Comments on: An interview with Erik Spiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy — Part 1 http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/ Typomania is incurable but not lethal. Thu, 10 May 2012 19:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: An interview with Erik Spiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy | visualinvolved http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-700 An interview with Erik Spiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy | visualinvolved Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:17:42 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-700 [...] in the var­i­ous cre­ative enter­prises he has founded and run dur­ing a long career. Read full interview …. spreading ¯the [...] […] in the var­i­ous cre­ative enter­prises he has founded and run dur­ing a long career. Read full interview …. spreading ¯the […]

]]> By: The ‘Rund­buero’ Stu­dio | Eat.Sleep.Work. http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-699 The ‘Rund­buero’ Stu­dio | Eat.Sleep.Work. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:04:58 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-699 [...] Berlin in 1979 where, with two part­ners, he founded MetaDe­sign. In this article he describes ‘Rund­buero’ his perfect [...] […] Berlin in 1979 where, with two part­ners, he founded MetaDe­sign. In this article he describes ‘Rund­buero’ his perfect […]

]]> By: Eat.Sleep.Work.Blog. » Blog Archive » The ‘Rund­buero’ Stu­dio http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Eat.Sleep.Work.Blog. » Blog Archive » The ‘Rund­buero’ Stu­dio Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:42:55 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-630 [...] Berlin in 1979 where, with two part­ners, he founded MetaDe­sign. In this article he describes ‘Rund­buero’ his perfect [...] […] Berlin in 1979 where, with two part­ners, he founded MetaDe­sign. In this article he describes ‘Rund­buero’ his perfect […]

]]> By: SpiekerBlog » Blog Archive » Ein Interview, nur auf englisch, 2. Teil http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-540 SpiekerBlog » Blog Archive » Ein Interview, nur auf englisch, 2. Teil Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:17:26 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-540 [...] Dieses ist der zweite Teil des Inter­views mit Adrian Shaugh­nessy. En ersten Teil gibt es hier. [...] […] Dieses ist der zweite Teil des Inter­views mit Adrian Shaugh­nessy. En ersten Teil gibt es hier. […]

]]> By: SpiekerBlog » Blog Archive » An interview with Erik Spiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy  —  Part 2 http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-539 SpiekerBlog » Blog Archive » An interview with Erik Spiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy  —  Part 2 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:14:27 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-539 [...] This is the sec­ond part of the inter­view with Adrian Shaugh­nessy. The first part was here. [...] […] This is the sec­ond part of the inter­view with Adrian Shaugh­nessy. The first part was here. […]

]]> By: Suzu Pahlke http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Suzu Pahlke Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:50:36 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-522 I like this office model. To me, the most appealing thing about it is the fact that is not directed at the hierarchy, but focusing on the community. Talking about China, your office model immediately reminded me of the traditional housing model of a minority group, the Hakka, in Fujian Province, southern China: The families of a clan live together in large round buildings. Their private living rooms are arranged around a courtyard in the middle, which is used for common activities and facilities, such as open kitchens (in summer), ancestral altars etc.. There is only one entrance leading directly into the center. A thick outside wall protects the community against enemies. This model proves to having worked extremely well during the centuries. This might not only be due to architectural reasons, but also due to the fact that the communication obviously worked very well inside the houses. http://www.eartharchitecture.org/index.php?/plugin/tag/tolou http://www.chinadwelling.dk/hovedsider/clan_homes-tekst.htm Although basically different form the rundbüro layout, traditional Chinese courtyard houses also always have an open square for common activities in their center: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan I like this office model. To me, the most appealing thing about it is the fact that is not directed at the hierarchy, but focusing on the community. Talking about China, your office model immediately reminded me of the traditional housing model of a minority group, the Hakka, in Fujian Province, southern China:

The families of a clan live together in large round buildings. Their private living rooms are arranged around a courtyard in the middle, which is used for common activities and facilities, such as open kitchens (in summer), ancestral altars etc.. There is only one entrance leading directly into the center. A thick outside wall protects the community against enemies. This model proves to having worked extremely well during the centuries. This might not only be due to architectural reasons, but also due to the fact that the communication obviously worked very well inside the houses.
http://www.eartharchitecture.org/index.php?/plugin/tag/tolou
http://www.chinadwelling.dk/hovedsider/clan_homes-tekst.htm

Although basically different form the rundbüro layout, traditional Chinese courtyard houses also always have an open square for common activities in their center:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan

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]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-511 uberVU - social comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:37:15 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-511 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by 360creative: http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/ great info... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Russ Ryan http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Russ Ryan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:55:39 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-510 The office layout is hilarious, I've always been a fan of round buildings. :-) Also I had no idea that the German workforce was primarily freelance at one point in time. That is very surprising. The office layout is hilarious, I’ve always been a fan of round buildings. :-) Also I had no idea that the German workforce was primarily freelance at one point in time. That is very surprising.

]]> By: Nacho http://spiekermann.com/en/an-interview-with-erik-spiekermann-by-adrian-shaughnessy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Nacho Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:51:05 +0000 http://spiekermann.com/en/?p=857#comment-509 I like the concentric circle office idea. I like the concentric circle office idea.

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