Why office design is changing so fast

The career patterns of those fresh-faced office recruits who might stay with the company for a couple of years – maybe – is one of the newest challenges for workplace designers.

As a design conference heard this week: “43 per cent of millennials expect to leave their jobs in two years. It’s now about keeping people and keeping them motivated. And the magic of work spaces is that we can help out with that”.

So posited Christine Candido, of the University of Sydney’s School of Architecture, at the future-focused Work Place/Work Life conference in Melbourne, one of the regular Design Speaks forums hosted by Architectural Media...

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RSK: Definitely a hay day for designers. This needs to translate over to existing office buildings as well. A bit more challenging but there is more empty existing space that needs this than new space being built.

Ken Notes: EPIC continues to suggest that design is an integral part of their productivity and and ability to attract key employees.