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Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

  • Written by John Weigand, Professor of Architecture and Interior Design and Interim Dean, College of Creative Arts, Miami University
imageRooftop construction at a high-rise building undergoing conversion to apartments in Manhattan's financial district in New York City, April 11, 2023. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

It took a global pandemic to convince American businesses that their employees could work productively from home, or a favorite coffee shop. Post-COVID-19, employers are struggl...

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