S5, E7: Architecture as social infrastructure, featuring Jeanne Gang

To Jeanne Gang, founder of Studio Gang, architecture is about building relationships. It makes sense, then, that despite having built everything from museums to high-rises and growing her Chicago-based practice into a global architecture firm with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris, her stories focus on something else entirely: the power of spaces to build community.   Guest: studiogang.com/people/jeanne-gang/ studiogang.com   Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast   Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, BAMF Health is shaping the future of cancer care. We’re joined by Dr Anthony Chang, Founder and CEO, and Laurie Placinski, VP of Real Estate, Design and Partnerships, to discuss the technologies driving their breakthrough work and the clinical spaces built to keep pace. Also, learn how their design approach supports safety, comfort, and improved outcomes for patients and staff.   Guests: linkedin.com/in/bamfanthony/ linkedin.com/in/laurieplacinski/ bamfhealth.com     Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast   Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

In 2020, MillerKnoll teamed up with Debbie Lovich, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and Brian Elliott, CEO of Work Forward, for Future Forum—a global research initiative exploring how work was changing across talent, technology, and space. In this episode, they return to discuss how those dynamics have evolved, what’s driving the next wave of change, and how organizations can adapt to stay ahead.   Guests: https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/deborah-lovich https://www.linkedin.com/in/belliott/     Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast   Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

As organizations work to strike the right balance between seamless digital experiences and meaningful in-person interactions, one company is leading the way. In this episode, Izabella Lorenz, Global Workplace Experience and Real Estate Strategy Leader at Zoom, shares how the company designs its spaces to support both virtual and in-person connection—and what other organizations can learn from their approach.   Guest: linkedin.com/in/izabella-lorenz-557897113/   Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast    Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

Menopause is rarely discussed at work—but its impact on an organization’s culture and bottom line is undeniable. In this episode, menopause consultant Kate Usher and workplace designer Lori Daughtrey explore how organizations can better support their associates through this life stage, including inclusive workplace policies and design strategies that benefit everyone.  Guests: menopauseinbusiness.com linkedin.com/in/lori-daughtrey-2902b210   Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast   Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

To engineer, designer, and executive John Maeda, the future of AI looks optimistic. From improving design workflows to elevating memory augmentation, thoughtful applications of AI are helping people do what they do best at work and beyond. In this episode, we dive into all things AI and explore novel use cases that will affect our work and places of work in the future.    Guest: instagram.com/johnmaeda/ maedastudio.com linkedin.com/in/johnmaeda/   Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast    Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

As more business leaders recognize design as a core business strategy, the designers they work with have become strategic collaborators and deep experts in every facet of their organization. In this episode, Cheryl Durst, Executive VP and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), unpacks today’s multi-faceted notion of the term “designer,” and how these place makers can help organizations unlock the value of their workplace.    Guest: iida.org/board-member/cheryl-s-durst-hon-fiida   Host: news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast    Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

The workplace is more than a destination for work to get done. It’s an experience that should evoke the natural comfort that enables people to work their best and have meaningful experiences. Our guests at Design Days share their thoughts on this changing template for office design.   Guests: Laura Beth Mertz: pdrcorp.com/about-us/our-team/designarchitecture-team/laura-beth-mertz Brady Mick: linkedin.com/in/brady-mick Rex Miller: rexmiller.com Derrell Jackson: linkedin.com/in/derrell-jackson Keiji Takeuchi: keijitakeuchi.com/   Host: https://news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast    Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

At MillerKnoll, VP of Interiors Chris Leong designs spaces that put our research and insights on the workplace into practice. Listen in as he joins us from the new MillerKnoll workplace to discuss its design, differentiators for the well-planned workplace, and why architecture should be a little... strange.   Guest: news.millerknoll.com/Chris-Leong   Host: https://news.millerknoll.com/Ryan-Anderson   For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast    Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/

For more than three decades, Colebrook Bosson Saunders has been creating award-winning ergonomic tools that seamlessly connect people and technology at the office and beyond. In this episode, ergonomics and workplace design expert Steven Souter dives in to the three facets of ergonomics and the invaluable role that each plays in the places we work.    Guest: linkedin.com/in/stevensouter/colebrookbossonsaunders.com   Host:   linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/    For more About Place, visit: millerknoll.com/ideas-in-action/about-place-podcast    Connect with MillerKnoll: Instagram: instagram.com/millerknoll/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/millerknoll/