TALK VOL.28 | one design

The architecture of work has an ever-increasing influence on the spaces we inhabit and the cities we live in. Using Squarespace's award winning offices as a central case study, Peter will discuss the design strategies A+I uses to stated mission: Creating user-centered, strategically-driven design; holistically integrating brand, space, experience, and architecture...and what that means for our workspaces and beyond.

APT One Design 践谈大设计

APT One Design is a new event series where architects, strategists, art directors, and brand leadership can get together for an open, multi-channel conversation about finding design solutions in our data-driven, brand-centric economy. Each event proposes a sandbox scenario in which we will revisit built projects and dream up future collaborations.

To kick-off the series, please join architect and strategist Peter Knutson for an evening presentation at A+I's thoughtfully designed studio near Madison Square Park. The architecture of work has an ever-increasing influence on the spaces we inhabit and the cities we live in. Using Squarespace's award-winning offices as a central case study, Peter will discuss the design strategies A+I uses to stated mission: Creating user-centered, strategically-driven design; holistically integrating brand, space, experience, and architecture...and what that means for our workspaces and beyond.

The presentation will be followed by a studio tour and happy hour. Special thanks to A+I and Squarespace for making APT One Design event series possible.

A+I

Architecture Plus Information (A+I) is an award-winning integrated design studio based in New York City. The 80-person firm unites architects, interior designers, brand strategists, and experience designers to create meaningful design solutions for clients that include Peloton, Squarespace, and Equinox. Discover more at www.aplusi.com.

Peter Knutson is a Principal and Director of Strategy at New York City-based integrated design firm Architecture Plus Information (A+I). Prior to studying at Architecture, Peter held a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; researching the electrophysiology of fetal brain development.

Peter’s lifelong interest in research and the potential of ideas and spaces to guide and reinforce social experiences led him to A+I. The firm’s focus on how strategic vision can guide design across diverse disciplines to support people and groups, their engagement in space, and an understanding of a company’s mission synced with his own approach to design.

Peter has worked to develop such strategic design programs for clients across a range of sectors. Previous and current clients include Chanel, Squarespace, AltSchool, Horizon Media, Third Point, Peloton, Vornado Realty Trust, and Hines.

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践谈APT (Architectural Practice Talk) 是由年轻设计师组成的开放社群，由来自建筑、室内、景观、规划的具有多元背景的设计师组成，以线上分享讨论、线下座谈参观的活动形式关注设计实践的经验与思考，旨在推动跨界对话和设计创新。践谈APT于2014年底成立于纽约哈德逊河畔的一方小小客厅，现已发展为数千位年轻设计师和线上读者共同营造的设计师生态圈。

APT is a design community that consists of young design talents and creative minds in architecture, interior, landscape urbanism, and art. APT fosters an international design community by curating a series of diver and engaging cultural events. APT is committed to nurturing design excellence and encouraging interdisciplinary dialogues through the power of online and offline experience. Founded in a small apartment in New York, which is also where the name APT comes, today APT brings together over 1,000 industry influencers and reaches thousands of readers in design community. APT now has New York and Chicago chapters.