Archinect - Features2024-11-23T04:52:04-05:00https://archinect.com/features/article/150171380/second-home-hollywood-offers-a-genuine-approach-to-coworking-post-wework
Second Home Hollywood Offers A Genuine Approach to Coworking Post-WeWork Eric Lawler2019-11-22T12:03:00-05:00>2024-10-03T03:01:08-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8d58724bdcebc830941f1b2ee7543509.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>If American fast-food chains expanding to the furthest corners of the planet was the most widespread symptom of globalization in the 90s and aughts, for us in the late 2010s, the coworking space might represent a contemporary analogy. Any major city on the planet right now—if it’s a node for international business—will have shared coworking spaces. Like the proliferation of gig-economy labor, the short gains offered by decentralized contract workers means that work is becoming increasingly informal: No central office, no binding contracts. <br></p>
<p>While this arrangement has freed up employers and employees to reduce their obligations to each other and to bureaucratic blockage alike, it also means that a lot of people are left without a homebase from which to do these jobs.</p>
https://archinect.com/features/article/150023052/selgascano-s-magical-rock-like-auditorium-opens-in-spain
SelgasCano's Magical Rock-Like Auditorium Opens in Spain Anastasia Tokmakova2017-08-17T12:47:00-04:00>2017-08-18T08:16:04-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yq/yqmhk0fpszzb7bmk.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Located on the boundary between the town and the country, in outskirts of Plasencia, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/54077942/selgascano" target="_blank">SelgasCano</a>'s dreamy auditorium sits on a steep hillside—the edge between the nature and the city. Gently occupying the lot, cantilevering off the ground, the building stands out from the mountain landscape, its surprising materiality and colors both—complementing and contrasting the shrubby semi-urban setting.</p>