Rachel Barker is a ULI intern and recent graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Although trends in office design favor open, collaborative work spaces—with communal tables and devoid of cubicles, private offices, and many hallmarks of traditional workplace culture—for some businesses it still makes sense to take a more traditional approach to workplace design.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire American cities to generate innovative and replicable ideas that improve city life. Bloomberg Philanthropies will award one $5 million grand prize and four $1 million additional prizes to the cities with the best ideas.