26 Oct Publicis Featured in Interior Design

Publicis Groupe, a global advertising and public relations company, commissioned Clive Wilkinson Architects to design their new North America headquarters in New York City. Adjacent to Times Square, the 190,000 SF space spans eight contiguous floors, providing an opportunity to unite their three expanding offices scattered across Manhattan. In an effort to express a strong creative identity for Publicis, we proposed breaking the traditional mold of the skyscraper by dematerializing the building core. This works to create continuity on all floors, connecting their 1200 employees as one organic working community. This desire for an “open concept” environment originated with CEO Andrew Bruce, who wanted a new work space that would accommodate a variety of events including large client pitches, internal lectures, and all hands presentations. “Most of all, the space allows us to adapt,” Bruce observes. “I don’t know how we’ll be shaped in five years, but I do know we’ve built an office that will accommodate it.”
 
Read Interior Design’s feature article here.
 

03 Oct GLG Austin Featured in Contract Magazine

Located in vibrant downtown Austin, the rapidly growing office of the Gerson Lehrman Group was in need of additional space to expand. Clive Wilkinson Architects was commissioned to design a new workplace for the successful professional learning platform. Nearly doubling their footprint, the recently completed space accommodates 450 employees across two contiguous floors. Following the completion of their Global Headquarters in New York City, the 42,000 SF Austin office is the second GLG facility CWA has designed. The Austin office takes on a distinct local identity while also retaining brand characteristics established in its award-winning predecessor. The end result? “A unique, energy-fueled place that not only enhances the GLG brand but fosters collaboration, innovation, and, most of all, employee happiness.”
 
Read Contract Magazine’s feature article here.
 

24 Sep Microsoft Canada Excellence Centre Shortlisted at Blueprint Awards

We are thrilled to announce that the Microsoft Canada Excellence Centre in Vancouver, BC has been shortlisted by the judges in the Best Interior Project (Work) category at this year’s Blueprint Awards.
 
An expanding workforce caused the world-renowned tech giant to reposition and expand their Vancouver offices into a newly renovated structure in the heart of downtown Vancouver. This new office houses two gaming companies and a software developer business unit, but was designed for future adaptability as their business model transforms. Our design team drew upon the distinct forested natural setting of Canada’s Lower Mainland to inform the architecture. The airy, branch-like ceiling structures and the more grounded, boulder-like enclosures are references to the canopies and roots of the local native tree species.
 
See all of the shortlisted projects and read about the awards here. Winners will be announced in London on October 20th, 2016.
 

13 Jul Superdesk in Ten Best Interiors Projects of the 21st Century

Metropolis Magazine is celebrating 35 years of publishing its excellent magazine: 1981-2016. The HUGE 250-page July/August issue selects the best of architecture, urbanism, interiors and products. Clive Wilkinson Architects is very honored to have our Barbarian Group ‘Superdesk’ project included in Metropolis’list of the Ten Best Interiors projects of the 21st Century!
 
See the full list and story here.
 

05 Jul Clive Wilkinson’s House in West Hollywood on the Market for Sale

Clive Wilkinson has placed the house he designed for himself in 2006 on the market. Located in the epicenter of West Hollywood, where many amenities are in short walking distance, the house is a refined modern statement that embraces open living and its semi-desert environment.

The listing was recently featured in LA Times.  More content is also accessible on the John Aaroe website.

26 Apr Two CWA Projects included in List of Global Innovative Workspaces

We are honored to be included in a review of six innovative global workspaces: and to have two of our projects there! (Three if you include our Googolplex project of 2005.)  See the full list on FoxNews here.

26 Apr Office Space: Clive Wilkinson on Archinect Sessions One-to-One #20

Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, Managing Editor and Podcast Co-Producer for Archinect, interviewed Clive Wilkinson about his perspective on co-working spaces and the evolution of the cubicle.  Listen to the One to One podcast by Archinect Sessions here.
 

15 Dec Clive Wilkinson Architects on Fast Company

Fast Company has published a story on our theoretical concept for reconceiving the workplace of an entire city: ‘The Endless Workplace’ spreads over the historic city of London.  Read the full version here.