Defining the Future of Our Cities: Five Areas of Opportunity for a Post-Pandemic World

Cities are works in progress. At the core of what makes dense urban environments authentic, desirable, and attractive lies a network of forces that create unpredictability, serendipity, and diversity - qualities that in times of social distancing appear to be a threat to our personal safety and well-being. How can we, as urban planners and designers, devise strategies and tools to help influence the trajectory of these complex settings, enable equitable futures, and contribute to a sustainable and prosperous livelihood for communities and businesses — all while making people feel safer in a pandemic?

The importance of having a comfortable office chair while working. 

Not long ago, a study revealed that millions of Americans lose work yearly out of problems associated with back pains. The ever-growing number is alarming. Luckily, back pains are treatable and avoidable. According to health experts, the best remedy for reducing this problem is investing in a comfortable office chair. 

What happens when we return to the office?

The coronavirus has turned everything upside down. But, now that we’re starting to get the hang of working from home, our clients are beginning to wonder how they can prepare to bring people back into the office when the crisis subsides.

Home desks won't replace Philly's high-rise office towers

Philadelphia’s regional office sector may well be poised to weather an expected economic crash linked to COVID-19.

10 ways COVID-19 could change office design

COVID-19 has upended working life, changing how and where people do their jobs. But with governments and companies around the world looking to ease lockdowns, minimizing virus transmission at work is now at the top of many organizations’ agendas.

What will the office look like in 10 years time?

It happens every few years: a seismic shift in the way we live our lives fuels a change in human behavior so significant, it blows the concept of the office as we know it out of the water.

Work spaces evolve to allow physical distancing

In a transformation triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the workplace of the future is arriving sooner than you might have visualized just a few months ago.

Trending in 2020: The somewhat new workplace

What does your workplace look like in 2020? The workplace starting off this new decade is a whole different animal than the workplace was in 2010. The entire definition of the workplace and the nature of work has changed.  So have the expectations of employees.