They altered zoning rules to allow a handful of private schools to transform empty office ... delineated by the gray cubicle walls that are synonymous with classic office decor.

Because of this, many office buildings in cities have remained ... centers," which "could more easily replace rows of cubicles, particularly if tenants are willing to pay expensive rents." ...

Cubicles were the hallmark of a dull, soul-sucking job. Now they seem like paradise lost. In a memorable montage from the 1999 workplace satire "Office Space," Peter Gibbons, a fed-up office drone ...