Working in Modern Office

Working in Modern Office
“Most people I know would rather work in a barn than in a modern office,” says Bill Stumpf. Mr. Stumpf ought to know. He works in a Minnesota barn himself — a handsomely renovated barn, to be sure — and he designs furniture for modern offices. A barn offers natural views, sunlight, irregular space and ...

Modern Office – what to do next

Modern Office - what to do next
Or listen to Richard Spaulding, the executive vice president for administration at the publishing firm of Scholastic Inc., whose new spaces were intended to implement a kind of corporate democracy by substituting cubicles for private offices for all but the most senior executives. “We wanted to bring our people closer together,” he says. “We wanted ...