Behind-The-Scenes Look Into Apple Park Shares Up Close Photos, Sketches, and History of New Campus

[69Mustang]

Yes he bleeding did. He wanted a goddarn spaceship campus with a shedload of trees. Possessing even the most incidental knowledge of Apple Campus 2 would demonstrate that.

Jeez, watch the video.

You should do two things. 1. Read the source article. 2. Apologize to the poster you just beat up. You are the who's wrong. Jobs did not envision a circle. The circle was an evolution of the design process:
"To accommodate the pods, the main building took the shape of a bloated clover leaf—people at Apple called it the propeller—with three lobes doing a Möbius around a center core. But over time Jobs realized that it wouldn’t work. “We have a crisis,” he told the architects early in the spring of 2010. “I think it is too tight on the inside and too wide on the outside.” This launched weeks of overtime among Foster’s 100-person team to figure out how to resolve the problem. (Their ranks would eventually reach 250.) In May, as he was sketching in his book, Foster wrote down a statement: “On the way to a circle.”...

By June 2010 it was a circle. No one takes full credit for the shape; all seem to feel it was inevitable all along. “Steve dug it right away,” Foster says."
All of this occurred before that 2011 meeting with the city council.

 

[coolfactor]

including the fact pointed out by Jobs' teenage son that the propeller looked like male genitalia from an aerial perspective.

So instead of male genitalia, they went with female genitalia.

 

[Jarman74]

Cook recalls the last time he discussed the campus with his boss and friend in the fall of 2011. "It was actually the last time I spoke to him, the Friday before he passed away," Cook says.

Seems Tim is wrong on this one:

PCMag.com points to comments from Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japanese carrier Softbank, revealing that Steve Jobs continued to work on Apple's "next product" at least up until the day before he died earlier this month. According to Son, Tim Cook cut short a meeting with Son following the iPhone 4S media event on October 4th to take a phone call from Jobs.

 

[Kaibelf]

What a colossal waste of SHAREHOLDER'S money. It's called fiduciary responsibility Tim.

As a shareholder, I am completely fine with it. Speak for yourself and not for all of us. Also, this project was presented and signed off by Steve Jobs. Perhaps you can call him up on a Ouija board and complain. If you don't like this building, sell your shares.

 

[keysofanxiety]

You should do two things. 1. Read the source article. 2. Apologize to the poster you just beat up. You are the who's wrong. Jobs did not envision a circle. The circle was an evolution of the design process:
"To accommodate the pods, the main building took the shape of a bloated clover leaf—people at Apple called it the propeller—with three lobes doing a Möbius around a center core. But over time Jobs realized that it wouldn’t work. “We have a crisis,” he told the architects early in the spring of 2010. “I think it is too tight on the inside and too wide on the outside.” This launched weeks of overtime among Foster’s 100-person team to figure out how to resolve the problem. (Their ranks would eventually reach 250.) In May, as he was sketching in his book, Foster wrote down a statement: “On the way to a circle.”...

By June 2010 it was a circle. No one takes full credit for the shape; all seem to feel it was inevitable all along. “Steve dug it right away,” Foster says."
All of this occurred before that 2011 meeting with the city council.

Man you are splitting hairs. Really, really splitting hairs. You're much better than this.

 

[LeonardXW]

I want to watch Video from inside Apple’s new mothership!!!!!

 

[69Mustang]

Seems Tim is wrong on this one:

Seems one was in person while they were watching a movie and the other was on the phone.

 

[Howl's Castle]

Yes he bleeding did. He wanted a goddarn spaceship campus with a shedload of trees. Possessing even the most incidental knowledge of Apple Campus 2 would demonstrate that.

Jeez, watch the video.

He looks so sick/unhealthy in that video... To think he died not to much later

 

[nikaru]

Cant wait to see an extensive high-res gallery of Apple Park with photos of all buildings and spaces. I'm curious including for the bathrooms, the SPA, the menu of the cafeteria, I WANT IT ALL.

 

[keysofanxiety]

He looks so sick/unhealthy in that video... To think he died not to much later

I know. It's really heartbreaking to see.

Yet he still slammed those stupid questions down when they're asking about free Wi-Fi. Even on death's door he was fearsome.

 

[Creepitor]

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[69Mustang]

Man you are splitting hairs. Really, really splitting hairs. You're much better than this.

Splitting hairs, how so? You took exception to the claim that Jobs never envisioned a circular shape. That quote from Foster clearly shows that the circular design wasn't the envisioned idea. The circular designed was an evolution. It's right there in the sketch attached to the article. By June 2010 it was a circle.

 

[Howl's Castle]

I know. It's really heartbreaking to see.

Yet he still slammed those stupid questions down when they're asking about free Wi-Fi. Even on death's door he was fearsome.

I wish he got treatment before it was too late

 

[nikaru]

What a colossal waste of SHAREHOLDER'S money. It's called fiduciary responsibility Tim.

Im glad that the decisions are taken by the BoD and no the general shareholders meeting...

 

[keysofanxiety]

Well, not offensivly, but I'm quite sure your knowledge about the financial aspect of this building is nothing compared to the combined years of thinking and developping that went into this project.
If I'm wrong you should apply for Apple's SVP of financials, wish you luck.

Not only that but a month's worth of iPhone sales already paid for the campus, going on Q1 '17 results.

 

[otternonsense]

Let's see if it translates into better products too. Because up until now, all we hear is fluff and all we see is stagnation.

 

[Grade]

To this day Steve Jobs looks in that town meeting, still impress me of his declining health.

I for one would love a tour of the Apple Park.

 

[mac_in_tosh]

"This might be a stupid question," I say. "But why do you need a four-story glass door?"
Ive raises an eyebrow. "Well," he says. "It depends how you define need, doesn't it?"

This might be a stupid question: why does the MacBook Pro need to be so thin?
Ive: It depends on how you define need.

 

[TroyBoy30]

well at least they are working on important stuff /s

 

[JesperA]

They should have went with the fidget spinner design in that one photo

They almost did with their other campus that is also under construction

 

[44267547]

He looks so sick/unhealthy in that video... To think he died not to much later

If I recall correctly, that appearance where he is in front of the Council board members for approval of the site, was one of his last known public appearances on camera.

Aside from his illness, he fought so hard and was a man that never gave up during his battle with his disease. He gave everything he had for this company. He may not of been liked my many, but no one can refute how passionate he was for Apple and his legacy he left behind today. And that I can commend about his strong spirit.

 

[NT1440]

Let's see if it translates into better products too. Because up until now, all we hear is fluff and all we see is stagnation.

Great username, appropriate.

The fastest mobile CPU's in the world, "fluff and stagnation".

 

[meaning-matters]

It's an amazing building, but I feel sad again that Steve Jobs is no longer here.

 

[JesperA]

Great username, appropriate.

The fastest mobile CPU's in the world, "fluff and stagnation".

You conveniently ignore the Mac Pro, the iMac, the Mac Mini etc etc and also forget how stagnant the MBP was before it got updated

 

[technopimp]

Lion-face! RRROWWWRRRRR