工业设计专业英语翻译Lesson 1 Workplace Design.doc

Lesson 1 Workplace DesignJeremy Myerson In brief Also known as innovative workplacesAs the knowledge-driven economy of the 21st century places a premium on generating new ideas and intellectual property，the creation of more-innovative workplaces in which fresh thinking can develop and teamwork can flourish has become a central preoccupation for senior managers in many different types of organization随着21世纪知识经济的溢价产生新的创意和知识产权，创造更有创意的工作场所可以开发新思维和团队精神能蓬勃发展，已成为关注的中心在许多不同类型的高级管理人员组织。 As a concept, the “innovative workplace” responds to a growing recognition within employing companies that the physical working environment can have a profound effect on an organizations culture and on the individuals performance Successive anthropological studies have demonstrated a proven connection between habitat and human behavior历届人类学研究已经证明了一个成熟的栖息地和人类行为之间的连接Today，there is widespread acceptance that the traditional habitat for white-collar workthe modern office has significant shortcomings in terms of planning，layout，facilities and aestheticsThese shortcomings prevent organizations and individuals from working to their full potential in terms of innovating effectively这些缺点，从工作方面的有效创新，以充分发挥其潜力的组织和个人. Designing offices to release innovation potential within the organisation links the application of a number of design processes directly to the realization of organisational goalsThese processes include space-planning，interior，architectural，furniture and lighting design这些过程包括空间规划，室内设计，建筑，家具和照明设计 Designing innovative workplaces is not about creating visually “wacky”，attention-grabbing environmentsIt is about closely tailoring the physical environment to the requirements of developing new knowledge within the organisation设计创新的工作场所，是不是创造视觉“古怪”，引人注目environments.It密切剪裁的要求开发新的知识在组织内的物理环境。 So what are the key issues at the heart of this concept? inside any organisation，it is important to ask searching questions about the current office environment-and look at how physical and spatial improvements and the provision of different equipment might support innovation practicesAre long stretches of dark corridor and closed doors really conducive to people sharing knowledge and ideas? Are anonymous meeting rooms booked by the hour ready the best setting for project teams to brainstorm and pin up ideas? Is a dowdy and cramped reception area really the ideal shop window for potential collaborators visiting your organisation for the first time? Are linear rows of metal desks under fluorescent strip lighting really enhancing the search by your employees for that great new idea? Office design has many different，interrelated elements，including spatial layout，lighting，furniture specification，material finishes，technology services and catering provisionWithin this framework，a number of conflicting agendas must be addressed to achieve a more holistic balance if workplace design is to act as a catalyst for a more agile，and responsive work culture办公室设计有许多不同的，相互关联的要素，包括空间布局，照明，家具规格，材料饰面，技术服务和餐饮provision.Within这个框架，一些必须解决冲突的议程，实现了更全面的平衡，如果工作场所设计作为一个更敏捷，反应迅速的工作文化的催化剂。It is important to recognise these conflicts at the outsetThere are five in particular First, designing innovative workplaces must reconcile the needs of the organisation with those of the individualTraditionally，office managers have been in charge，and employees have had little say over their environmentBut does this bring out the best in people? 传统上，办公室经理负责，员工很少有在他们的environment.But说，这带出最好的人？ Second，innovative workplaces must balance the need for fixed real estate against the reality of increasingly flexible and fluid work patterns创新的工作场所必须平衡固定房地产对现实的越来越灵活和流畅的工作模式的需要。In the mix of office-based，mobile and home working，how can innovation be managed? Third，innovative workplaces must combine workspace with public or social spaceHow much of the office space should be private，privileged(a club)or public and therefore open to a11-comers? The fourth conflict to resolve is architecture versus design第四冲突解决的是建筑与设计。How much of the workplace investment should go into the bricks and mortar of the building shell，and how much into less permanent interior settings and flexible leases? Finally, organisations need to look at the image of their workplaceDoes it suggest an automaton (reflecting famous architect Mies van der Rohes belief that an office is“a machine for working in”) or can it express more human values? A11 of these conflicts resonate in the practice of designing innovative workplaces New Words and Phrases Preoccupation n战处、急务、全神贳注 Premium a优质的n奖金、保险费 intellectual property 知识产权 anthropological a人类学的 catalyst n催化剂 in terms of 依照、用的话说 wacky a古怪的 spatial a空间的 holistic a整体论的 real estate 不动产 workspace n工作区 pin up 钉住 dowdy a过时的、懒