Evolution of Office Spaces Reflects Changing Attitudes Toward Work

From Frederick Taylor, one of the first people to actually design an office space, in 1904, through the invention and wild breeding of the office cubicle, to more recent spaces which encourage sociability while trying to maintain at least a perception of privacy, this Wired magazine one-pager is interesting and informative: "Since the dawn of the white-collar age, office designs have cycled through competing demands: openness versus privacy, interaction versus autonomy. Here's a brief history of how seating arrangements have reflected our changing attitudes toward work."