1st Edition

Reworking the Workplace Connecting people, purpose and place

By Nicola Gillen, Richard Pickering Copyright 2023
192 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

192 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

The office has changed forever. Emerging from the pandemic, the workplace has undergone its greatest disruption since the dawn of the service economy. Covid has rewritten the rule book about how, when, where and even why we work. How can investors, developers, designers, operators and users of office buildings navigate this new climate of uncertainty to create successful places to work in the... Read more

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

INTRODUCTION

PART I – PEOPLE

1. THE IMPACT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC ON WORK, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

2. HYBRID WORKING

3. THE IMPACT OF BUILDINGS ON WELLBEING

4. ESG – WITH A FOCUS ON THE ‘S’, AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

PART II – PURPOSE

5. OPERATIONALISING THE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

6. THE VALUE AND PUPOSE OF PLACE

7. EXPERIENCE DESTINATIONS PART III - PLACE

8. FUTURE CITIES

9. PHYSICAL/VIRTUAL INTERFACE

10. WORKPLACE ECOSYSTEM, COMMUNITIES AND PLACE SUMMARY

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

IMAGE CREDITS

Biography

Nicola Gillen is an architect, author and teacher, specialising in the relationship between people and the built environment. She is widely recognised across the industry as a leading authority on workplace strategy, design and behaviour change management. Nicola draws from 25 years’ of project experience working with occupiers and developers internationally. She is an International Partner, Consulting and Total Workplace, at Cushman and Wakefield, EMEA.

Richard Pickering is a real estate strategist, thought leader and innovator. He is a futurist and keynote speaker on the evolution of real estate and publishes a regular blog and podcast. Trained as both a lawyer and chartered surveyor, Richard’s career has focused on urban renewal, economics, regeneration, technology and corporate strategy. Richard is an International Partner, Innovation, at Cushman & Wakefield, EMEA.