June 4, 2013

Audio: the history and state of the open plan office

by Mark Eltringham • Facilities management, Knowledge, Workplace design

Earlier this year, the BBC World Service became the latest media outlet to discuss the growing backlash against the recent hegemony of open plan offices looking at its history, rationale, implications and our current love-hate relationship with the idea, including contributions from Franklin Becker, Frank Duffy (pictured), Julian Treasure and Alexi Marmot and drawing on several case studies. The programme is available to listen to here.

Audio: the history and state of the open plan office

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