Companies that exuded youthful cool and technical innovation were usually to be found in bland, corporate business parks. But all that is changing – and fast. This week Google announced plans for a £1bn London office in King’s Cross, Apple has commissioned Lord Foster to design a huge headquarters in California, and Facebook is working on plans for its new HQ with the architect of the Bilbao Guggenheim, Frank Gehry.
引領青春酷派風格與技術創新潮流的公司往往位於平淡無奇的企業創業園。但這一切正在發生變化——而且變化迅速。不久前,谷歌(Google)宣佈耗資10億英鎊在倫敦國王十字區(King’s Cross)興建新辦公樓的計劃;蘋果(Apple)聘請福斯特勳爵(Lord Norman Foster)設計位於加州的氣派總部;Facebook則正與設計大師弗蘭克•蓋裏(Frank Gehry)合作,籌劃興建其新總部。弗蘭克•蓋裏設計了西班牙畢爾巴鄂市古根海姆博物館(Bilbao Guggenheim Museum)。