The Animated Work Environment

Dramatic transformations in the nature, place and
organization of working life in an increasingly
digital society suggest a redesign of the work
environment as a socially and technologically
responsive system, occupying both home and office.
This work examines the design, prototyping,
evaluation and significance of an Animated Work
Environment [AWE]. At the scale of a cubicle, AWE is
a physical-digital space accommodating fluid
assemblages of people working with printed and
digital materials in a variety of locations and settings.
The outcome of a transdisciplinary research effort
extending across the disciplines of Architecture,
Robotics, Sociology and Human Factors Psychology, AWE
demonstrates how human needs and wants combined with
the aspirations of Architecture and Robotics can
guide design patterns and possibilities for working
life in the Information World.

Autorentext

Henrique Houayek is Lecturer of Architecture at Clemson University; Keith Evan Green is Director of IMSA (Intelligent Materials &Systems for Architecture) and Professor of Architecture andMaterials Science & Engineering at Clemson University; Ian D. Walker is Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineeringat Clemson University.

Klappentext

Dramatic transformations in the nature, place andorganization of working life in an increasinglydigital society suggest a redesign of the workenvironment as a socially and technologicallyresponsive system, occupying both home and office.This work examines the design, prototyping,evaluation and significance of an "Animated WorkEnvironment" [AWE]. At the scale of a cubicle, AWE isa physical-digital space accommodating fluidassemblages of people working with printed anddigital materials in a variety of locations and settings.The outcome of a transdisciplinary research effortextending across the disciplines of Architecture,Robotics, Sociology and Human Factors Psychology, AWEdemonstrates how human needs and wants combined withthe aspirations of Architecture and Robotics canguide design patterns and possibilities for workinglife in the Information World.