Archinect - News 2024-12-25T10:01:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149972488/oma-s-plans-for-axel-springer-building-officially-released OMA's plans for Axel Springer building officially released Julia Ingalls 2016-10-06T13:20:00-04:00 >2016-10-10T23:03:48-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9i/9iycgn35uh3spdaw.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>OMA's Axel Springer building, which received the official launch from its namesake company today, visually confronts the disparate nature of modern office work. The 30-foot tall atrium with 3D facade elements creates a stage for unscripted interaction, while the more discreet sections of the building provide focused, quiet working space for 3,500 employees. The building will also feature a publicly-accessible park on its top.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/5v/5vmkr184mr2n6tlb.jpg"></p><p>As Rem Koolhaas noted, &ldquo;Over the years, Berlin has been a profound source of inspiration, and with Axel Springer we are thrilled to continue our long engagement with this city.<br>We are lucky to have a client who views architecture as an instrument of change, and with this building, we hope to address a central dilemma of the contemporary office: as computer-based work has become largely intangible and silent, how can people effectively<br>communicate in a workspace which fosters both concentration and vigorous interaction?&rdquo;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ld/ldxbhmsyti5vu3l1.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/yp/ypctuqa9g6bz4vyj.jpg"></p><p>For more on the Axel Springer building:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/96568028/oma-wins-axel-springer-berlin-hq-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OMA wi...</a></li></ul> https://archinect.com/news/article/61253149/post-capitalist-city-2-work-winning-projects POST+CAPITALIST CITY 2#Work - Winning Projects Alexander Walter 2012-11-12T15:31:00-05:00 >2012-11-19T18:06:00-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8a/8a69wyjer8t6se0o.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Last month, we published the winners of the international ideas competition POST+CAPITALIST CITY, #1Shop. Today we are presenting the two winning projects of the competition's second edition, POST+CAPITALIST CITY, 2#Work, which called for proposals that re-imagine the concept of work, the way we produce, and a city with another system of working culture.</p></em><br /><br /><p> If you are interested in participating in the most current competition cycle of POST+CAPITALIST CITY, #3Live which launched last month, <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/competition/postcapitalist_city_3_live/" target="_blank">click here</a> for more details. Submissions for #3Live are due by January 15, 2013 (early birds registration: December 1, 2012), and the results will be announced in mid-February on <a href="http://www.bustler.net" target="_blank">Bustler</a>.</p>