Having her own office was isolating, a consultant said. Offices with open floor plans are best for natural light and varied workspaces, she says.

The modern cubicle-less floor plan started gaining traction even as cubicle production and sales reached their heights during the late 1990s dot-com era.

Though about 70 percent of U.S. workplaces have open office floor plans, numerous studies have shown that employees who work in offices with no or low partitions suffer increased stress from lack ...

Consider the modern office layout: Open floor plan, lots of common space flooded with natural light, clusters of “pods” with low partitions (or none), all designed to encourage teamwork, boost ...

How Open Office Plans Affect Workplace Productivity Are open offices the antidote to cubicle woes or a distracting productivity killer?

Open offices are supposed to spark conversation. This study shows they lead to more email -- and people avoiding each other.

On Leadership 9 things you didn’t know about the office cubicle April 18, 2014 More than 11 years ago Summary Jeffrey MacMillan (for Capital Business) ...

Are Open Floor Plans Killing Productivity in Your Office? The latest trend in office design might promote collaboration and innovation, but studies show it can negatively impact employees.

The Return of the Cubicle? Individual Workspaces Are Coming Back It may be time to rethink the minimalist office benching system in favor of private, personalized work zones in your office design.