A changing world does not only offer challenges, but also opportunities. In this respect, each industry presents its own specific case. We examine a number of focus points concerning retail, industry and energy.

For retail, the topics revolve around dealing with e-commerce, small neighbourhood shops in the immediate surroundings versus large shopping centres on the periphery of cities, the future of city centres, vacancy and distribution.

Industry, on the other hand, tackles some bigger issues around the product, production process and logistics. How do we achieve the transition from internal combustion engines to electric batteries? How do we design our production process to reduce CO2 and nitrogen emissions as much as possible? How do we deal with supply lines in a VUCA world? These are examples of questions for reshaping our industry.

As industrial architects, we are responsible for the design of all kinds of buildings; offices, production buildings, showrooms, laboratories, sheds, warehouses and more. We deal with the architectural and structural aspects, stability and building techniques. As consultants, we always take an advising role for construction, mechanical engineering, piping, electricity, measurement and control technology and specialisations such as purchasing, logistics and administration as well.