"No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design

Once the immediate adjustments are made, there will be winners and losers. Absent extensive bankruptcies (and missed rent payments), traditional commercial landlords may take the lightest hit as companies still need office space, but the WeWorks of the world are in for tough times as struggling startups and small businesses look for cheaper (or fre... See more

I met Bruno Haid in a cafe that Igor Schwarzmann could have been describing, an austere garage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, full of blonde wood, understated leather furniture, and motorcycle gear, which the shop also sells. Haid is the founder of Roam, an international "co-living" startup that promises its users — "Roamers" — the ability to move free... See more

Ill-timed though it may have been, the rollout of Soho Works also positions the company well for the post-Covid era, in which remote work is expected to remain the norm, companies are shrinking their footprints, and nobody wants to spend any more time at home than is strictly necessary. Though they’re hardly the only game in town, the plummeting ca... See more

The traditional office was probably doomed anyway. Then a global shutdown changed everything we thought we knew about work, including where and when it needed to take place.