Open-plan offices make workers more unfriendly and less productive
Workers in open-plan offices are more distracted, unfriendly and uncollaborative than those in traditional workplaces, according to the latest industry survey. More
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Carlo Ratti building digitally connected retreat in the Himalayan mountains
Construction has started on a digitally connected co-living and co-working retreat in the Himalayas, designed by Italian architect Carlo Ratti. More
Gort Scott transforms 1960s block in London to create co-working and maker spaces
London studio Gort Scott has converted a rundown office block in London's Walthamstow into a hub for local creatives, featuring co-working spaces, maker studios and a bakery cafe (+ slideshow). More
Muhammad Sahrum proposes hot-desking and games in conceptual 21st-century embassy
Graduate shows 2016: architecture graduate Muhammad Sahrum has envisioned an embassy for the 21st century, with flexible workspaces and games rooms to make diplomatic decision making more informal. More
Tom Chung transforms factory floor in Toronto into flexible workspace
Local firm Tom Chung Studio has converted an industrial space in downtown Toronto into a multi-purpose venue with rooms and furniture that can be easily reconfigured. More
Five innovative office designs from Clerkenwell Design Week
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: New technologies are driving a major rethink of office design, and interesting workplace interiors and furniture dominated this year's Clerkenwell Design Week. More
Tom Dixon converts Clerkenwell church into co-working space
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: British designer Tom Dixon has installed furniture and lighting inside a church in London's Clerkenwell, transforming it into a co-working space and restaurant (+ slideshow). More
Tom Dixon's Atrium co-working space opens in London
British designer Tom Dixon has used his furniture and lighting to kit-out a co-working space for freelancers and small businesses, which opens today in London (+ slideshow). More
Leeser Architecture transforms Brooklyn factory into colourful co-working space
New York-based Leeser Architecture has inserted angular and brightly coloured stairwells into an ageing industrial building in Brooklyn to create a vibrant office for creative professionals and entrepreneurs (+ slideshow). More
Clive Wilkinson suggests "carpet bombing" London with a co-working office in the sky
LA-based architect Clive Wilkinson has drawn up conceptual plans for a giant shared office that would hover above London, enabling people to simply walk upstairs to their mobile workplace. More
Jump Studios completes Google co-working space in former Madrid battery factory
London firm Jump Studios has renovated a 19th-century battery factory in Madrid to create the sixth Google Campus – a co-working space for entrepreneurs and start-up companies. More
Nook Architects move into self-designed co-working space in Barcelona
Pods built from yellow chipboard and glass provide meeting spots inside this co-working office in Barcelona, created by local studio Nook Architects in the city's Poblenou district (+ slideshow). More