Shared work spaces were common in 19th century farm and commercial kitchens.

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However, all modern smartphones have Wi-Fi built in, and wireless networks are common enough in indoor spaces that an app could easily scan for known access points and calculate your position using trilateration.

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Last week, it broke ground on its new campus, with three residential colleges with their own dining rooms, common rooms and student-activity spaces.

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Cool office spaces tend to be more common among tech companies.

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The spaces feature the sort of fixtures common in Manhattan or Miami, such as European-white-oak hardwood floors and kitchens with Molteni cabinetry.

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According to a recent survey by Deloitte, a global consulting and auditing firm, 36% of 18 to 44 year olds said they enjoy working in more social spaces, like the hotel lobby or common area, while only 17% of those older than 45 reported doing the same.

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Suddenly, common areas become overwhelmed with impatient commuters packed into dim, low-ceilinged spaces, waiting and waiting.

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The two works have almost nothing in common, except that both show clumps of unlikable people behaving implausibly in confined spaces.

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But Open Spaces Society general secretary Kate Ashbrook said that the development is earmarked for registered common land which the public has the right to use.

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