Tierney Plumb

A recap of this year's conference, held at Yelp's new HQ in San Francisco.

The founders of one San Diego startup pooled their own creative resources, teamed up with a contractor and designed their new office space themselves.

Playboy's new headquarters is a tale of two eras, mixing Don Draper's retro and rebellious vibe with Ryan Gosling's modern-day Hollywood glamour. There were lots of angles to this project: some hospitality, some office space, and some technical," said Tim Gajewski, associate at Wolcott, the team behind the design.

Randy Howder spoke at the WorkTech12 West Coast conference about designing the social network--â„¢s nine-building, one million-square-foot headquarters that debuted last December.

A new project called Blueseed will fill a ship with hundreds of startups and anchor them 12 miles offshore San Francisco in international waters.

A group of seasoned and forward-thinking real-estate professionals gathered Oct. 15 at WorkTech 12 West Coast to envision today's ideal workspace. To get those gears turning, the conference was appropriately held at the new and innovative Evernote headquarters in Redwood City, California.