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Workspace/Workscape
The New Office Scenarios
by Stefano Casciani,
Orietta Fiorenza and Massimo Roj
June 2000 - Skira editore
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"It is immediately evident that this is not your usual manual or that it is even a "manual" at all." It is a book that is meant to be read, not merely consulted. The fanatic-preaching tone that is typical of thesis books is missing. There is no naïve unveiling of radiant modernism or a salvific. There are no tables, parameters or diagrams. It is a book that, through the theme of "office work," focuses on the history of written communication, its development, organisation and diffusion in a sober and concise manner. It analyses training and transformation, places and social implications. Discussion of high tech experiences, bio-integration, extreme flexibility, "intelligent" buildings" or rather "intelligent projects" gradually leads to postulating on the necessity of integrated designing. The concept of integrated designing, presented as the most efficient instrument for maximising the global quality of work space, should be considered as the most significant element of the entire book." (from the introduction by Mario Bellini)
"The recent evolution of architecture and work spaces, influenced by the changes resulting from the extremely rapid and continual research in the area of information technology, has made rendered much of traditional design knowledge outdated and many traditional concepts obsolete. Today it is possible to imagine new types of buildings, unusual design solutions and, above all, a new methodology for designing that puts two fundamental components at the heart of its philosophy: man, which is the element that determines the needs, and time, meaning mobility and the continual, dynamic transformation of space and equipment for service-oriented work.
(from the preface by Massimo Roj)
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