Apple Submits Revised Plans and Renderings for Apple's New Campus

[SeeLos]

Long walk one side to the other!

What happens when you want to walk to the direct opposite side? You'd have a half mile walk ahead of you if you went around instead of crossing in the middle, which would perhaps be the idea. Either way, it can be quite of a walk and certainly not efficient by apple standards. I'd assume the interior is organized in such a way that this doesn't happen much, but surely people WOULD need to get to the other side on occasion. I'd love if there were was a circular rail system in there somewhere, like the 2nd floor maybe. beam me up scotty.

I sure love courtyards though.

 

[Capt Underpants]

does anyone here actually appreciate Architecture?

If those praising the building knew half as much about architecture as they did about [apple] computers, I believe the sentiments in this thread would be quite different.

What are your criticisms?

No public transport option (i.e. regional train / long-distance train / subway)? That's kinda ridiculous, especially if there aren't any shuttle buses.

I'd rather be in the city, in a normal building, where I can reduce my environmental footprint.

Meh, at best.

I agree. Younger college graduate types increasingly want to live in urban centers -- hubs of culture and entertainment.

How about locating the center in downtown san francisco instead? Make the campus truly green by locating it in an area where employees could walk, bike, or ride public transit to get there. Think of all the greenhouse admissions saved, and how the quality of life of the employees would increase.

 

[RT2020]

I agree. Younger college graduate types increasingly want to live in urban centers -- hubs of culture and entertainment.

How about locating the center in downtown san francisco instead? Make the campus truly green by locating it in an area where employees could walk, bike, or ride public transit to get there. Think of all the greenhouse admissions saved, and how the quality of life of the employees would increase.

Finally someone who can think critically! I think this circular design reeks of 1960's urban planning and architecture.

 

[Cruzer442]

Im sure the building will be outfitted with a phone system thus negating the need to walk to the other side of the building very often. Also, although I can't attest to how corporate offices were laid out in the 60's, in this century departments that work together tend to be grouped together. So the non value added departments (HR, Payroll, legal, etc.) are on one area, engineering in another. So along with a modern phone system and the magic of teleconferencing, video conferencing and desktop sharing you rarely need to leave your department or even your office.... unless you just want to check out the hot chick in payroll.

 

[blumpkin]

Yes, because the Apple corporate environment is like every other corporate environment.

Hey guise!

Apple's corporate environment is unlike that of any other! It's LITERALLY MAGICAL! Project meetings are held in the 4th dimension where there is no such thing as space or time. EVERYONE IS EVERYWHERE. ALWAYS.

 

[nutjob]

I want to work there =-O

You'd need to have some sort of skill... perhaps janitorial?

 

[nouveau]

I hope to work there someday

 

[nutjob]

I agree. Younger college graduate types increasingly want to live in urban centers -- hubs of culture and entertainment.

How about locating the center in downtown san francisco instead? Make the campus truly green by locating it in an area where employees could walk, bike, or ride public transit to get there. Think of all the greenhouse admissions saved, and how the quality of life of the employees would increase.

You've never paid rent in SF, have you?

 

[AidenShaw]

You've never paid rent in SF, have you?

And you've never paid rent or a mortgage in Cupertino, Mountain View, Saratoga, Palo Alto, ....

 

[Negritude]

Image

 

[Capt Underpants]

You've never paid rent in SF, have you?

Apple has piles of cash. Enough to build a one of a kind, forward thinking, game-changing campus wherever their little hearts desired.

But instead they're building a fancy Pentagon in cupertino.

 

[sushi]

Like the design.

Simple and eloquent.

 

[Sackvillenb]

Gotta say, this is a beautiful building and campus. Who wouldn't want to work there?!

 

[Bubba Satori]

Gotta say, this is a beautiful building and campus. Who wouldn't want to work there?!

People who think different?

No, not the slogan.
I mean people who actually think differently
and don't want to be entombed in monumental iNarcissistic edifices of corporate hubris.

 

[ShaunMac]

I really like what Art Vandelay has done with those designs

HAHAHA...good one

 

[scoobydoo99]

We already knew that Cupertino has the worst drivers in the nation (and possibly in the world ?), this will not help...

So you haven't spent much time in Beijing or Caracas, huh?

 

[YMark]

Gotta say, this is a beautiful building and campus. Who wouldn't want to work there?!

Me. For 2 reasons.... the Apple environment and the city (actually the state).

 

[VenusianSky]

You know, for kids.

 

[nutjob]

And you've never paid rent or a mortgage in Cupertino, Mountain View, Saratoga, Palo Alto, ....

Yeah I have (paid rent), it's about half as expensive.

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And yet working at Apple during his latter tenure was still considered a prized job in the tech world.

That's because almost none of them had to deal with him directly.

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Like the design.

Simple and eloquent.

But what does it say? I'm thinking "sphincter".

 

[MrThomas8110]

I like it.

Anything Apple touches looks damn nice. A normal looking store or building will not represent their style and now that sense of sleek design has carried over into their larger,architectural aspirations. And for my fellow Sci-Fi'ers, they are calling it the "Spaceship", me gusta.

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