SmithGroup's Sacramento Office for a Construction Pro Showcases the Client's Expertise
While adapting two buildings as one new Sacramento workplace for DPR Construction, the architects created a showcase of the builder's best practices.
Workplace
Ketra's Showroom Brings to Light the Dramatic Effects of Its System
A new Ketra showroom lets designers see how fabric, furniture, and food can look under the company's array of lighting solutions.
5 Workplace Concepts to Start Taking Seriously After COVID-19
Designers who want to take the lead in shaping the post-pandemic office must embrace ideas which are not yet accepted by the mainstream.
Rethinking Workplace Experience Management, Post-Pandemic
Melissa Marsh and Jackie Manzer weigh in on experience management in a world where work has diffused beyond the workplace.
9 Sound-Controlling Elements that Blend In Like Never Before
These innovative acoustic products for new-era work spaces prove sound control can be chic.
Will the Pandemic Improve Remote Work?
Before the pandemic, telework— for all its virtues—could be messy, ergonomically awkward, and emotionally challenging. What’s changed now?
What Does a Neurodiverse Workplace Look Like?
Design of most offices doesn't account for the estimated 50 percent of workers who aren't neurotypical. HOK offers strategies for how to build more inclusively.
Emerging from a Public Health Crisis, Companies Get Set to Invest in Hygienic Office Design
Private enterprises are rediscovering that the workforce has a life outside the office—and that brings risks they were not prepared for.
11 New Seating Options from NeoConnect
For remote workspaces and new spatially distanced offices, the quest for the best seating begins at NeoCon's digital design hub.
Measuring the Fallout of COVID-19 for the Design Industry
Take a look at the first results of ThinkLab’s Industry Impact Survey, which is generating data to help designers and design manufacturers move forward during these challenging times.
Fritz Hansen’s Entire Office is Now a Showroom
The Danish furniture manufacturer has upgraded its office into a welcoming space for their 6,000 annual visitors.
This Sustainable Office Does More with Less
Without touching the building's envelope or MEP, LPA has designed a workplace that consumes 70 percent less energy than comparable structures.
Are Amenities the Key to Work-Life Balance?
At a Think Tank event earlier this year, workplace experts discussed the changing face of amenities and whether people's work experience has improved.
Studio O+A Revamps McDonald's Chicago-Area Research Compound
Bold graphics impose a fun aesthetic on the lab, where the fast-food giant tests its equipment innovations.
A Kit of Parts to Reconfigure Any Workspace
KOVA’s modular wall system has the potential to reshape office renovations.
How Architects Are Making It Work from Home During COVID-19
Architects and designers in U.S. cities under siege talk about how they are running their practices from a distance.
This Furniture Company’s Office is a Maker’s Paradise
Kimball’s new wellness-oriented headquarters is a light-filled working showroom that reflects the design brand’s values, identity, and people-first focus.
With a Major Retrofit of Their New York Office, IWBI Walks the Walk
The administrators of the WELL Building Standard filled their office with plants and standing desks to achieve WELL Platinum.
In Workplace Projects, HR People Are Designers’ Best Allies
A Think Tank discussion at Corgan’s Dallas offices emphasized the role that “people people” can play in creating exceptional workplaces.
Tech Start-ups Find a Shared Home at The Company Building in Manhattan
While the SHoP-designed project offers an antidote to many of Silicon Valley’s ills, a larger urban dilemma remains.
