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.
引领青春酷派风格与技术创新潮流的公司往往位于平淡无奇的企业创业园。但这一切正在发生变化——而且变化迅速。不久前,谷歌(Google)宣布耗资10亿英镑在伦敦国王十字区(King’s Cross)兴建新办公楼的计划;苹果(Apple)聘请福斯特勋爵(Lord Norman Foster)设计位于加州的气派总部;Facebook则正与设计大师弗兰克•盖里(Frank Gehry)合作,筹划兴建其新总部。弗兰克•盖里设计了西班牙毕尔巴鄂市古根海姆博物馆(Bilbao Guggenheim Museum)。