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@SERAarchitects’ revamp of a complex for @LinkedIn in Mountain View, California, replaced a parking lot with a landscaped courtyard, removing car noise from the campus center.Read more about workplace acoustics in this month’s continuing education story. https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13623-continuing-education-workplace-acoustics Photo © Marco Zecchin . .. ... .. . #architecture #officedesign #Microsoft #openplan #architectcontinuingeducation #continuingeducation #ceu (at Mountain View, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnW9y1aB-FI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8b2vyvhd8f7c

Auditory distractions in the workplace are so irksome that acoustics consistently rank as the No. 1 or 2 complaint on employee surveys, with poorly designed open offices largely to blame. Many architects and employers are grabbing this issue by the ears—especially in the tech industry, where productivity is a direct function of engineers’ ability to focus, and sector growth keeps workplace design on the leading edge. One example is @Microsoft, which made the transition to open offices about five years ago. @Mithun_Design renovated the company’s existing offices in Bellevue, WA, creating several types of environments so that employees can select a place to work with the acoustical properties and physical layout best suited to the task at hand. Read more about workplace acoustics in this month’s continuing education story. https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13623-continuing-education-workplace-acoustics Text by Katharine Logan Photo © Kevin Scott . .. ... .. . #architecture #officedesign #Microsoft #openplan #architectcontinuingeducation #continuingeducation #ceu (at Microsoft - Bellevue Offices) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnWy0olBhCy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yn3votcizukj