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The Philips Competence Center: A Corporate Facility Designed to Inform
Author(s) -
Burdick Bruce,
Burdick Susan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
design management journal (former series)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1045-7194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7169.1997.tb00178.x
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , gateway (web page) , architecture , center (category theory) , management , sociology , engineering management , engineering ethics , business , engineering , computer science , visual arts , art , world wide web , economics , chemistry , crystallography
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS WANTED to translate its understanding of innovation from a collection of objects, anecdotes, and ideas into a place that could serve as a gateway to the company's philosophy, expertise, and accomplishments. Bruce and Susan Burdick's design combines architecture, exhibits, interactive media, conference spaces, and meeting rooms that, for customers, employees, and visitors, transform a review of history and abstract concepts into a living, 3‐D expression of Philips's competencies and strategies.