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We wish you, your families and colleagues

a happy and prosperous Year of the Rat.

– From all of us at Robarts Spaces

The popular TV show "Elite Lawyers" has fueled public interest and conversation about law firm work spaces. AD's recent special report on this theme features Robarts Spaces designed King&Wood Mallesons' (KWM) Beijing office, demonstrating that the imaginary can indeed be real. The AD feature quotes Handel Lee, International Partner at KWM who states, "office should reveal the firm's past, present and future, who are we, and where are we heading, because the office will physically demonstrate the qualities, culture, and spirit of an organization". You can read the AD feature and see images of the project here.

Zheng Rong, Partner and Healthcare Studio Leader at Robarts Spaces, presented recent learnings on innovative Sustainability in Design at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. Faculty and students were present for this open and illuminating discussion on a range of projects, and included not just the design process but also the unity required to co-create sustainable spaces that are meaningful, beautiful, and salutogenic.

Robarts Spaces hosted the first event in our series “In Conversation” on November 28 in our Beijing office. The vision of these events is to provide a space for conversations on design, particularly as related to work, learning, wellness, sustainability, community, and culture. This first event focused on “The Design Process”, with participants engaging in five experiential installations, each featuring a unique design project. As teams shared their design journey with collaborators, vibrant conversations emerged. Several participants expressed their appreciation of having the opportunity to observe, learn, and reflect on the creative process of design in immersive, visual and tactile installations, and were impressed by how inspiration emerges and, when accompanied by a spirit of collaboration, is beautifully interpreted into spaces that affect our work, learning, and wellness.

Robarts Spaces Partners Yaching Hsueh and Zheng Rong will present at the Workspace 2020 event in Shanghai, to be held March 24-26. More details and registration information are available here.