Designed by Frank O Gehry, the DZ Bank in Berlin has an inner courtyard which houses a conference room that looks more like a sculpture.
DZ Bank
Banking on a good environment —
The ANZ Centre in Melbourne manages to feel woodsy and spacious.
Peter Bennetts / Earl Carter
Green credentials —
Designed by agency Hassell, it was completed in 2010. The 130,000 square meter building has a 6 Green Star green rating.
Peter Bennetts / Earl Carter
What's Slovenian for 'stylish'? —
The Ljubljana Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Slovenia, designed by Sadar + Vuga, combines gleaming space-age surfaces and lush greenery, which improves the air quality.
Sadar + Vuga
Plant life —
Studies suggest that plants can reduce stress and improve productivity.
Sadar + Vuga
Warehouse make-over —
SJK Architects designed this Mumbai office by converting a warehouse.
SJK Architects
Ukrainian design —
The "Azure Office", completed in 2011 by Sergey Makhno and Butenko Vasiliy houses a Kiev design company.
Sergey Makhno
Sitting comfortably? —
The furniture was also designed by Makhno and Vasiliy.
Sergey Makhno
Google goes Kubrick —
Some rooms in Google's new offices in London recall Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. PSFK's Peter Surrena says, "You have to remember that Google is a Search / Map / Email / Office Suite provider, not exactly the Rolling Stones of product offerings. To keep their products innovative, Google needs to keep their employees innovating, which requires a space that's over-the-top inspiring."
David Barbour
Can't beat a rooftop —
David Barbour
Pepsi's organic approach —
At PepsiCo's office in Purchase, NY, employees run an organic vegetable garden, fertilized with coffee grinds from the staff cafeteria. The headquarters also have a sculpture garden with works by Miró, Giacometti, Dubuffet and Rodin.
PepsiCo
A piece of history —
General Motors' 103 year history is reflected in its Detroit headquarters, designed by celebrated Finnish architect Eero Saarinen. The silver box houses a television -- an exciting prospect in 1956 when the building was completed.
Brad May
1950s style —
Since 2005, this office has been occupied by VP of Global Design Ed Welburn, who became GM's first African-American designer when he joined the company in 1972.
Brad May
Console yourself —
The lights, curtains, radio and temperature are controlled from this built-in console.