Robert Propst invented the cubicle with the hope of making offices less confined and more efficient, however, he eventually regretted its existence.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright introduced the open plan concept into office spaces when he designed the Larkin Administration Building.
The Old Admiralty, a three-story building complete with offices, a board room, and apartments for the Lords of Admiralty, was the first of its kind.
Geoffrey Chaucer, an English poet, author, and philosopher, first used the word “office” to describe a place where business transactions take place in “The Canterbury Tales.”