AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 19TH CENTURY, CHARLES FOURRIER OBSERVED THAT CITIZENS’ LIVES WERE MARKED NOT BY THE HOME BUT BY THE OFFICE; 200 YEARS LATER, THIS SOMEWHAT ECCENTRIC STATEMENT EXPRESSES THE REALITY OF POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY: IN WESTERN COUNTRIES, ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN THE CONCENTRATION OF WORKERS IN THE TERTIARY SECTOR; MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION WORKS IN OFFICES. OFFICES HAVE BECOME DOMESTIC, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKMATES HAS BECOME CLOSER AND THEIR WORKPLACE SEEMS INCREASINGLY LIKE A CLUB OR HOUSE IN WHICH THEY SPEND THE GREATER PART OF THE DAY. ALL PRESENTED PROJECTS FEATURE INSPIRING IDEAS OF DESIGNING MORE EFFICIENT, MODERN AND MORE PLEASANT WORKING ENVIRONMENTS.