The office is dead. Long live the office. Despite decades of predictions that the office is on the verge of extinction, it is surviving and thriving. Of course, things are changing. And changing fast. Digital technologies are transforming not only the work we do, but also the ways our workplaces are designed, built and operated. Automation and AI mean that some jobs will no longer exist whilst others will be created.

But the very essence of the workplace human interaction and collaboration, remains as necessary as ever. In fact, it is the human focus that is driving this new age, with four generations now in the workplace together for the first time.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book discusses the impacts of these changes on the future of work and workplace. The latest technologies are also explored from voice and digital twins, to new materials such as graphene and battery-powered buildings.

|• How we work has changed forever.
• Architects and others need a clear and concise summary of recent (and emerging) changes and their impacts.
• This book will provide the understanding and tools for how to design successfully for the future.
• Unique in its approach, pairing a multidisciplinary pool of contributors with an evidence-driven approach to design - providing a rich, interdisciplinary source of reputable information unlike any other book on office design currently available.
• While the world of work has fundamentally changed, many architects are still designing office buildings for a pattern of occupancy that no longer exists.
• A significant opportunity exists for architects and designers to lead the way in creating the new office.
• Wellbeing at work has gained huge significance for employees in recent years, and is therefore of enormous importance to employers, building owners, managers and designers.
• Nicola and her team are acknowledged and respected authorities in the office wellbeing movement.
• Sustainability, in its full environmental, economic and social meaning, continues to be key to the evolution of the future office.
• This book will provide insights into the latest thinking on these themes and how they relate to what we build and how we use buildings.
• Occupancy, how and when we use our office buildings, is always an intriguing topic. Uniquely, Nicola and her team have been involved with long-term, global studies that provide tested and measured results about space use.