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HOK's London branch features a central patch of grass. But despite all the greenery, perhaps the greenest feature was its construction method and materials. Imagine breaking for lunch and heading to the company picnic green

Known for its vast photo library, Getty wanted its office to showcase the work of its best photographers.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Angry Birds Maker Plans Happy $1B 2012 IPO . Rovio, maker of the insanely popular Angry Birds casual game line, is said to be planning its

U.K.-based dairy brand Yeo Valley follows up its popular "Rap" video by introducing a smooth new track from boy band, The Churned. It’s the goal of most ad makers today to create brand content that's at least as watchable as the entertainment it supports. It doesn't happen often, needless to say, but U.K.

Germans have found a way to create super-secure virtual "work phones" on Android devices. This could become a new, competitive threat to the already beleaguered Research In Motion...

What's the most important lesson entrepreneurs should learn from Steve Jobs? Gary Hamel, a management expert, believes it's how to talk to your employees. Have you told your employees you love them recently

This month, British art dealership Trinity House Paintings, which has locations in London and Gloucestershire, will make its New York City debut with its new gallery on East 64th St. From October 20 to 27, Trinity House New York will host its inaugural exhibition, From Constable to C

Is your start-up starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success. Women own about 40 percent of the private businesses in the United States, according to the Center for Women's Business Research

How Eric Ryan of Method created a strong culture An offbeat culture and an obsession with product design helped turn Method, a San Francisco-based soapmaker, into a $100 million company. In a new book, The Method Method, co-founders Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry lay out their approach to creating a company in which flash mobs and dance parties are routine occurrences.

Breaking ideas in motion, updated constantly by Fast Company editors. Netflix Signs On DreamWorks . Netflix signed a deal with animation giant DreamWorks to begin streaming television shows and movies in 2013, the New York Times reports , giving the web service first access to content that's traditionally been offered first to television networks like HBO.

Espa opened an expansive flagship spa, more than 37,000 square feet on four levels, in London’s Corinthia Hotel.

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Organizing a group-bought gift for someone special can be a gigantic hassle. Enter Shareagift--which leverages social networking, online payments, and gift-suggestion algorithms--to sweeten the whole deal. "It's your friend's birthday and you know she really wants an iPad, but you only have enough for the classic annual scented candle," teases the press release for Shareagift , a new London startup that brings online payments and social networking to collborative gift-buying

Next month, researchers in the U.K. will start to pump water nearly a kilometer up into the atmosphere, by way of a suspended hose.

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