The Main Entry Deadline for Architizer's 2025 A+Product Awards is Friday, December 6. Get your brand in front of the AEC industrys most renowned designers by submitting today.In 2024, the idea of workplace and what that represents has significantly shifted. Whether spaces for permanent, hybrid or freelance workers, over the last five years, the office as a concept has undergone a massive transformation. The high expectations and shifting requirements of employees and employers are being researched and understood better than ever before.Offices are no longer designed with ultimate productivity at the core of their ethos. Today, the workplace has become somewhere that is expected to nourish creativity, nurture its inhabitants and adapt to the unique needs of every individual. This years Architizer A+Product Awards winners capture this ambition brilliantly, offering solutions for workspaces that are adaptive, intuitive and unapologetically innovative.Enter the A+Product AwardsWhat makes an office the best in the world? Its not bean bags, beers or bland breakout spaces. Today, the office is a balanced ecosystem of both products and people thoughtfully considered, seriously sustainable, highly inclusive and at the forefront of design strategy. Each product on this list shapes the experience of being at work in a positive way to help architects and designers create the best environments possible for the workforce of tomorrow.Solatube SolaMaster 750 Tubular Daylighting Device (TDD)By Solatube International, Inc.Jury Winner, Best of the Year, Health and Wellbeing, 2024 A+Product AwardsSolatubes SolaMaster 750 is designed to fill workplaces with natural light. Circadian rhythms are vital for health and using Spectralight Infinity Tubing Solatube International, Inc. can reduce reliance on artificial lighting while blocking UV and heat. In addition to being deal for multi-use spaces, the ICC 500-compliant system is shown to decrease eyestrain, improve focus and enhance overall well-being, acknowledging that daylighting is a practical health feature for todays best offices and making it simple to incorporate it.Qwel Acoustic Ceiling TilesBy Genesis ProductsJury Winner, Finishes, Ceiling, 2024 A+Product AwardsQwel Acoustic Ceiling Tiles are a combination of bold aesthetics with quiet function, using sustainable PET fibers to bring sound-absorbing serenity to otherwise busy and noisy workplaces. Available in a number of rich, calming tones, the tiles aid in bringing both acoustic comfort and visual interest to office ceilings, creating spaces that help to enhance focus and support well-being across open-plan environments.Universal Series Window WallBy Cascadia Windows & DoorsPopular Choice Winner, Faades & Openings, Glass & Glazing, 2024 A+Product AwardsWindows can make or break a good office environment, so why not have the best you can get? Cascadias Universal Series Window Wall is a sustainable powerhouse of a product, featuring a high-performance fiberglass frame that enhances thermal efficiency while elegantly framing expansive views. With Passive House-level ratings and options for double or triple glazing, these windows bring energy savings for employers and an abundance of natural light for workers, creating a comfortable, well-lit environment that aligns with todays wellness-focused workplace design strategies.ModwallBy KovaJury Winner, Best of the Year, Flexible Design, 2024 A+Product AwardsKOVAs Modwall is an innovative product. Offering a modular alternative to drywall that is routed in the modern need for flexibility. With plant-based insulation and panels that can be easily demounted and reassembled, the integrated plug-and-play system adapts to shifting office layouts and locations. Ultimately reducing construction waste and delivering optimum flexibility for workspaces and workforces that evolve with their businesses.Seem 1 Acoustic LouverBy Focal PointJury Winner, Lighting, Recessed & Mounted Lighting, 2024 A+Product AwardsThe Seem 1 Acoustic Louver does double duty. The beautiful product brings light and sound control together in one sleek package. Deep-set louvers with a choice of felt colors help to shape the ambiance of any office space, providing calm, focused lighting while enhancing acoustic comfort a solution that makes every ceiling work harder in the modern office.New Framery Smart Pod FamilyBy FrameryJury Winner, Furnishings, Furniture Systems, 2024 A+Product AwardsFramerys Smart Pod family is the peak of both privacy and sustainability in office design. Each futuristic pod is 100% recyclable and 23% lighter than before. Equipped with radar-based lighting and ventilation that adapt to the number of occupants, the soundproof pods combine high-tech and eco-friendly in a way that few products manage to doa perfect place for focused work or confidential meetings while hitting those all-important climate targets.ForyuBy KeilhauerJury Winner, Best of the Year, Commercial Design, 2024 A+Product AwardsForyu are built to blend in while standing out. With a self-weighted mechanism that adjusts invisibly, these elegant office chairs, designed by Martin Ballendat, allow users to experience comfort and support. Ergonomic contours, breathable backrests and custom textile options make it a perfect fit for any collaborative space or boardroom, proving that when design is intuitive, comfort becomes effortless.GradientBy PairPopular Choice Winner, Furnishings, Furniture Systems, 2024 A+Product AwardsDesigned with the future and the unknown in mind, Gradient by Pair and Gensler allows workspaces to evolve without limits to help workers connect, collaborate, and socialize with other people. The exposed Beam at the center of the design acts as a power and data exoskeleton, giving teams the flexibility to create focus zones, lounge areas, and collaborative hubs with ease at any time. Its intuitive design and simple functionality make Gradient a true reflection of todays connected office.Beam Lounge CollectionBy NienkamperPopular Choice Winner, Furnishings, Contract Seating, 2024 A+Product AwardsThe Beam Lounge Collection marries playfulness with practicality. An innovative seating collection that is compact and curvaceous with an exposed wood beam to add warmth and a touch of sophistication. This unexpected collection is available in single, double, or triple-seat options with bold, low-sheen tables. Beam is perfect for lobbies, lounges and breakout spaces delivering a relaxed, contemporary style with just enough structure.CapasBy Davis FurnitureJury Winner, Furnishings, Contract Furniture, 2024 A+Product AwardsThe Capas Table by jehs+laub is the latest occasional table collection to join Davis Furniture. The sophisticated design captures both balance and contrast, visually from light and ethereal to solid and grounded, depending on how the viewer approaches the piece. Crafted from seamless aluminum and supported by two elegantly curved legs, each table can nest together or stand alone to create a sculptural form of functional pieces that add a distinctive aesthetic to any workspace.Admix TablesBy AllsteelJury Winner, Best of the Year, Commercial Design, 2024 A+Product AwardsAdmix Tables bring unmatched flexibility to the modern workplace. With its modern yet playful design, Admix could comfortably belong in a conference room, breakout lounges or even a cafe. The lightweight tables with telescoping legs, wheelbarrow feature, and integrated storage ensure these tables adapt effortlessly, turning every workspace into a versatile environment with plenty of style.WashBarBy Bradley CorporationPopular Choice Winner, Best of the Year, Commercial Design, 2024 A+Product AwardsThe WashBar is a stunning solution for any workplace environment. Combining soap, water and drying functions into one sleek, touch-free unit, it is stylish and highly practical. Engineered for reliable and precise activation, with LED guidance and an array of six finishes, it turns handwashing into an elevated experience that keeps shared restrooms clean and clutter-free. An excellent option to upgrade from institutional to inspired.R.U.M. ChairBy WehlersJury Winner, Best of the Year, Positive Impact, 2024 A+Product AwardsThe Wehlers R.U.M. chair is a full Circular Economy solution and a true champion of circular design. Made entirely from recycled materials, Wehlers R.U.M. is a sustainable chair with a plastic shell made of recycled plastic waste from three different waste streams: fishing nets, e-waste or insulin pens. Nothing is added, and the waste steam decides the color of the seat and back. Fishermans green, keyboard black or Pharma blue. Additionally, each chair is equipped with a tracking chip to monitor its lifecycle. This B-Corp-certified chair is built to be reused and refurbished, setting a new standard for responsible, transparent office design.Space Theorys Interior Drawer ComponentsBy Space TheoryJury Winner, Furnishings, Accessories, 2024 A+Product Awards Sometimes, it is the little things that make office life better, and Space Theorys Interior Drawer Components are one of those products. Offering modular, precision-fit storage for kitchens, Space Theory has made organization both beautiful and simple. With stackable hardwood inserts and stainless-steel trays that lift out or suspend from the Opencast system, these pieces are designed for todays meticulous, design-conscious office spaces that value cleanliness and efficiency, so everything has its place.SketchUpBy TrimbleJury Winner, Technology, Architecture Software, 2024 A+Product Awards A champion of every architecture office, this year SketchUp goes beyond the basics, introducing tools like PreDesign for climate-specific insights and a beta Scan-to-Design feature that transforms real-world spaces into 3D models instantly. Paired with its intuitive iPad functionality and AI-driven 3D Warehouse Image Search, SketchUp 2024 allows architects to sketch, iterate and visualize from studio to site across teams and even continents.Vectorworks Architect 2024By Vectorworks, Inc.Popular Choice Winner, Technology, Architecture Software, 2024 A+Product AwardsYear after year, Vectorworks steps up. This year, Vectorworks Architect 2024 expands the creative toolkit, enabling architects to sketch, model and document in a fully integrated workflow with the worlds most design-centric BIM solution. New features include the ability to save custom viewport settings as styles and robust parametric objects redefined to address your specific needs, allowing designers to experiment and innovate without losing efficiency built for architects who demand both freedom and precision.Follow in the footsteps of these sixteen innovative brands by entering this years A+Product Awards and receive major industry recognition from architects and designers worldwide:Enter A+Product AwardsThe Main Entry Deadline for Architizer's 2025 A+Product Awards is Friday, December 6. Get your brand in front of the AEC industrys most renowned designers by submitting today.The post The Worlds Best Office: 16 Products for the Workspace of Tomorrow appeared first on Journal.

The ongoing transformation of a lawn into a biodiverse meadow is the result of Forge Project restoring the principles of Indigenous land stewardship to its 60-acre site. Forge is committed to developing a mutually beneficial relationship between the land and the people who use it.The ongoing transformation of a lawn into a biodiverse meadow is the result of Forge Project restoring the principles of Indigenous land stewardship to its 60-acre site in New York. As beautiful as the meadow is today, aesthetics are secondary to the mission of the organization: Forge is committed t...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Getty Foundation announced a third round of funding for the Conserving Black Modernism program. An additional $1.55 million will be allocated to support modern buildings designed by Black architects.National Trust for Historic Preservation and Getty Foundation announced additional $1.55 million in funding to support projects that preserve modernist architecture from Black architects and designers.

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South Korean studio Shift Up stated earlier in the year that it was considering a PC port for its acclaimed action titleStellar Blade(in addition to a potential sequel), and how now not only confirmed that that port is coming, but also offered a rough release window (or a target, at least).As part of the companys recent quarterly investors Q&A (via Inven KR), it was announced that Shift Up is aiming to releaseStellar Bladefor PC sometime in 2025. The developer also stated that based on recent sales trends on Steam for AAA titles (Black Myth: Wukong in particular), the studio expects Stellar Bladeto sell better on PC than it has on PS5.We are aiming for a launch in 2025, the developer said. Considering the recent trends such as Steams growing share of the AAA game market and the global box office success of Black Mythology: Wukong, we expect to see more success on PC than consoles.Of course,Stellar Bladehas performed quite well on PS5 as it is, with Shift Up having announced back in June that the game had sold over 1 million units since its release in late April.Stellar Bladeis also set to receiveNieR: Automatacollaboration DLC on November 20, adding new cosmetics, quality-of-life features, and a Photo Mode.In our review ofStellar Blade, we awarded it a score of 8/10, saying, Fluid and adrenaline-fueled combat, a compelling setting, and a stylish aesthetic make Stellar Blade an action game well worth experiencing. Read the full review through here.

Were approaching the end of 2024, but the year still has a few major releases up is sleeve, and in that group, few games have looked quite as intriguing asS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.The open world survival horror shooter has made lofty promises with its pre-release showings, and with its release now roughly a week away, developer GSC Game World has revealed the full system requirements for its PC version.That means the games minimum and recommended specs have been updated, too, which doesnt come as a huge surprise, since the specs were originally announced quite a while back, in 2021. On minimum settings (which will run the game at 1080p and 30 FPS), players will now need either an i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600X, along with either a GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or a Radeon RX 580 (8 GB), and 16 GB of RAM. On medium settings, to kick the performance up to 60 FPS, youll need either an i7-9700K or a Ryzen 7 3700X, and either a GeForce RTX 2070 Super, an RTX 4060, or a Radeon RX 5700 XT.For those who want to play at 1440p and 60 FPS, youll need to run the game at high settings, which will require either an i7-11700 or a Ryzen 7 5800X, along with either a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, an RTX 4070, or a Radeon RX 6800 XT, and 32 GB of RAM. Finally, for ultra settings, which will run the game at 4K and 60+ FPS, youll need either an i7-13700KF or a Ryzen 7 7700X, and either a GeForce RTX 4080 or a Radeon RX 7900 XTX.Meanwhile, the game will also require a hefty amount of free storage space (which doesnt come as a surprise, given its Xbox Series X/S storage requirements), clocking in at 160 GB. You can view the games full PC requirements below.S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyllaunches on November 20 for Xbox Series X/S and PC.Its the time for ultimate calibrations, stalkers!Examine the final System Requirements carefully, and adjust your machinery for a trouble-free connection to the Noosphere #GoodHuntingStalker #stalker2 pic.twitter.com/irDzAmer4i S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) November 12, 2024