PLASTARC: Shifting workplace metrics from ‘square feet and inches’ to ‘occupant satisfaction and performance’

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I’m no doctor, but I know a worthwhile mission when I read it. For the past nearly-year, I’ve had the pleasure of working with PLASTARC, a social research, workplace innovation, and corporate real estate strategy firm, on many of their communications. PLASTARC was founded by the inimitable Melissa Marsh, who’s dedicated her career to making workplaces work … Continue reading PLASTARC: Shifting workplace metrics from ‘square feet and inches’ to ‘occupant satisfaction and performance’

In freelancing, as in hair metal, what goes around comes around (sometimes)

In the thrill-a-minute world of freelance writing (I am only half joking there), clients can come and go as unexpectedly as the Red Bull van that pulls up beside the park and starts handing out free energy drinks. (Or am I the only one who’s witnessed that?) This unpredictable ebb and flow can of course be … Continue reading In freelancing, as in hair metal, what goes around comes around (sometimes)

Writing about architecture is like… dancing about music?

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I had no idea until this moment that there is a persistent mystery surrounding the origin of that famous quote (which of course I chopped and screwed above). But whoever originally said it doesn’t really matter for the purposes of this blog post. What matters is that some words I wrote about architecture recently appeared in the American … Continue reading Writing about architecture is like… dancing about music?

Work du Jour

Here’s some of the big stuff I’m working on for clients right now. My personal writing sometimes appears in online publications and magazines. For more on that, and some fun stories about my clients, skip over to my blog. . Airbnb. The community marketplace for homesharing in 191 countries. I have the periodic pleasure of interviewing Airbnb hosts around the world … Continue reading Work du Jour