As a longtime designer of office spaces for big companies such as Google, Microsoft, and the advertising firm TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles-based Clive Wilkinson Architects has helped define how offices around the world look and feel. One of its biggest innovations was a push toward the open office floor plan—the big, wall-less room full of clicking… Continue reading Architects Are Reimagining the New Office Space
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Lloyd’s Adopts Mask Mandate As It Plans to Reopen at 45% Capacity
Specialist re/insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London has unveiled its plans to reopen its underwriting room from September 1 at a reduced capacity of 45 percent, while introducing a number of new policies and procedures, such as class of business weekly rota and mandatory face masks, to ensure safety and social distancing. In a statement released… Continue reading Lloyd’s Adopts Mask Mandate As It Plans to Reopen at 45% Capacity
Restaurants Are Winning their Customers Back by Communicating Safety
In the many states that have eased lockdown restrictions, restaurants are resuming dine-in service — even if only at a fraction of their original capacity. But an eager emergence from shelter-in-place may not be enough to get business back to usual — to win customers back, restaurants are going to have to build trust and… Continue reading Restaurants Are Winning their Customers Back by Communicating Safety
Restaurants Say Socially Distant Dining Rooms Could Wipe Out Business
Restaurants that built their businesses on keeping seats full are trying to figure out how to run at a fraction of that capacity. Across the U.S., dining rooms are reopening and some customers are returning, industry data shows. But restaurants say they expect months of sales losses ahead due to capacity constraints imposed to contain… Continue reading Restaurants Say Socially Distant Dining Rooms Could Wipe Out Business