Facilities: Volume 29 Issue 1/2

Creativity as social and spatial process

Kerstin Sailer

This paper seeks to argue that creativity in the workplace is a very complex construct that is difficult to measure not only in its own right, but also in its interrelation with…

Space for thought: designing for knowledge workers

C. Greene, J. Myerson

Generic use of the term “knowledge worker” has resulted in a generic approach to designing office environments for this group. The purpose of this paper is to probe the mobility…

Balancing collaboration and privacy in academic workspaces

Jennifer K. Parkin, Simon A. Austin, James A. Pinder, Thom S. Baguley, Simon N. Allenby

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different academic office environments in supporting collaboration and privacy.

Environments for successful interaction

Nigel Oseland, Alexi Marmot, Felicity Swaffer, Sophia Ceneda

This paper aims to share recent research to inform the design and facility management community on how to design and operate offices that enhance interaction, creativity and…

Creative workplace: instrumental and symbolic support for creativity

Yuri Martens

The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the relationship between the physical workplace and creativity.

Urbanising facilities management: the challenges in a creative age

Jan Lilliendahl Larsen, Morten Elle, Birgitte Hoffmann, Peter Munthe‐Kaas

The purpose of this paper is to present the challenge of the creative economy for FM practice and research. It seeks to do so by comparing developments in FM with developments in…

Creative facilities

Barry P. Haynes

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh