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Coworkers of the world, unite! Better architecture for co-work

Thanks, C.C. Very informative article. I like the idea of community environments that support collaboration between co-workers. But, what about the noise? My "traditional" office environment just switched from cubicles with walls to open workstations where everyone is visible at once. I am finding it difficult to concentrate on tasks requiring problem solving while my coworker is directly in front of me and speaking on the telephone. Any tips for our group for overcoming the noise problem? Thanks-

That way of thinking - gets the 'noise' out of the way. The Cocktail Party Effect is to listen to one person talking to you in a room full of people (in reverse).
Hope this helps.

Great post!
I am an architect and coworker.
We are a few in Paris, working on architecture of coworking spaces. In collaboration with hdaparis.com (architecture office) complexitys.com (parametric design blog) and mutinerie.org (coworking space) we are trying to build a "how to" design can help with collaboration.

As an architect, I beleive coworking is the perfect platform to encourage and manage emergent complex phenomena.
Here is a slideshow explaining emergent spaces:
http://www.immaginoteca.com/emergence/

Let's keep in touch.