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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Behind Office Doors: Use and Users in the History of Office Buildings

Behind Office Doors: Use and Users in the History of Office Buildings

Van de Maele, Jens
Baumeister, Ruth
Bishop, Nicola

Paperback

General ArchitectureArchitecture History

ISBN10: 9462704996
ISBN13: 9789462704992
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Published: Feb 15 2026
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.51
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Throughout the twentieth century, office buildings became central to the organisation of modern societies - yet what went on inside them has remained remarkably understudied. Behind Office Doors explores this history by focusing on users and everyday practices. It examines how office spaces were conceived by architects, designers and managers, and how they were inhabited, experienced and sometimes contested by workers. From filing cabinets and air-conditioning to EU offices and colonial bureaucracies, the chapters trace how design, technology and organisational thinking shaped office life. Alongside new case studies on Europe, Asia and colonial Africa, the contributing authors reflect on how the office has been approached in historiography. Drawing on cross-disciplinary research, this book challenges the assumption that the office is too familiar to analyse - offering instead a fresh perspective on the architecture and politics of work.

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