Many firms are finding that fewer proposals are converting to active projects since pandemic’s start.
ABI August 2020: Architecture firm billings still show little sign of improvement
Global Office Impact Report and Recovery Timing
X-ray vision for the office
The "WORK.CULTURE.MAP" by König + Neurath helps architects answer the question: Does my office planning match the client’s workplace culture?
COVID-19 Impacts on the Interiors Industry
Landlords race to improve air quality in buildings
Allsteel | Gunlocke Launch Fall Programming for Learning Labs
Allsteel Inc. and The Gunlocke Company LLC announce Fall 2020 programming for Learning Labs, a virtual series of CEU’s and industry discussions.
Understanding evolving workforce expectations
The first key finding suggests that employees are longing for purposeful and visible changes to increase safety measures in the office.
Luminaire Founders receive Italy’s Highest Design Honor, the Compasso d’Oro
Today, many of the brands that Luminaire (partially owned by Haworth) carries have a well-established presence in the United States.
Lessons In Building Out Modern Offices In Historic Buildings
While many office professionals will remain remote into 2021, eventually companies will bring employees back to their workplaces for collaboration, to boost company culture, and to regain a separation between work and home. In the meantime, work continues in many office build-outs, including those in historic buildings that present the unique opportunity to blend history and modernity.
Office Market Out Of Kilter Until 2025, Cushman & Wakefield Predicts
The recovery of the U.S. office market from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and recession is going to be a slow process, likely stretching beyond 2024, Cushman & Wakefield predicts in a new report on the future of office space worldwide.
The recovery might be slow, but the pandemic doesn't necessarily mean the end of established patterns of office space use.
"Even though the impact of work-from-home trends will slow the office market recovery, the overall growth in office-using job sectors along with many other factors — including agglomeration, culture/branding, and productivity — indicate that the office will continue to play an important role in the economy going forward,” Cushman & Wakefield Global Head of Forecasting Rebecca Rockey said in a statement.
The report predicts that the U.S. office sector will lose about 145M SF of office occupancy in 2020 and 2021 as the result of the economy losing a net 1.7 million office jobs. As of Q2 2020, the office sector has already lost 23.1M SF of occupied space nationwide, with negative absorption continuing for at least another 18 months.
Microsoft Teams gets breakout rooms, custom layouts and virtual commutes
Breakout rooms, a feature that is getting a lot of use in Zoom these days, is now also coming to Teams.
Meadows Office Interiors Drops Haworth and becomes Independent
“We have become an independent dealership, without the limitations of representing a single major line.”
This dreamy home office pod lets you work outside all year round
London-based architectural & creative firm boano prišmontas has introduced a low-cost prefabricated home office designed to fit in any garden.
Remote Work's Appeal Shows Signs of Fading
A study from workplace strategy consulting firm Vocon found that work-from-home fatigue is increasing and productivity is decreasing.
Watch: The Future of Workspaces according to Vari
The founder of office furniture company Vari talks about dealing with crises, how workspaces will adapt to the new normal and recovering from business losses.
No need to sideline form in our quest for function
Steelcase Announces Appointment of Linda Williams to Board of Directors
Linda Williams has been appointed to Steelcase’s Board of Directors. Williams currently serves as the Chief Audit Executive and Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a global provider of technology solutions and services spanning edge to cloud.
Steelcase Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Sales Declined 18%
More bad news ahead. Going into the third quarter, orders declined an average of 38 percent during the first three weeks of September compared to the prior year, including declines of 41 percent in the Americas, 27 percent in EMEA, and 37 percent in the Other category.
Amenities at the Edge: Where the Workplace Meets the Street
By approaching the design of these public-private spaces in thoughtful, dynamic ways, companies can shift public perceptions of their internal operations and affect change at a scale much larger than the spaces themselves.
Herman Miller Awarded Platinum Rating in CSR by EcoVadis
The company has been awarded a platinum medal in recognition of its commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) by EcoVadis, placing Herman Miller among the top one percent of all companies assessed worldwide.