Mobility between teams is made easier too. Sure, there are many ways to design an open-plan office to offset some negative points. We’ll look at that while we check the alternatives. In cubicles ...

Design Fail? Open Offices Roll Out The Red Carpet For Thieves Laptops and unassigned desk setups make it easy to work anywhere, anytime. They also make it easy to snag someone else's stuff.

As a result, open office plans have received a fair amount of backlash in recent years. So are open offices workplaces that ...

The tech boom arrived, bringing with it open office plans and a Silicon Valley-led gloss of egalitarianism, epitomized by Google's high-profile headquarters redesign in 2005. Workers became "teams ...

Marriott’s new headquarters is part office and part lab. With space for a mock-up hotel room and flexible seating for collaboration, Marriott’s $600 million space is a bet on the physical office.

Take shelter from the storm of conference calls, chatter, and weird smells. Here are some dread-inducing statistics on open plan offices People feel spied upon, distracted, and depressed by their ...