Originally published in 1994, as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduction, Architecture, Ritual Practice and Co-determination in the Swedish Office is a case study of Swedish office buildings and examines how they have been influenced by spatial aspects of traditional culture in Scandinavia. It suggests a theoretical framework for architecture by casting the ritual form of Swedish offices into three distinct modes of expression.

Table of Contents:

New Series Introduction to the Reissue David Canter and David Stea. Figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Spatial Basis of Swedish History 2. Transitions to Modernity 3. The Linear Extreme 4. Emerging Work Groups 5. The Practice of Break and Conference 6. Expression of the Work Group 7. Major Office Fests 8. Largest Scale Oppositions 9. Resolution of Second Order Scales 10. Final Discussion. Glossary. Bibliography.

Civil and construction engineering

Architecture

Environmental sciences

Architecture

Interior design

Psychology theory

Further readings in psychology

Environmental protection

Civil and construction engineering (charity campaign)

Architecture (charity campaign)

Environmental sciences (charity campaign)

Architecture (charity campaign)

Interior design (charity campaign)

Psychology theory (charity campaign)

Further readings in psychology (charity campaign)

Environmental protection (charity campaign)

Architecture, Ritual Practice and Co-determination in the Swedish Office