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Tom Jarvis: RCA Design Products

In the shade: lighting local urban communities

This project explores a sustainable new lighting system in local communities. More ...

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Research partner: Megaman Charity Trust Fund and Paviom

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Tom Stables and Catherine Greene: RCA Design Products

Mobile Working Lives: in four european cities

An ethnographic study of how mobile workers use digital technology in – Oslo, Istanbul, Warsaw and London. More ...

Research partner: Samsung

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Imogen Privett: RCA Architecture

Living stages: what can workplaces learn from theatre design?

This project looks at how the repertoire of effects in stage design can help build culture and community in the workplace. More ...

Research partner: Haworth

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Lottie Crumbleholme and Catherine Greene:  RCA Visual Communication and RCA Design Products

Sustainable cultures: creating greener workplaces for all

This study looks at practical ways that companies and employees can make the office building a more sustainable workplace. More ...

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Research partner: Johnson Controls

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Benjamin Koslowski: RCA Architecture

Workscapes: exploring new directions in office space

This consortium project investigates the future of the office building as patterns of space utilisation are transformed by changes in the way we work. More ...

Research partners: GlaxoSmithkline, Herman Miller, Plantronics, Bossons Group