Rahim, Ali
Future Offices
- ISBN 13:
- 9781954081581
- author:
- Rahim, Ali
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oro Editions
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 220
- Dimensions:
- 25.4 x 25.2 x 2.3 centimetres (1
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Methods & Materials,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Future Offices by Ali Rahim explores the changing nature of the office as a spatial asset in response to shifting cultural, technological, and societal trends. As companies consolidate globally, labor becomes increasingly decentralized, leaving the traditional office in an awkward position between labor and capital. The book examines the evolving role of offices in contemporary work, manufacturing, and commerce, offering frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between architecture, space, knowledge, and production. It speculates on a future where offices acquire new facets as resources that participate in local and global economic and cultural contexts in hybridized forms. By reflecting the ways companies integrate into society, this collection of works aims to influence new ways of conceiving architecture at multiple scales, ultimately shaping the future of urbanism and the role of headquarters.