damit die Beschäftigten optimale Ergebnisse erzielen können und sich bei ihrem Unternehmen wohlfühlen? Zu den neuen Trends haben wir Axel Praus, Managing Director von DEGW Deutschland, und Hans-Hasso Lange, Product Marketing Manager von Philips Lighting, befragt.
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Work and the City, Frank Duffy (2008)
CITY OF SOUND • 4 JANUARY 2009 • BY DAN HILL
Short books are often better books - The Eyes of the Skin; Undesigning the Bath; In Praise of Shadows; Peter Zumthor’s books; the Writer and the City and Pamphlet Architecture series, and so on. While this entrant into a new series called Edge Futures isn’t quite in that class, it is a good, useful and engaging read, detailing the symbiotic relationship between the modern city and the contemporary office environment. In particular, Work and the City convincingly details how this has led to a grossly inefficient under-utilisation of resources with damaging effects on individuals, corporations, and almost all aspects of urban ecosystem.
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First Person: Bernice M. Boucher, Director, DEGW North America
AREA DEVELOPMENT ONLINE • DEC/JAN 2009
Much has been written about how efficient building design and the choice of the right materials can have a positive impact on the corporate bottom line. But building operations are just part of the expense picture. What are some of the less obvious ways that facility choices can have an effect on profitability?
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Not Your Father's Office
HQ MAGAZINE • WINTER 2009 • BY BRYANT ROUSSEAU
Because of antiquated office plans, most companies are spending a fortune on space they don't need. What's worse, explains research guru Andrew Laing, their workers are trapped in designs desperately out of sync with today's business demands.
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The Value of Expression
HQ BLOG • DECEMBER 2008 • BY BRYANT ROUSSEAU
If you've had a chance to look at the articles in HQ, you know we are focused on metrics: verifiable data of the positive impact design can have on such key business-performance areas as productivity; attraction and retention; branding; innovation; and sustainability.
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Estoy deseando que llegue el lunes para volver al trabajo | I want it to be Monday Again
EXPANSIÓN Y EMPLEO • DECEMBER 2008 • BY MONTSE MATEOS
Las empresas se han apuntado a la innovacíon arquitectónica como excusa para convertir el lugar de trabajo en espacios agradables que sirvan a sus empleados como aliciente para retomar las jornada laboral.
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A (Stock)Home For All
DER FACILITY MANAGER • DECEMBER 2008 • BY SANDRA HOFFMAN
Begleitend zur Messe loben die Orgatec und die Wirtschaftswoche alle zwei Jahre den wettbewerb "Best Office" aus. In diesem Jahr hat - neben dem Büro des Osnabrücker Logistikdienstleisters Hellmann Worldwide Logistics - der australische Bauträger Stockkland mit seinem Projekt "Stockhome" überzeugt.
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Generation Y - Frech, Frei, Fordernd
PERSONALMAGAZIN • DECEMBER 2008 • BY KRISTINA ENDERLE
TREND. Eine neue Generation kommt auf den Arbeitsmarkt: die Generation Y. Sie hat ein klares Profil und Fordert die Personalarbeit zum Umdenken heraus.
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Nicht Nur Mit Füssen Treten
DER FACILITY MANAGER • DECEMBER 2008
Man tritt sie mit Füßen, aber das liegt in der Natur der Sache. Im Übrigen wollen sie pfleglich behandelt und mit Überlegung ausgesucht sein: Bodenbeläge im Bürogebaude. Ein Überblick über Materialien, richtige Pflege und Kosternersparnis.
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Does the Big Corporate Office Have a Future in the UK?
BD MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 2008
DEGW’s Frank Duffy, Consilium Technologies’ Gareth Tolerton and Savills’ Jeremy Bates respond.
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Resideñar la oficina en tiempos de crisis
ABC INMOBILARIO • NOVEMBER 2008 • BY LOLA DELGADO
El mejor entorno de trabajo es el que tiene muchos cristales,color en sus áreas comunes, luz natural y alta tecnología.
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Innovation 2008: The Social Side of Energy Use
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD BLOG • OCTOBER 2008 • BY WILLIAM HANLEY
On the second day of RECORD’s 2008 Innovation Conference, the audience heard a perspective on carbon-reducing design that had only come up peripherally in earlier presentations. Most speakers had thus far focused on lowering energy consumption in buildings through research, materials, and the innovative design of energy systems. But Andrew Laing brought up a social side to the energy equation that architects and clients should not overlook.
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'Sandbox' Play Revolutionizes Corporate Work Environment
PRNEWSWIRE • 21 OCTOBER 2008
Workplace strategists use gaming tool to create effective, 21st-century offices.
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Teaming Defines Google's Effective Work Culture and Fuels Productivity, Profit
DAILY REPORT • 22 SEPTEMBER 2008 • GENERAL SESSION II
What do you get with faux lederhosen as wall coverings, foosball, historic European views, and high-density but open collaborative space?

Don't search too far - no pun intended.

It's Google Germany.
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Rénovation, évolution, révolution
ARCHITECTURE INTÉRIEURE • SEPT/OCT 2008
Sur une parcelle de 3,5 ha d'ateliers industriels lui ayant appartenue en plein cœur de Suresnes, la holding néerlandaise Philips regroupe son siège social français en y louant deux cinquièmes des 80.000m² de bureaux construits par Axa.
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New Trends in the Design of Research Facilities
REVISTA APD • JULY/AUGUST 2008
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In surveys carried out by DEGW, centres for research are developing a growing need for shared spaces, to facilitate the communication of ideas. To innovate it is essential to achieve maximum collaboration between research staff members. The image of the solitary researcher is no longer valid
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Work and the City
DOMUS WORK 916 • JULY/AUGUST 2008
Most of us are temperamentally, institutionally and economically biased towards doing what we like most, i.e. designing new buildings. We tend to believe that new buildings, innovative buildings, more buildings, any buildings are the inevitable answer to whatever problems our clients have to address.
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Mensch ünd Buro | Made in Britain
MENSCH & BÜRO • JULY 2008 • BY CLAUDIA HAMM
Graue Behördenflure, dunkle Möbel und traurig hängende Zimmerpflanzen in einer endlosen Reihe von kleinen Bürozellen: Typische Bilder, wenn man an die öffentliche Verwaltung denkt. Doch auch hier herrscht Aufbruchstimmung! Ein Beispiel für moderne Arbeitswelten kommt aus Großbritannien.
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Personalised Learning
INSITE • AUTUMN 2008
Personalised learning is a key driver of the Government’s transformational education agenda and is central to the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) Children’s Plan. New and refurbished schools offer leadership teams a fresh opportunity to explore how personalised learning can work for them. Darren Atkinson, Senior Consultant of DEGW, explains a new initiative to understand the impact of student¬led learning on school design.
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Facade Coque, Kinnarps, Orgeval, Yvelines. Le rouge est mis
L'ARCHITECTURE D'AUJOURD'HUI • SEPT/OCT 2007
Le maître d'ouvrage de ce bâtiment est la fabricant suédois de mobilier de bureau fonctionnel Kinnarps. Pour le siège de la filiale française un bâtiment à triple visage à été conçu: hall industriel pour des bureaux paysagers, hall d'exposion derrière une longue façade vitrée, le centre logistique formant le socle de l'ensemble. Une coque en acier laqué recouvre le volume des bureaux et habille le socle à l'arrière.
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