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What does the office of the future look like? Kraaijvanger looks ahead in the magazine 'future offices' with fascinating interviews, state of the art projects and some fragments from life of (future) users.

“Good architecture takes our world view and our social values and concerns and crystallizes them into a physical, permanent building.” According to Vincent van der Meulen, this means that buildings are a snapshot in time of the constantly developing spirit of the age. By 2050, there will likely be nine billion people living on the earth, the average age will be nine years older than it is now, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, and the world will need 70% more food than it does now. What does this mean for the ways in which we live, work, and enjoy ourselves?

With her designs, Daniela Schelle aims to help people to work effectively and with enjoyment. ‘What that means is allowing employees to choose their work activities and facilitating their ability to perform their work.’ She believes that the time is right for work concepts which focus on supporting forms of collaboration instead of focusing on the individual. “Working together is more than just sitting next to each other for eight hours a day.”

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