Empty alley between red brick and gray buildings with fire escapes and a bridge connecting buildings overhead.

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Outdoor courtyard with a garden in a rectangular wooden planter box surrounded by exposed brick and concrete buildings. There are several large, weathered concrete columns with flat, thick tops, and the background features modern glass windows.
Dimly lit lounge with round tables, chairs, and large windows with curtains, decorated with plants and modern lights.
Modern outdoor water feature with concrete, high-standing planters holding trees and shrubs, along a river or waterfront, with city buildings and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
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Trading Trophy Towers for "Groundscrapers"
Brendan Gregory Brendan Gregory

Trading Trophy Towers for "Groundscrapers"

Is the Central Business District (CBD) dead or is the form of our modern workplaces just changing? Many companies are ditching high-rise trophy towers for low-slung "groundscrapers", but why?

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