architecture
Is Meta’s lease break a sign of decline in city-centre working?
The future of workplace development in city centres is once again the subject of speculation as a high-profile tech giant surrenders its lease and a new survey shows a shift to commuter towns
Is hybrid working in danger of getting bogged down in the mud?
The flooding out of this year’s Burning Man Festival provides an apt metaphor for company work policies getting stuck, but also highlights the benefits of intrinsic motivation and inclusion
Why Centraal Beheer still casts a spell over the modern workplace
Opened in 1972, Herman Hertzberger’s iconic office building in the Netherlands was hailed as a template for social community. As it is converted for residential use, its ideals remain relevant today
At the tipping point: are firms ready for modern work practices?
If last year was about experimenting with flexible work and digital technology, 2023 is becoming all about mass adoption. A new report from Crestron says that companies need to be prepared
Foster’s Centre Pompidou retrospective has a future focus
A major exhibition looking at Sir Norman Foster’s work coincides with the completion of major global projects by the practice, including the DJI Sky City for a leading drone maker in China
What does sudden halt to Amazon’s HQ2 showpiece signify?
It was lauded as an exemplar of sustainable and community-oriented office design. But now construction of Amazon’s Helix tower near Washington DC has been put on temporary hold
New LEGO campus opens with focus on play and sustainability
Five years in development, the new LEGO campus in Billund, Denmark, sets down a marker for the new corporate campus in the post-pandemic era of hybrid working
Sonic branding: the next buzz for workplace experience
The B:Hive in Auckland, New Zealand, rethinks the suburban work campus by putting great sounds as its heart. Laurie Aznavoorian of architects BVN reflects on a coming era of sonic architecture
