Conceptual Rendering of Pennovation Center East and North Facades.Image courtesy of HWKN and Land Collective.

In the old days - like maybe 10 years ago - people who wanted to start a business would rent an office, hang out a shingle, hire a receptionist, and get down to work. Now, people of an entrepreneurial persuasion launch a start-up, join a co-working space, and find collaborators, often while making coffee in said space's communal kitchen.The way we work is changing, so it makes sense that the architecture of work would change, too.

Instead of building downtown office towers the way we once did, Philadelphia has been exploding with co-working spaces, places where you can rent a desk, a conference table, and a Wi-Fi connection by the day, week, or month. There's Culture Works, Indy Hall, Benjamin's Desk, Pipeline - just to name a few. Yet many of the shared office spaces still tend to be housed in button-down Center City office buildings.......Continue Reading

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