Why is it so hard to give people what they want in furniture design?
Corporate Office Space To Shrink in the Long Run Due to Multiple Pressures
While the virus will end at some date, its effects will last much longer, noted Messaging Architects.
Not So Fast, 6 Feet Office: Plexiglass Cubes Can’t Solve Coronavirus Conundrum
Reports of the Death of the Workplace Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Staying on top of the science and letting the dust settle before investing in what might be expensive, short-term, or short-sighted solutions is probably the smartest thing employers can do.
The role of workplace professionals in the new era of work
For office owners and property managers, now’s the time to think further ahead: what support, skills and services will these occupiers need from us when they do return?
Microsoft Looks to Add Distance to Collaborative Work Spaces
The company's head of global real estate says that Microsoft isn't in any rush to get employees back into offices. But when they do return the goal is to work in team rooms and "neighborhoods," with appropriate social distancing.
Here's How Offices Of The Future May Compete With Remote Work
Now, months into a pandemic, commercial landlords are tasked with trying to lure companies permanently back from what has been, at least for some, a surprisingly successful experiment in remote work.
C.D.C. Recommends Sweeping Changes to American Offices
Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit: The guidelines would remake office life. Some may decide it’s easier to keep employees at home.
The Long-Term Threat to Office Demand is Getting Real
While many companies are declaring they plan to shift to permanent remote workers, others believe that these companies will change their footprint to focus on suburban locations.
Will Demand For Less Density Offset The WFH Office Exodus?
Decreased workplace density would reverse a trend that was rock solid throughout much of the past decade.
Rethinking Office Design Trends in a Post-COVID World
Gensler: Back to the Office Briefing #1
Only one in ten U.S. office workers had worked from home regularly before this experience, and less than a third had the choice to work from home. While many of the effects of COVID-19 on the workplace are still unfolding, some points are emerging.
Most People Want to Return to the Office — But They Expect Changes
Listen: What will the workplace of the future looking like in a post COVID-19 world
JLL Research Director Christian Beaudoin sits down with James Cook to talk about conference tables and lunchrooms in the post-COVID world.
Building Resilient Workplaces By Embracing Millennial Mindsets
Advice from a Millennial for how we can best safeguard our businesses and workplaces against future emergency situations.
Watch: "Will we work in a completely digital environment, like characters in a game?" asks Martin van der Linden
Following the popularity of his series of video blogs for VDF, Tokyo architect Martin van der Linden has created a special movie about the post-coronavirus office, in which he wonders whether physical workspaces will become entirely digital.
What the COVID-19 pandemic means for office sustainability
The impact of COVID-19 appears to be generation-defining, and at this point in no arena more than this generation's relationship with work.
We’re about to re-enter an office full of half-baked design prototypes
Forget the pristine, perfectly designed office. As businesses around the world begin to reopen, many workers will find a mess of masking tape, plastic sheets, police tape, floor decals, and a host of half-baked design solutions in the name stemming the spread of Covid-19.
Silicon Valley’s Next Big Office Idea: Work From Anywhere
Tech companies once wooed talent with over-the-top campuses. Now they are looking to keep workers happy by offering flexibility.
When It’s Time to Go Back to the Office, Will It Still Be There?
As companies prepare for employees to return, they are asking whether a traditional headquarters is still necessary. The workplace will likely never be the same again.