PDR to Design New Workplace for Gannett's Des Moines Register

Houston, TX, October 25, 2012 --(PR.com)-- After 100 years, the Des Moines Register Media, a Gannett company, is moving to a new home more suitable for tablets and smart phones than bulky desks and typewriters.

With Planning Design Research serving as workplace architect, the Register will operate in a new environment that reflects the media industry’s current 24-hour digital trend while incorporating concepts of collaboration and alternate work styles.

The 86,000-square-foot space in Capital Square located at 400 Locust Street in downtown Des Moines will be designed for a mobile, digital workforce and offer a variety of work settings for individual and collaborative work, according to PDR Principal Stuart Harris.

The multi-media company, which employs 600 workers, is expected to move in early 2013.

About Planning Design Research
Houston-based Planning Design Research Corporation is an Architectural Firm specializing in the design and delivery of innovative Workplace Solutions since 1977. As one of the largest corporate interiors specialists, PDR is an authority on creating spaces for collaboration, flexibility, and integrating technology into the office. Working with Fortune 100 companies around the globe, PDR has created high performance work environments for organizations that recognize that the workplace is a key strategic asset in promoting the effective integration of talent, process, and technology. For more information, contact Drew Patton, PDR Chairman, 713.739.9050 or visit pdrcorp.com.