The “office” has always taken on a specific connotation. Through this article, Baldry attempts to demonstrate how social and architectural structures interact and the symbolism that they can represent. Buildings provide specific meanings through symbolism. Baldry discusses historic developments in office structure from the “bull-pen” offices of the 1930’s to the present “post-Fordist” office structure. The discussion of the evolution of office structure is an attempt to demonstrate the interconnectedness between structure and social relations in the office environment. Baldry’s article presents a plea for consideration of the built environment when analyzing work.