THINKING - Alternative Designs for Offices

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SUMMARY

The aim of the “thinking” competition is to develop a design proposal for the office typology, intended as a space to process, organize and generate information. In other words, a place for mental work.

Recently a series of new initiatives have emerged in relation to office innovation. While companies like Google revolutionized the way office work and workplaces are conceived, remote work and freelancing are increasing chances for freedom and flexibility, turning living rooms and coffee places into modern offices. In the meantime, digitization and automation not only changed the way work is done, but also the way work is retributed. If working conditions today tend to get better in traditional offices, there is an uprising new class of digital “slaves” under heavy exploitation.

Within this context, with critical thinking and creative attitude, the participants are urged to create an artifact, merging considerable programmatic innovation and valuable design tools. the proposal can be a device, a piece of furniture, an interior design project, a pavilion, a building or an urban plan. The scale of intervention, program dimensions and location are not given and they can be arranged by the participants to better suit their project.

• 1–15 June 2018 – Special Registration (30 €) period
• 16 June -15 July 2018 – Early Registration (45 €) period
• 16 July -15 August 2018 – Regular Registration (60 €) period
• 16 – 27 August 2018 – Late Registration (75 €) period
• 15 August 2018 – Submission opened on our website
• 31 August 2018 – Submission Deadline (23.59 GMT+2)
• 21-26 September 2018 – Winners announcement
• 21 August 2018 – Call for Papers for the “Thinking – Non Architectural Offices” book starts
• 21 September 2018 – Call for Papers for the “Thinking – Non Architectural Offices” book ends
• 1 January 2019 – The “Thinking – Non Architectural Offices” book is available