office landscape

noun

A form of open-plan office space promoted in the early 1950s, typically having irregular geometry and organic circulation patterns.

OriginGerman Bürolandschaft →
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Meanings

nounoffice landscape (plural office landscapes)

plural office landscapes

  1. A form of open-plan office space promoted in the early 1950s, typically having irregular geometry and organic circulation patterns.

Origin

  1. GermanBürolandschaft
  2. Englishoffice landscape

Calque of German Bürolandschaft

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APA

office landscape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20landscape

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“office landscape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20landscape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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