Lighting the Global Workspace
The concluding symposium of the joint ANCB-Zumtobel global research study on light and lighting in the contemporary office involving ANCB partner universities from Lagos, Manila, Medellín, Sydney and Braunschweig.
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Date: Friday, 20 February 2015
Introduction
The modern office represents a space where knowledge is assembled, shared and generated in temporary constellations of changing work groups. These loose networks often comprise people with different cultural backgrounds, experiences and expertise. The office space needs to offer specific qualities to help cultivate these differences and to strengthen the efficiency and wellbeing of the knowledge worker. Innovative lighting solutions for contemporary office environments are an absolute necessity today. But how does light influence the quality of office work? ANCB and Zumtobel initiated a global research study on light and lighting in the contemporary office environment. Five research teams of universities from Australia, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia have been involved in the study. The goal of the study was to understand diverse lighting situations around the globe and their potential for innovation.
Ten office spaces in Sydney, Medellín, Berlin, Lagos and Manila were analyzed. One work environment per city was chosen by a jury based on its visionary potential to be investigated further during a professional workshop week in Berlin. The workshop week was closed with this symposium.
Programme
Welcome
Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Director, ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin – 00:00:00 – 00:04:10
Stefan von Terzi, Director Marketing, Zumtobel, Dornbirn – 00:04:11 – 00:07:19
Introduction – Lighting The Global Workspace Project
Dietmar Leyk, ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin – 00:07:23 – 00:11:50
Andrés Ramírez, ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin – 00:11:58 – 00:18:30
Miriam Mlecek, ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin – 00:18:31 – 00:22:09
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Programme
Introduction
Stefan von Terzi, Director Marketing, Zumtobel, Dornbirn – 00:00:00 – 00:01:55
Keynotes
Ben van Berkel, Co-founder and Principal Architect at UNStudio, Amsterdam: Framing Light with Buildings and Vice Versa – 00:02:03 – 00:32:59
Andreas Schulz, Founder and Director, LICHT KUNST LICHT AG, Berlin/Bonn: Playtime, Google & Beyond – 00:34:55 – 00:56:40
Christina Dreesen, Associate, Project Management and Workspace Strategies, Arup Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/Main: Delivering the Future Workplace – 00:58:33 – 01:27:30
Terry West, Corporate Director of Research, WorkSpace Futures, Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids Michigan, USA: A New Literacy In The Creative Era – 01:29:06 – 01:57:46
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Programme
Panel Discussion – 00:00:00 – 00:35:20
with the keynote speakers, moderated by Stefan von Terzi, Director Marketing, Zumtobel, Dornbirn
Outlook and Exhibition Opening – 00:35:21 – 00:51:53
Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Director, ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin
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In collaboration with Zumtobel.
