The architecture of the open office in the twentieth-century: Exploring the spatial configurations of the open floor plan in offices As example the Johnson Wax Headquarters and Centraal Beheer Office

In this thesis the modern office typology will be the main object of this research. Giving an answer to the question: how did the open floor plan in offices emerge in the twentieth century? The buildings Johnson Wax Headquarters (1939) by Frank Lloyd Wright and Centraal Beheer Apeldoorn (1972) by Herman Hertzberger will be analysed to illustrate...

Long Work Hours: The Causes and Consequences of Long Work Hour Culture in the Architecture Practice

In the field of architecture, there reigns a stigma of long working hours, in university, and practice. This paper sets out the causes of the long work hour culture that relate to the practice of architecture and the consequences and choices it may bring along. Based on existing research findings, seven major causes provoke long work hour...

The school of wives: The unique case of Stanislaw Noakowski Female School of Architecture in Poland (1926-1972)

The research looks at the role of architecture education in the female architects practising between 1930 and 1972 in Poland. It investigates not contested women's contribution to architecture development, as they are unquestionably underexplored and underappreciated. Women's participation in the construction of Polish cities remains a blank...

Stop Boiling the Oceans: A Review on Energy Efficient Proof of Work Alternatives

Bitcoin’s underlying consensus algorithm, Proof of Work, is of inefficient nature. Due to the sheer size that Bitcoin has grown to over the recent years, power consumption has increased so much that the Bitcoin network has been estimated to consume more power than the whole country of Ireland. This paper investigates several alternatives to the...