In the years since the pandemic’s onset, the office has remained the lingering unanswered question. If and when the office would be needed is still unclear for many companies, and top minds are still figuring out how to design an office workers actually want to come back to. Office buildings themselves are in existential crisis, with many on the verge of obsolescence and cities scrambling to find something to take their place. It’s been a challenging few years for offices writ large, which has left many in the design and commercial real estate business struggling to roll with the punches.