Going Nomad
You are now free to roam about the office As our Minneapolis office is undergoing a WorkLab makeover, our team members…
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Neocon 2017 Trends
NeoCon 2017 delivered another year of mind-bending creativity and several new surprises, like intelligent conference rooms and macrame lighting fixtures. We have…
Creative Spaces
Each of these spaces is intentionally designed to support the needs of individuals and teams as they move through the…
Like Home, But Better
Some mornings it seems better to bring the bed to work than to actually leave it. And with the average…
Presence Disparity: Keeping Your Team Connected
We’ve all been in conference calls where distractions abound – the remote co-worker who failed to mute his phone and…
Hot Trends in Commercial Real Estate
2015 is already being heralded as an outstanding year for the commercial real estate market. From sellers to buyers to…
Redefining the Workplace for Millennials
City or suburbs. In this day and age of telecommuting, WiFi, mobile devices, and people choosing to walk, bike or…
Study: Standing Desks Are More Beneficial To Students
Old school teachers used to punish students by making them stand at their desks. Now, researchers are prescribing it for…
Corporate dining seen as key perk
If you thought that workplace benefits are all about health insurance, casual Fridays and 401(k)s? Think again. One of the…
An Interview with David Graham, AIA
As a founding Design Partner of Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc. (ESG), David Graham has innovated a city-building practice in…
An Interview with Ted H Davis, AIA, IIDA
Architecture has the responsibility to make special places. It should inspire us with an uplifting experience and improve our daily…
Intensity: An Interview with Julie Snow, FAIA
After several years of teaching at the University of Minnesota, I recently completed a few semesters as a visiting critic…