Every office needs places where employees feel free to talk–which typically requires some element of privacy.
An architect’s defense of open-plan offices
Find Your Fresh Perspective Outdoors: Design Q+A
The founder of Extremis shares his expertise for designing outdoor furniture his company calls “tools for togetherness.”
The Generation Z World: Shifts in Urban Design, Architecture, and the Corporate Workplace
Gen Z influence, from buying behaviors to issues of attraction and retention in the workplace, will be powerful and critical to real estate clients.
Tech Workers Call the Shots for Space
The largest generation in the workforce, Millennials are driving the agendas of how companies operate, what workplaces look like and what technology is expected.
The cargo cult of modern office design
Youngest workers prefer simple perks such as free coffee, flexi hours and birthday leave
Although they favour simple perks over one big yearly event, such as a Christmas party, they are the group least likely to report they don’t enjoy Christmas parties (22 percent), highlighting that this annual celebration could still be a perk worth maintaining.
Blind loyalty
The open office has never been more closed, and tech companies are no different than old corporate America in their authoritarian approach to controlling how their employees should think about issues that matter in the workplace.
Open Spaces Need To Focus On Employees—Not Just Densification
Across the country, the most common problems start with the intention to build space for collaboration.
Six design elements for a more productive office
Modern workers and their employers are increasingly focused on getting the most out of their working day.
The Numbers Are In: See Just How Much Chicagoans Want Office Flexibility
When it comes to employee retention, workplace design and flexibility are more important than ever, according to a new survey by Capital One.
PRIME PARADISE: Amazon’s glass spheres house 300 species of tropical plants
NBBJ designed a trio of connected glass orbs with living walls at the new Seattle headquarters for online retail giant Amazon.
Listen: Agile Be Agile. Hack Your Space.
What if you could improve productivity 300 to 400 percent? It can be done by working in Agile ways and doing a great job implementing Scrum, a common Agile framework.
Watch: An Inside Look At NYC’s Amenities Arms Race
These days, businesses have to offer more than a desk and a paycheck, and New York City landlords are scrambling to help them stand out.
Before There Are Appealing Workplaces, There Are Workplace Designers
In this era of dog-eat-dog talent wars, workplace design has become an increasingly compelling real estate topic.
The Very Best Office Design, According to 42,764 Workers
Somebody finally bothered to ask the office workers themselves what they think will make them happier and more productive.
Do All Open Plan Offices Kill Collaboration?
Headlines following a new Harvard study declare open offices a “collaboration killer.” But, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Designing in “light” of circadian support: 6 strategies for commercial spaces
Employees spend most of their daylight hours indoors; the right workplace lighting systems can help create a healthier work environment.
From seat sensors to infrared cameras, Big Brother-type tech could have a hand in designing your next office
Employers, and the design firms they hire, are collecting reams of data about how employees use their workspaces.
More Than Ever, We Work on the Move
Dialing Up: Planning Strategies to Support Agents in the New Contact Center
As organizations recognize the value of customer loyalty, they acknowledge the significance of those connections made between employees and their customers.