The office cubicle wasn't supposed to be a prison, it was created to save us from a dysfunctional workplace. Nikil Saval, author of "Cubed: A Secret History of The Workplace" explains why it failed.

By Katie Engelhart April 17, 2014 Howard Berman/Getty Images In 1958, an art professor named Robert Propst set out to design the perfect office.

The return to the office has made the long-despised cubicle seem great, actually. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI By Kelli María Korducki Feb 5, 2024, 2:49 AM PT ...

The original designs for the cubicle came out of a very 1960s-moment; the intention was to free office workers from uninspired, even domineering workplace settings. The designer, Robert Propst ...

Though the cost of office furniture is opaque because it is usually bought through a sales representative, an average cubicle runs about $3,000, whereas an office bench station costs $1,250.

Has your design encouraged you to work from the office more often? We want to feature photos of office cubicles. Send us your photos; we’ll pick the best and send a photographer to your workplace.

Cubicle rage is a byproduct of the hierarchy of the office, author says 'Why have the best intentions of planners and architects, designers and executives fallen short of producing a happy ...

Among office designers and architects, cubicles are rarely mentioned. The once-ubiquitous fixture, so popular in the 1980s and ’90s, has become vilified as a sign of the dehumanization of the ...