> The Chiat-Day office redesign has become a notorious cautionary tale, warning what happens when style is put ahead of substance and hot-desking goes too far
I had never heard about this "cautionary tale", so I dug around a bit and found this Wired article [1] plus some pictures of the tiny lockers for the "dog pictures, or whatever" in this other article [2]. I'm not sure I would take it as the final nail in the coffin for the open-office concept, seeing as some of the problems are no longer relevant (such as not enough mobile phones for everyone), but it's an interesting article nonetheless.
I had never heard about this "cautionary tale", so I dug around a bit and found this Wired article [1] plus some pictures of the tiny lockers for the "dog pictures, or whatever" in this other article [2]. I'm not sure I would take it as the final nail in the coffin for the open-office concept, seeing as some of the problems are no longer relevant (such as not enough mobile phones for everyone), but it's an interesting article nonetheless.
[1] https://www.wired.com/1999/02/chiat-3/
[2] https://workplaceinsight.net/a-just-in-time-lesson-about-off...