Office Facility Based Change by Propst Robert (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of this analysis of the office environment by Robert Propstartist, educator, inventor of the Action Office System (the world's first such open-plan, modular system) and then-President of the Herman Miller Research Corporation. Per Herman Miller's current online literature: "In this classic treatise, Robert Propst spells out his vision for the modern office. As Herman Miller's Research Director, Propst's investigation of "the office and the human performer" asserts that the constant, exponential change in technology and modes of work has left the physical environment lagging far behind. Since the revolution in work was (and still is!) based on communication, Propst argues that networks must be the primary concern. Outlining the principle operations for Action Office 2, Propst states that "almost any space can be upgraded" and allow people to adjust their offices with ease and grace, without imposing large costs or delays. In theory (if not in practice) this new facility would place power in the hands of the people who actually inhabit a workspace." Published in 1968 by Herman Miller with a Preface by Hugh DuPree. 8vo (8.5" x 11"), printed wrappers, 71 pages, b/w and some color illustrations, also some use of color papers. De-lamination to joints. Front hinge weakened. Light bumping and chipping to extremities.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good Minus condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. Foxing on edges. Shallow scratch or shallow cut on front cover starting at top edge though "o" in "on". Shorter, more shallow scratch / cut starting on bottom edge but only 1" in length. Book has slight curvature with edges being curved outward from center. Back cover has black stains. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Very nice, sound, clean but has a thin line down the center of the front cover--a slight defect in the original coating. Very good+ and clean else. ; Illustrated throughout. The author was the director of research at Herman Miller. A fabulous look at office design. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 71 pages.

Propst was the Head of Herman Miller Research since 1958 and in 1968 developed the Action Office system, ".the world's first open-plan office system of reconfigurable components." An analysis of contemporary corporate office structure and features is followed by a detailed explanation of the Action system in use. Propst was largely responhsible for the development of the open office plan in its first 50-year iteration. First edition. 27.5 cm; 71 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Owner's stamps; lamination peeling to unevenly faded front wrapper; else a good copy in wrappers.