Shenzhen Wave Skyline, Ole Scheeren
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Welcome to the office of the future

The current pandemic is influencing contemporary architecture. With his Shenzhen Wave, Ole Scheeren is promoting the urban, pandemic-friendly workplace of the future.

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A little bird told you …

Inspired by traditional survival strategies of experienced miners, the architects at 3XN/GXN have “bred” a stylish canary that takes care of our health in the workplace.
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Zaha Hadid’s intelligent dunes

Zaha Hadid Architects are planting the new headquarters of waste management company Bee’ah in the middle of the Arabian desert. An ecological megaproject packed full of artificial intelligence.
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A wanderer with a high-tech trailer

As he was constantly on the move, technology entrepreneur Jeff Kleck was looking for a clever solution for a live-work space. His brilliant idea? To convert an old Airstream into what is probably the world’s best mobile smart office, which he calls “Kugelschiff”.
Automatisierte Aufzüge denken für uns mit
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How smart lifts think for us

Automated machine communication is enabling new applications. In predictive maintenance, smart lifts indicate whether they are working or need attention.

Der Cube Berlin am Washingtonplatz
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The building that thinks

You’ve seen smart homes, now it’s time for smart buildings. Cube Berlin, an office complex that controls itself via artificial intelligence, opened in early 2020.
Andreas Thamm
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“This is just the tip of the iceberg!”

Andreas Thamm is a “smart office” expert. As Chairman of the Management Board at UBM Development Germany, he is steering the company towards an intelligent future. It is an issue that is particularly relevant in times of COVID-19.
Tower C
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The digital world of tomorrow

In China, Zaha Hadid Architects are building two 400-metre giant structures that make sensational use of digital possibilities. With its smart solutions, Tower C is efficient and, above all, environmentally friendly.
Ein schwimmendes Büro aus Holz (Bild: Atchain)
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A floating office made of wood

Workplace ahoy! Architecture studio Powerhouse Company has designed a concept for a floating office building. Sustainable, energy-neutral and made of wood, it will serve as the headquarters for the Global Center on Adaptation in Rotterdam as of autumn 2020.
Ein Büroturm als City-Highlight (Bild: Foster + Partners)
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Office tower as city highlight

Architecture studio Foster + Partners have designed an extraordinary office tower for the heart of Buenos Aires. As a sustainable and flexible building, Avenida Cordoba 120 is set to provide more than just an optimum working environment. Its public space is intended to enhance the entire district.
Luxemburgs „Flex Office“ Offensive (Bild: Foster + Partners)
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The flexible icon

The office complex ICÔNE has been created by the architects at Foster + Partners as an elegant answer to current working trends. This new flex office building is currently under construction in Luxembourg’s Belval Quarter, where urban renewal is set to create the city’s new “best address”.
Swatch Headquarter, Shigeru Ban
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Beneath the dragon’s skin

The new showpiece unveiled by Swatch is not a watch, but office architecture at its finest. To create the reptilian curves of the new Swatch headquarters in Biel, star architect Shigeru Ban has built one of the world’s largest timber-framed constructions.
Bloomberg Headquarter: Das vielleicht grünste Büro der Welt
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The world’s most sustainable office building?

Michael Bloomberg has launched a bid to dislodge Donald Trump from the White House. But that’s not all. Ever since the construction of his European headquarters, Bloomberg has taken to calling himself the “world’s most ecological developer”.
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