Office Buildings: A Design Manual.

Offices, as a category of building, have probably faced more challenges and undergone more dramatic changes in the last few years than most other kinds of buildings. Increasing economic globalisation, new information and communication technologies, and ecological considerations are all making demands on a branch of architecture which for nearly a century had been marked by the construction norms and standards, and the requirements of office organisation. These old solutions are, however, no longer viable for many modern companies, where flexibility and mobility determine the working day of a new generation of office nomads, and architecture and ist design praxis is having to adapt.
With some 70 significant international examples taken from the last five years, the authors and editors show in systematic form and with thematic contributions how the new issues facing architects can be resolved.