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Top Five Workplace Wellness Trends For 2021
byMany organizations have had to rethink their workplace wellness plans and investment areas during the pandemic.
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Find Your Way With Nimway: The Smart Office Solution From Sony
byGet organized and in control of your workplace experience this year with the Nimway smart office solution from Sony.
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The Fundamental Need For Office Space Has Nothing To Do With Trends
byBob Fox shares why it is important to focus on purpose, leadership, people, and what makes each organization unique as designers begin return to work plans for clients.
The Workplace: A Place Of Purpose
byHow does space, brand and identity influence an employee’s connection to culture, inspire their best work and shape experience?
Paradigm Shift Needed to Foster the New Creative Office
byFor those wishing to return to work this year, PDR’s Larry Lander outlines how to foster the new creative office.
How Do We Draw Employees Back To The Office?
byPerkins&Will’s Brent Capron asks: how do you draw staff back into the office when they no longer need to?
Step Inside Perkins Eastman Relocated Chicago Studio In The Rookery Building
byPrioritizing employee wellness, celebrating company culture, and honoring an architectural icon were key drivers in the design of Perkins Eastman’s relocated Chicago studio in The Rookery building.
The Future of Design: Material Evolution
byRoyce Epstein shares how a material evolution is necessary for the design industry to heal the relationship with nature and create design solutions for the future.
Six Ways the Pandemic is Changing Flexible Workspace
byFrom using aggregators to make workspace easier to procure, to converting empty space for better use, here are six ways the pandemic will change the workplace going forward.
Industry News: The Death Of The Office Desk Is Upon Us
byDedicated individual work areas no longer make sense, remote work elements employees will crave when we return to the office, and more news.
Creating Hybrid Communities Post-COVID-19
byPerkins Eastman shares some ways to bring belonging to our new work environments and how to turn the virtual and in-person world into a hybrid community.
Work Better: Expanded Expectations for Wellbeing at Work
byGreat workplaces can support wellbeing in many ways. Steelcase’s Tracy Brower shares a few options to consider as we return to work.
Supporting Physical and Mental Health Through Design
byHow do you ensure a safe and healthy work environment without compromising the experience?
The Nature Conservancy’s New Space By Stantec Is Designed With A Colorado Nature Motif
byStantec thoughtfully designed branding elements throughout The Nature Conservancy’s space by considering their mission, vision, and values.
Industry News: The Surprising Tactic That Could Help Workplaces Recover In 2021
byDesigning workplaces with playfulness could help the office recover in 2021, the future of offices when workers have a choice, and more news.
NeoConnect: Daylight and Views Effect on the Workplace
byWDM connects with Brent Protzman of Lutron Electronics to discuss the importance of lighting design in creating pleasant and productive workspaces.
Create Calm: How Home Office Design Can Help Reduce Stress
byFrom desk position to wall colours, here are 5 easy ways to help ease work-related stress at home.
Workplace With A Purpose: A New Generation Space
byDesigned for resiliency and to support an agile blended workforce, the office of tomorrow will not look like the office of today.
How Flexible Lighting Helps Define the Resilient Workspace
byWorkplaces that embrace lighting are more attractive to employees. Lutron’s Matt Ochs shares more about how flexible lighting systems are essential to resilience.
Integrating Inclusive Design into Today’s Work (and Public) Spaces
byGensler’s Amie Keener shares how incorporating inclusive design strategies can create more delightful experience for employees.
