Designing Offices That Inspire: The Future of Workplaces, ft. Greta Kriovaite
Summary
Stephen Drew speaks with Greta Kriovaite of Woodalls about workplace design, post-pandemic office trends, collaboration, focus, AI, graduate advice and what makes an office worth using.The future of workplace design is not about forcing people back to desks. It is about creating offices that are useful, attractive and genuinely worth leaving home for.
Stephen Drew speaks with Greta Kriovaite, Design Principal at Woodalls, about post-pandemic workplace design, collaboration, focus, AI and how offices can support people rather than just house them.
The conversation covers:
- What makes a workplace feel useful and inspiring
- How office design has changed since the pandemic
- Why collaboration, focus and comfort need to be balanced
- How AI may affect design and business workflows
- What graduates can do to stand out in applications
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Chapters
- 00:00 Welcome and introduction
- 00:39 Meet Greta Kriovaite, Design Principal at Woodalls
- 01:33 Greta's journey and passion for design
- 02:50 The role of workplace design
- 12:04 Post-pandemic office trends
- 20:32 Balancing form and function in office design
- 31:05 Workplace design and AI
- 34:02 ChatGPT in business
- 35:18 Advice for new graduates
- 36:43 Standing out in job applications
- 39:34 AI in design and business
- 41:24 Human imperfection and design judgement
- 47:44 Market sentiment and future opportunities
- 51:27 Choosing architecture as a career
- 55:19 Life, architecture and wider reflections
- 57:24 Conclusion and final thoughts
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