Daniel Davis
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I write about workplace design, the future of architecture, and computational design for magazines and blogs. Below are some favourite articles, you can view a complete list of my writings here.

Workplace design

Five Models for the Post-Pandemic Workplace
Harvard Business Review
The Big Calm: Workplace Futures Survey
Hassell
The State of Tech Industry Workplaces
Hassell
Why You'll Probably Return to the Office – Even if You Don't Want to
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See all on workplace design

Future of architecture

What ‘The Future of The Professions’ Reveals About the Future of Architecture
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Vertically Integrated Research: An unusual business model
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Katerra's $2 Billion Legacy
Architect Magazine
See all on the future of architecture

Computational design

CAD's Boring Future and Why it's Exciting
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Generative Design is Doomed to Fail
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The MacLeamy curve
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A History of Parametric
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See all on computational design

Academic publications

PhD Thesis – Modelled on Software Engineering: Flexible Parametric Models in the Practice of Architecture
RMIT University
Humanizing Architectural Automation: A Case Study in Office Layouts
Design Modelling Symposium
Design Ecosystems: Customising the Architectural Design Environment with Software Plug-ins
AD
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