Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Work Place / Work Life symposium, which examines the influences and changing dynamics of workplace design.
Hosted via the Design Speaks Virtual Portal, the symposium explores the role of design in a post-covid landscape. The workplace is steadily evolving, and after two years of disruption to the work life routine, the forum asks, what role do designers play in ensuring a healthy and functional work environment?
Across three sessions, panels comprising leading practitioners, researchers and experts around Australia will consider how the office responds to changes in on- and off-site trends, shifts in office atmosphere and amenity, and the demands for a more flexible work environment.
The first session, titled “The Reality of Realty: Where’s tomorrow’s office?”, BVN’s Bill Dowzer, Bates Smart director Philip Vivian and CBRE exectutive directo Ada Choi will present case studies, research and insights that indicate the trajectory for office tenancies and how this is reshaping workplace design. The speakers will then be joined by Carr associate director Rebecca Trenorden for a panel discussions.
KABHQ by Henning Larsen.
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Laura Stamer
Session two will examine how a healthy and thriving workplace improves teamwork, raises morale, increases productivity and improves staff retention. In “Peace of Mind: Workplace Design for Culture and Wellness”, speakers Viggo Haremst of Henning Larsen, Adele Wintering from Foolscap Studio and Brigid Carey from Seek will consider how workplace design can foster a successful work culture and cater to the wellbeing of staff. Moderator Dr Libby Sander will then lead a discussion on how the projects and processes are redefining the design brief for workplace structure.
Session three, “Out of Office: Designing for Hybrid Work”, will consider how pandemic-induced change has seen the majority of the workforce move to a new hybrid model of working. Speakers Daniel Davis and Evodia Alaterou from Hassell, Franziska Heuschkel of Space and Pepper, and Elly Dalziel from Mirvac will consider the impact of the flexible model on the design of the office, using people-centred research, projects and frameworks that explore designs that are fit-for-purpose for both individuals and team environments. The moderator for this session is Angela Ferguson from Futurespace.
Sessions will run for two hours each on three consecutive Wednesdays throughout August. Attendees can register for individual events or for the conference in its entirety, and tickets can be purchased until 9 September.
For more information visit the Design Speaks website. Work Place / Work Life is a Design Speaks event organized by Architecture Media, publisher of ArchitectureAU.com. It is supported by Schiavello.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
