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New events inspired by the DEGW Archive

Author
dannicorfield
Published Date
October 10, 2025

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, we are delighted to announce two events, hosted by Cardiff University, inspired by the DEGW Archive and the DEGW Research Project

DEGW was founded as an architectural and space planning consultancy specialising in workplace design and became a prominent actor in shaping the field of office space planning, internationally, by enriching architectural knowledge through their research. The firm’s archive is an example of how architectural intelligence can be applied in a broad range of contexts and contains project reports, presentations and drawings, research reports and the firm’s business reports.

Places for work we want to work in (Talks and Exhibition Tour)

Talks at the Welsh School of Architecture and a guided tour of an exhibition of workplace design.

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:30 – 13:45 BST

Bute Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/places-for-work-we-want-to-work-in-talks-and-exhibition-tour-tickets-1616607960929?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Places for work we want to work in (online event)

Listen to esteemed speakers in the field reflect on the exhibition and participate in the curation of a virtual exhibition.

Weds, 29 Oct 09:30 – 11:30 GMT

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/places-for-work-we-want-to-work-in-online-event-tickets-1620208490209?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Published Date
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A pile of letters from the late 1950s showing colourful designs and stamps
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James Joyce’s Parker fountain pen with Cartier gold book charm of Finnegans Wake, SSJ-OBJ/002
Published Date
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