Future Office

Developments in IT and the resulting knowledge-based economy, as well as the 2001 collapse of the World Trade Centre in Lower Manhattan, New York, have challenged traditional concepts of office design and many of the larger architectural and urban design models. This book examines the implications of this revolution in contemporary urban design and identifies potential new trends in office design from an international perspective.Within a wide range of topics two themes are key: place making, which ranges from large scale issues related to the master planning and development of neighbourhoods to mixed-use building design and the internal environment of the office itself, and technological integration and implementation, which ranges from moisture permeable building envelopes to Voice Over Internet Protocols. These themes have very definite architectural implications and manifestations.Practitioners and academics from a broad spectrum of interests contribute essays to this book which will draw people from a range of professions and disciplines: from architects, facilities managers and furniture designers to financiers, developers, traffic engineers and IT specialists.Grech, Chris is the author of 'Future Office ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415385909 and ISBN 0415385903.