How office cubicles came to be

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:33:00 -0500

Office cubicles may have a bad reputation, but they were originally designed to promote health and wellness.

Vicky

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:05:07 -0500

I think Le Corbusier said much the same about Unité d'habitation - and look what's happening to highrise housing in the UK; it's being demolished. Best laid plans an' all that!

Cristina

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:48:14 -0600

Regardless of their many years of existence, many people can't stand cubicles. Which ultimately affects the way they perform at work, internal communication, energy level, productivity and the bottom line, profits. There are better ways to create office spaces today that takes into consideration the security, safety and privacy that any human body needs. There are a few designers including myself that are coming in and re-designing and implementing a much needed natural and protective space that is required for any body to thrive and succeed.

Let's not forget about the humans....The cubicle industry focuss is on mass production to fit in one space and corporate America has been buying it since that is all there has been...Is that really the answer? Think twice and just ask anybody in an open cubicle space if they love their working space/cubicle environment?

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How office cubicles came to be

Vicky

Cristina