Principal and Workplace Design Leader Michael Vander Ploeg explores how history is shaping the next generation of workplaces, and why character and story can do more to attract talent than a brand-new building. He looks at three approaches: converting historic structures into modern a headquarters, designing new buildings that draw on the history of their sites, and renovating aging buildings instead of tearing them down.

Examples include Terminal 1 on the Vancouver, Washington, waterfront, where a terraced public promenade recalls the site’s shipbuilding past, and The Portland Building, Michael Graves’ 1980s landmark, which was renovated and modernized rather than replaced. These projects show how respecting a building’s or site’s past can pay off in sustainability, employee engagement, and community support.

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