Article Link: https://biodesignchallenge.org/themes/architecture Living things provide considerable opportunities for re-envisioning our homes and cities. Architects are exploring areas that including new biodegradable materials created by microbes, self-sustaining materials, and novel functions for plants and algae within structures. At the same time, living architecture presents novel ecological challenges, such as those associated with safely introducing new organisms…

Article Link: https://www.sandler.com/blog/5-strategies-improve-communication-workplace/ Let’s face it; communication is one of the most important issues in the workplace. Good communication helps everyone on your team (and you) to feel heard and understood, and as a result, everyone benefits from a positive, encouraging and successful environment. Conversely, ineffective communication brings about the opposite results. Ideas fall flat due…

Article Link: https://theconversation.com/five-ways-buildings-of-the-future-will-use-biotech-to-become-living-things-120627 By: Misha Ketchell What if our homes were alive? I don’t mean smart homes with the disembodied voice of Alexa deciding the setting for your living room spotlights. I mean actually alive – growing, living, breathing and even reproducing. The idea might seem far-fetched, but in the face of a climate crisis, we humans…

Article Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nazbeheshti/2019/01/23/improve-workplace-culture-with-a-strong-mentoring-program/#1938343a76b5 By: Naz Beheshti Employees are happy, engaged, and productive when their individual needs and the needs of the organization are in sync. The extrinsic rewards of salary and benefits might be enough to get top talent in the door, but it will not be enough to retain employees or to bring out their best…

Article Link: https://bonestructure.ca/en/articles/7-things-to-discover-about-contemporary-architecture/ What exactly is contemporary architecture? It is usually defined as the architecture of the present day. As you can imagine, this definition can lead to confusion. One might think that any recently constructed building counts as an example of contemporary architecture, but this is clearly not the case. Contemporary architecture is based on…

Article Link: https://www.raconteur.net/business-innovation/office-design-future By: Sarah Dawood Gone are the days of employees trapped in isolated booths, heads down with little social interaction. For many businesses, gone still is the ubiquitous open-plan style that followed. Instead, office design has shifted towards flexible working, with spaces to suit different needs, such as co-working and collaboration, socialising and private…

Article Link: https://n-o-v-a.com/blog/the-importance-of-technology-in-the-workplace/ By:  Andrea Araujo Technology has grown to become an immense part of our personal lives and has reshaped the average workplace. People are interested in getting the most current technology whether it be the newest smartphone or latest car model.  If we constantly want to update our personal technology, why should we not want…