Design and Architecture
The Googleplex Expands; A Local Designer Meets Reality TV
Google has jumped on the showpiece architecture bandwagon with a proposed new building in Mountain View. And a local designer gets a taste of cut-throat reality TV.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenGoogle has jumped on the showpiece architecture bandwagon with a proposed new building in Mountain View. And a local designer gets a taste of cut-throat reality TV.
Image: Rendering of Google's potential new campus in Mountain View. Courtesy of Google.
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2 storiesThe Googleplex Gets a “Transparent” Expansion
Google has jumped on the showpiece architecture bandwagon with a proposed new building in Mountain View designed by hotshot young European architects Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels. Google says the mammoth space will be innovative and open. But how transparent can a tech company be? And is the retro see-through structure even realizable?
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Leslie Shapiro Joyal is an LA native who has spent two decades making high quality, locally sourced, minimalist furniture. Then she decided to participate in Ellen’s Design Challenge, a new HGTV reality show produced by Ellen DeGeneres. Was it worth it?
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