![]() ![]() John Daine: For us, as the model makers, it's been a vast improvement. Tammy Diorio: The employees have stopped me in the hallway just saying how much they love the building. So it's a great story that combined their history with their present with an eye to the future. They're still taking wood blocks and putting it on the wood lathe like they did 100 years ago and then machine by hand with files to perfection. They've got the highest grade technology available to you. ![]() You, you've got a shoe company that has been around for almost 200 years. Steven Kelly: We understood Clarks history. That it doesn't have to be old to be crafted. Steve Basque: The hand craftsmanship of the product and the attention to detail was probably the most important thing that we've tried to focus on. We worked together to really develop new spaces to showcase the product and for the designers to design the product. Tammy Diorio: I think the biggest change is that our product was not displayed in the best way in the old building. The atrium brings people into the space and then we ascend up the stair, or you get off the elevator, and you can see work being done in all of the spaces around the atrium. Steve Basque: It's all about that connection. We made a strong effort to try to make this new building something that Clarks could be proud of and also bring Clarks into the future. We didn't have a lot of open areas to gather and feel like one company. We were using a lot of space, but not very effectively. That impacted how we could, uh, work together and collaborate. It was very industrial, which we liked, but as we grew we were very disconnected. Tammy Diorio: Everything about what Clarks wanted to do was mix the old and the new to bring our heritage, but make it modern. The project partners are UNESCO, Irkiramat and African Architecture Matters.įor further information visit and the Facebook photo gallery.TITLE: Clarks Americas Headquarter OfficeĪn expression of the Clarks brand, this workplace inspires creativity and fosters collaboration. Students from the University of Liechtenstein are set to take part in a workshop locally to design the community building, which will then be built and run by local Maasai women. The project aims to promote the Maasai’s traditional design and cultural products, to develop local cultural institutions and to improve the livelihoods of women and children. Highest bid of CHF 510 for the postcard by Zaha Hadid All proceeds will go to the Community Art Space project in Tanzania. The 50 selected postcards were sold for an impressive total of CHF 4,670. ” postcards of the Institute of Architecture and Planning, designed by architects, alumni, lecturers and students from the University of Liechtenstein to mark the anniversary, went under the hammer. ![]() Images from the symposium can be viewed in the Facebook photo gallery.Īfter the symposium, an auction was held in which the “If architecture. Maja Wicki-Vogt, philosopher, psychoanalyst and human rights activist “The most important tool in an architect’s toolbox is our thought system.” “The important transitions are those connecting the real and the virtual world and the way they are structured is society’s responsibility.”Ĭhristian Waldvogel, artist, programmer and architect Nicole Stöcklmayr, architectural theorist and media scholar “There should be more of a focus on the story behind architecture.” “I advocate more non-consuming, undefined spaces.” “Infinite growth is not possible in a finite lifetime.” Hugo Dworzak, Head of the Institute of Architecture and Planning “Architects are optimists, seeking to make the world a better place with every project they work on.” The evening was hosted by philosopher and TV presenter Katja Gentinetta.įrom left to right: Maja Wicki-Vogt, Hubert Matt, Ulrike Herrmann, Katja Gentinetta, Christian Waldvogel and Nicole Stöcklmayr In view of their different professions as journalists, authors, researchers, architectural theorists, artists and philosophers, the discussion, in which the audience also took part, turned into an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, throwing up a broad spectrum of opinions. Under the heading “5 on the next 5”, the five speakers, Ulrike Herrmann, Hubert Matt, Nicole Stöcklmayr, Christian Waldvogel and Maja Wicki-Vogt, presented their visions of the future of architecture and society. ![]()
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