Backlash against the machine-inspired modern office led to new designs aimed at making the workplace feel like a community. - Deepstash

Backlash against the machine-inspired modern office led to new designs aimed at making the workplace feel like a community.

“The new HQ was as far away from Taylorism in aesthetic and organizational terms as you could get: a city of its own on the outskirts of a city.”

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