Social Design

The Link Between Facility Design, Organization Design, and Corporate Strategy

By Langdon Morris; 1999 • 73 pages; 6 illustrations

Description

In early 1999, Langdon Morris undertook a study of the design of R&D facilities. After a thorough review of the literature and visits to 9 leading-edge R&D facilities, Morris prepared this landmark White Paper. Among the key insights is the widespread belief in the importance of high quality, face-to-face interactions between researchers. Thus, among the 9 facilities presented in this report, a total of more than 70 different architectural design and organizational techniques were applied by many of the leading design firms in the country. The report includes a description of each facility as well as the complete inventory of techniques applied.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Productivity of Knowledge Work
2. Social Design
3. The Key Themes
4. Facility Descriptions
   • Genentech South San Francisco Campus
   • W.L. Gore & Associates Elkton Cluster
   • Procter & Gamble Heath Care Research Center
   • Chiron Corporation Life Science Center
   • Glaxo Wellcome US R&D Headquarters
   • Inhale Therapeutic Systems Headquarters
   • Hewlett Packard RSI Team Space
   • Alza Corporation Mountain View Campus
   • Sun Microsystems Menlo Park Campus
5. Science and Social Design
6. Summary: Inventory of Ideas and Innovations
7. Appendices
8. Bibliography
9. About KMLab, Inc.
10. About the Author Acknowledgments
11. Notes

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