Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler
Biographic Data
| ID | 1467300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaufmann-Buhler |
| SIGNATURE | KAUFMANN-BUHLER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bühler (United Kingdom) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4993-3632 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Designing for Maintenance
This article examines the design and incorporation of potted plants in office interiors around the late twentieth century. This era saw an increasing use of plants, not only deemed healthy for office workers and the office environment but also as architectural and social interior design tools, fueling the growth of "interiorscaping" as a design field. Working within the constraints of designed offices, interior landscapers were responsible for ma…
Working in the Electronic Garden
The image on the cover of this journal represents the intersection of two important architectural and technological changes to American offices in the 1970s: the growth of the open-plan office and the transformation of corporate computing. This advertising image shows how manufacturer Herman Miller promoted its Action Office furniture system as a means of facilitating and supporting these twin developments, portraying the modern office as a verda…
Serious Play
Housekeeping by Design
Hotels and leisure spaces are well-trod territory in design and architectural history. In Housekeeping by Design, David Brody, Associate Professor of Design Studies at the New School, provides a no
Progressive Partitions
This article examines the tension between the progressive idealism of the American open plan as it was first conceived and promoted in the late 1960s, and the myriad organizational, social, and technological problems that emerged as the open plan concept became widespread in American offices through the 1970s and 1980s. Although intended to eliminate the archaic symbols of status and hierarchy in organizations, I argue that the open plan ultimate…
Progressive Partitions
This article examines the tension between the progressive idealism of the American open plan as it was first conceived and promoted in the late 1960s, and the myriad organizational, social, and technological problems that emerged as the open plan concept became widespread in American offices through the 1970s and 1980s. Although intended to eliminate the archaic symbols of status and hierarchy in organizations, I argue that the open plan ultimate…
Progressive Partitions
This article examines the tension between the progressive idealism of the American open plan as it was first conceived and promoted in the late 1960s, and the myriad organizational, social, and technological problems that emerged as the open plan concept became widespread in American offices through the 1970s and 1980s. Although intended to eliminate the archaic symbols of status and hierarchy in organizations, I argue that the open plan ultimate…
Housekeeping by Design
Hotels and leisure spaces are well-trod territory in design and architectural history. In Housekeeping by Design, David Brody, Associate Professor of Design Studies at the New School, provides a no
Serious Play
Designing for Maintenance
This article examines the design and incorporation of potted plants in office interiors around the late twentieth century. This era saw an increasing use of plants, not only deemed healthy for office workers and the office environment but also as architectural and social interior design tools, fueling the growth of "interiorscaping" as a design field. Working within the constraints of designed offices, interior landscapers were responsible for ma…
Working in the Electronic Garden
The image on the cover of this journal represents the intersection of two important architectural and technological changes to American offices in the 1970s: the growth of the open-plan office and the transformation of corporate computing. This advertising image shows how manufacturer Herman Miller promoted its Action Office furniture system as a means of facilitating and supporting these twin developments, portraying the modern office as a verda…
Architecture, Design, and Social History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Architecture, Modernity, and Design (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)