The open office noise problem: How to design around it
The tech industry may want to reconsider its trend toward open office plans. Employees say the ability to focus on…
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Workplace design impacts worker satisfaction
Corporate America and, in truth, professional work environments throughout the globe are experiencing a drastic shift in workplace design to…
Why workplaces are evolving
It wasn’t long ago that the uninspired were settling with dull, uninteresting workplaces. Mazes of beige, high-paneled walls and separation…
The Death of the Cubicle
In today’s world of remote workers, flexible space needs and the need for collaboration, office space no longer resembles a…
Workplace design trends: Make way for the Millennials
Economists are predicting modest but continued growth for the U.S. office construction market. FMI’s 2014 U.S. Markets Construction Overview anticipates…
Designing for the Way We Work Now
The first time I ever understood my father’s professional success was when he dragged my brother and me to…
How Classroom Design Affects Student Engagement
New data from ongoing Steelcase Education studies shows that classrooms designed for active learning—i.e., where physical space supports a focus…
Steelcase Case Study: Integreon
WORKPLACE STRATEGY DRIVES EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION Integreon is a global company, with operations in Mumbai, London, New York, Boston,…
Small Companies, Big Ideas
Every big company was a small company once. What does it take for some small companies to grow and excel…
How Latest Education Trends are Reshaping Classroom Design
How we “do” education has changed immensely in the last decade. Pedagogy has evolved and the role of the teacher…
Manatee County middle schools ‘Innovative classrooms’
Students work inside one of the model classrooms inside King Middle. One dozen middle school classrooms will be transformed into…