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The Power of Data: How AI Is Transforming Workplace Design

“AI turns data into power.” With this statement, Uli Blum opened his presentation at the Work Culture Festival and gave the audience an insight into the future of workplace design. As co-head of the Analytics and Insights department at Zaha Hadid Architects and professor at the Münster School of Architecture, Blum works at the intersection of architecture, technology, and human behaviour. He envisions working environments that are not static, but evolve through the intelligent use of data and AI.

Work Culture Festival lecture by Uli Blum. Picture: IBA
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Work Culture Festival

Emotioneering at Work: How to Bring Joy, Magic and Awe into the Office

How do you measure the quality of an office? The most important metric used to be efficiency, which addressed factors such as workstations per square metre, costs per employee, and productivity per hour. However, Marie Stafford, Global Director of VML Intelligence, is calling for a radical change… Weiterlesen

Marie Stafforf at the Work Culture Festival. Image: IBA

Work Culture Festival

The Future Belongs to Sharing Models: New Perspectives for Co-working

How can we shape the spaces of the changing world of work? What role does co-working play at a time when flexibility, diversity of use and quality of life are becoming increasingly important? Weiterlesen

Maarten Jamin at the Work Culture Festival. Image: IBA

Work Culture Festival

Future Office: Inside-Out

At the Work Culture Festival, Valeria Segovia, Principal & Design Director at Gensler, spoke about the future of work environments. In her presentation, she linked the requirements of modern office buildings with the challenges of sustainable action. Her main concern is that future-shaping… Weiterlesen

Valeria Segovia auf der ORGATEC. Bild: IBA

Sustainability

How can buildings be designed to be sustainable and fit for the future? by Michael Wiebelt

The building sector is one of the biggest levers in the fight against the climate crisis. At the same time, it is under increasing pressure to… Weiterlesen

On the subject

How Can Offices Promote Health, Creativity and Team Spirit?

How should offices be designed so that they are not only functional, but also promote health, team spirit and creativity? This question took centre… Weiterlesen

IBA on site

“Home Port” at Old Courthouse, Wiesbaden

The Old Courthouse (Altes Gericht) in Wiesbaden is more than just a historic building—it’s a place for creative exchange, networking and innovation. During the IBA’s on-site visit, it became clear how this place combines architecture, modern work concepts and social change. Weiterlesen

Jury courtroom in the Old Court in Wiesbaden. Picture: Heimathafen GmbH

Work Culture Festival

Engineering serendipity: Cooperation and creativity in the architecture of Silicon Valley

Architect and researcher Dr Claude Dutson spoke at the Work Culture Festival about the special architecture in Silicon Valley and its importance for… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

The workplace of the future: From office to habitat

At the Work Culture Festival, interior designer Alexander Fehre spoke about the transformation of the office and its new role in the world of work. Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

Meditation mode: Why architects need to heal themselves in order to be able to heal the world

At the Work Culture Festival, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia spoke about the connection between mindfulness, meditation and sustainable architecture. His presentation, Meditation mode: Why architects must heal themselves in order to be able to heal the world made it clear that architectural… Weiterlesen

Vo Trong Nghia at ORGATEC. Photo: IBA

IBA on site

Heidelberg Materials’ new headquarters: A showroom for modern workplace concepts and sustainability

In June 2020, Heidelberg Materials moved into its new headquarters, which was built on the site of the company’s previously demolished headquarters in Heidelberg. The new building sets new standards in the areas of architecture, functionality, and sustainability. A visit by the IBA on site team on… Weiterlesen

Heidelberg Materials new Headquarters. Photo: Thilo Ross

IBA on site

Discover – Understand – Create: IBA on site at the BASF Creation Center Europe

The Creation Center Europe is located on top of a former air raid shelter, directly next to the company’s biggest corporate site in Ludwigshafen. In… Weiterlesen

IBA on site

Nestlé’s new Germany headquarters in Frankfurt am Main: A modern working environment in the heart of the city

At the beginning of November, Nestlé Germany moved into its new headquarters on Baseler Platz in the heart of Frankfurt. Around four years after the… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

The Power of Data, or How AI Transforms Workplace Design: An interview with Ulrich Blum

The workplace design architect Ulrich Blum will give a presentation at the Work Culture Festival on 24 October 2024 on the topic “The Power of Data: How AI Transforms Workplace Design”. The IBA Forum editorial team spoke with him about the future of work environments, the role of architecture in a… Weiterlesen

Ulrich Blum, architect for workplace design

Added Value Office

Innovative, collaborative, and fluid: The new OTTO headquarters in Hamburg

The online retailer OTTO opened its new headquarters at its campus in Hamburg-Bramfeld in April 2024. The state-of-the-art building covers an area of… Weiterlesen

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Interview with Angelika Zinkgräf about the new worlds of work at MLP

The “IBA Forum” editorial team spoke with Angelika Zinkgräf, the Human Resources Manager at MLP, about New Work, the importance of corporate culture… Weiterlesen

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New Worlds of Work at MLP: Interview with Angelika Zinkgräf

The “IBA Forum” editorial team spoke with Angelika Zinkgräf, the Human Resources Manager at MLP, about New Work, the importance of corporate culture and the concept of lifelong learning. Weiterlesen

Angelika Zinkgräf, Human Resources Manager at MLP

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Tradition united with innovation: New adidas offices in Mexico City

The Spanish office furniture manufacturer Actiu created a work environment for adidas Mexico where creativity and community go hand in hand. Weiterlesen

New adidas offices in Mexico City

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Sneak preview: The new worlds of work at the University of Technology Nuremberg

The University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) is rethinking the concept of university study and creating modern hybrid worlds of work for teaching… Weiterlesen

Added Value Office

A gigantic construction kit for experiments: the Digital Lab of SCHOTT AG

An old industrial sales hall in Mainz is becoming a “digital melting pot”. Dark Horse Workspaces has designed the Digital Lab — a new home for all… Weiterlesen

Added Value Office

#ProudtoB: Inspiration, collaboration and well-being

The Beiersdorf Campus, which was opened in September 2023, invites employees to come to work in the office more often. Weiterlesen

Workspaces of Tomorrow

Dynamic work in the heart of Hamburg: Beiersdorf Campus

The Beiersdorf Campus, which was opened in autumn 2023, offers dynamic work environments and a broad spectrum of spaces for collaboration on an area… Weiterlesen

IBA on site

The new headquarters of KPMG’s Munich branch

In the summer of 2023, the auditing company KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft moved into its new headquarters in the OPTINEO in the Werksviertel München. Weiterlesen

KPMG Optineo München, entrance. photo: KPMG

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