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Developments in Information Technology 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 together with many larger precepts of architecture and urbanism. This book examines some of the implications of this revolution and identifies potential new trends in office design and changing patterns of urbanism from an international perspective. Within a wide range of topics two themes are key: Place Making and Technological Integration. Place Making deals with issues at various scales, from master planning and development of neighbourhoods, to mixed-use building design and the internal environment of the office itself. Technological Integration examines the implementation of issues as diverse as sustainable design technologies, moisture permeable building envelopes and 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 appeal to people from a range of professions and disciplines, including architects, urban designers, facilities managers and furniture designers to financiers, developers, and IT specialists.Grech, Chris is the author of 'Future Office ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415385916 and ISBN 0415385911.
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