2024-12-22T01:47:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150285028/amidst-post-pandemic-transience-architects-are-shaping-remote-communities Niall Patrick Walsh 2021-10-13T18:02:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8d0a5ea3f97d9e6b179ca45edcd6af74.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As is <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150272681/employees-want-healthier-more-sustainable-offices-after-covid-says-survey" target="_blank">frequently discussed on Archinect</a>, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1534026/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19 pandemic</a> has accelerated the already-bourgeoning trend of companies offering <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1727284/remote-working" target="_blank">remote working</a> options to employees. In our <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150281808/archinect-survey-results-did-the-architecture-community-return-to-the-office-this-summer" target="_blank">recent survey</a> of the architectural community&rsquo;s plans to return to offices after the pandemic, only 29% of respondents said that their firm had required all staff to return to in-studio working. Architects are not the only profession likely to see long-term shifts in attitudes regarding office employment. In May of this year, <em>USA Today</em> reported on a survey which found that <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/01/05/jobs-home-29-professionals-would-quit-if-forced-go-back-office/4142830001/" target="_blank">30% of working professionals</a> would quit their job if forced to return to the office after the pandemic.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc99c25728b3be3da0d01d3297e0ad25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc99c25728b3be3da0d01d3297e0ad25.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150281808/archinect-survey-results-did-the-architecture-community-return-to-the-office-this-summer" target="_blank">Our Survey Results: Did the Architecture Community Return to the Office this Summer?</a></figcaption></figure></figure><p>The forced experiment in remote working witnessed by millions of people over the past 18 months may also have consequences far beyond the workplace. With the common link between personal identity and workplace occupation severed during t...</p>