At the invitation of the New Design University, Thomas Fundneider used numerous project examples to make the topic “Spaces as enablers for innovation and knowledge processes” tangible: How do spaces have to be designed to support innovation? How much influence does the architectural space have here? Aren’t other spaces – cultural, social, technological spaces –…
Office environments should be more than “fancy spaces”. They are not merely about increasing the “wellbeing” of employees (even though this is an important part of it). The key challenge for office spaces is to make companies fit for the future. What exactly this means and how this ambition can be realized is explained by…
Where can we find the campus of the future? What skills should students (and teachers) cultivate? And how should such a campus be designed? At the 4th Congress “Transformable Campus of the Future” Markus Peschl and Carina Trapl showed how future-oriented learning ecosystems at universities and in organizations are designed and implemented. Already more than…
How can an extraordinary customer experience be created through office design? Thomas presented the results of a groundbreaking Office project with a client in Warsaw. You can find one of our publications on branding here on Springer’s website. Image: Nik Shuliahin at Unsplash
“Smart” seems to be the buzzword of our time, followed by “sustainable” and “resilient”. Everything is either intelligent or should be intelligent in the future, including our cities (“smart cities”) and our jobs. But what does a city or a workplace actually need to be “smart”? Thomas discussed this topic together with Prof. Ray Ison,…
Markus gave a keynote speech at the TAKE conference in Zagreb. He showed both theoretically and practically why space is vital for enabling innovation. July 2017. University of Zagreb. Image: Kristijan Arsov at Unsplash
Markus Peschl was invited to deliver a lecture at the Salzburg Knowledge Days 2016. In his lecture, he stressed the importance of an integrative approach to the development of the city of Salzburg as an “Enabling Space” for innovation, art, and entrepreneurship. Image: Patrick Langwallner at Unsplash
Interview with managing director Thomas Fundneider about trends in the working world and sustainable offices. Way more interesting than the question of what is changing is the question of what remains the same: “The modern company building could be similar to a monastery. Soleness, silence, the proximity to nature, semi-public spaces such as the cloister…
Together with partners (abz*austria, Klaiton, Northcote Recht and Qualysoft) and the management club, theLivingCore has launched the event series “Actively shaping the future | Perspectives for small and medium-sized businesses”. The 3rd Business Breakfast focused on how space can be integrated into corporate strategy as a strategic instrument. Managers and entrepreneurs of medium-sized businesses actively…
The daily newspaper “Die Presse” interviewed Thomas Fundneider on hospital architecture and the humanistic design of hospital processes: “The interaction between employees, patients and visitors is a decisive factor in ensuring a sense of well-being in a hospital. Am I appreciated as a person in the hospital or am I only perceived as a number?”…
