Positive Solutions Blog
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Disruption Days
Disruption Days is an innovation workshop where Latin American real estate CEOs get together with thought leaders and international architecture firms to discuss the future of a specific asset class. This edition took place in New York City in March 2020.
Each firm presented a project that was evaluated by the event's participants, in which Cafeína Design obtained first place with the project “DEALS”.
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Nearshoring in Mexico: Rethinking Urban Planning for a Sustainable Future
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Social design as a responsible and ethical alternative
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Victor Papanek’s ideology and social design Papanek...
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Is it possible to replace current architectural design processes with Artificial Intelligence?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Implications and limitations Conclusion More articles on...
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The impact of Architecture on Mental and Physical Well-being
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Space and emotions Promoting physical and emotional...
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Benefits of Bioclimatic Design
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nature-based solutions What is bioclimatic design? Conclusion...
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The circular economy in architecture
SOBRE EL AUTOR Circular economy One of the fundamental concepts...
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Modular and prefabricated building systems in architecture
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Different types of prefabricated modular system applications...
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Design that speaks to the community: The power of participatory design
Participatory design is a way of involving the community in...
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The user satisfaction indicator as a method to reach pleasure
The emotional connection between the space and the user will...
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Sustainable assessment and energy certification: strategies to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions
SOBRE EL AUTOR Leer más “Creo verdaderamente que la implementación...
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The use of passive design strategies in architecture
The use of passive design strategies is one of the...
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Architecture as a promoter of alternative means of transport and pedestrian-friendly design
In the search for a better quality of life, we...
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Cafeína Innovation Award
2021 EDITION
The future of malls
We identified 4 different cases of malls in the United States that are currently either under-occupied or abandoned.
The problematic is approached with a creative, out-of-the-box method with the focus to generate positive outcomes for the space itself and the neighboring communities, based on the human needs’ optimization model.
2020 EDITION
Visualizing the future office
3 teams of architecture students from the Universidad de Las Américas Puebla, advised by the Cafeína team, had the challenge of proposing positive solutions to solve the problem of spaces that we are facing today with buildings that have gradually been vacated.
The challenge: What kind of offices are we looking for?
News
What if You Don’t Want to Go Back to the Office?
Millions of Americans are taking part in an unprecedented experiment in working from home. Many are happier, more efficient and want to hang onto the benefits when the pandemic ends.
The 2021 Ford F-150 Aims to Double as a Rolling Office
Auto maker targets commercial buyers with truck that can operate as remote workstation, complete with desk and built-in WiFi
This chart shows which countries have the highest and lowest job satisfaction
his is what countries have the highest and lowest job satisfaction, according to the latest Randstad Workmonitor.