May 18
Avant-Garde Offices: Mozilla [PHOTOS]
This week's Avant-Garde Offices star is Mozilla, the company behind open-source browser Firefox. Its Mountain View and San
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May 11
Avant-Garde Offices: The Smoffice
The Smoffice, this week's Avant-Garde Offices star, is an itty-bitty workspace about the size of a bathroom. The
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May 05
Avant-Garde Offices: YouTube
If you've ever wanted to work in a building you never have to leave, then this week'
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Apr 27
Avant-Garde Offices: Evernote [PHOTOS]
Most of us have had that feeling of being watched; for employees at Evernote, the star of this week'
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Mar 14
Why Your Office Needs a Quiet Zone
If your office has an open floor plan, you need a quiet zone. Open-plan offices may promote collaboration and creativity,
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Jan 07
Inventionland is the Epitome of a Creative Office
Pittsburgh-based Davison Inventionland is one of the most creative offices in the world; its 61,000-square-foot factory houses 16 themed
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Jan 06
Should Empty Public Buildings Be Turned Into Coworking Spaces?
Yesterday, Jon Mitchell of ReadWriteWeb wrote about how the Palo Alto City Library is turning vacant rooms into coworking spaces
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Jan 04
The Senescent Desk Infuses Nature Into Your Office
Workers whose environment includes plants and art are 15 percent more productive than those who work in spartan spaces, and
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Jan 04
Do Open-Plan Offices Pose Productivity Risks?
Open-plan offices may encourage collaboration and improve communication, but they may also create barriers to productivity, according to a piece
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Dec 14
The Google London L4 Office Design Fosters Creativity
The newly opened Google London L4 office design reinforces the tech giant's culture of fostering creativity and inspiration
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Dec 14
Missing Link Headquarters Has an Indoor Treehouse
The Missing Link headquarters in South Africa recently got a makeover that the team aptly describes as "organized chaos.
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Dec 12
Plantronics Office Design Incentivizes Telecommuting
Most brick-and-mortar workspaces don't actively incentivize employees to stay away, but the Plantronics office design enables and encourages
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