Given California's dreadful political system, Apple would be well-advised to shift its staff, including developers, to other high-tech centers, including Raleigh, Huntsville, and Austin.
It's not just that California 'ain't got no water' and didn't prepare for this drought. Its highways and public schools are among the worst in the country due to dreadful special interest politics and crony politics. Some of the country's worst rich/poor gaps don't help either.
Think Detroit or Baltimore and you'll get an idea where it's headed.
We ain't pay that fucking crazy property tax in Texas. No thanks. California is still the best State in America.
The south bay doesn't quite shake as much during an earthquake as you might expect. When we lived in San Jose during the 89' quake, not so much as a plate fell over. That epicenter was just southwest of San Jose in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Most damage is from shoddy construction and structures built on much less stable landfill.
"Apple is expanding much faster than Steve imagined back in 2009"
Too bad it's almost impossible to expand a circular building without making a mess. Except up. I guess Steve and Norman didn't think this through very well.
"Apple is expanding much faster than Steve imagined back in 2009"
Too bad it's almost impossible to expand a circular building without making a mess. Except up. I guess Steve and Norman didn't think this through very well.
Why expand outwardly when you can expand upwardly?
"Apple is expanding much faster than Steve imagined back in 2009"
Too bad it's almost impossible to expand a circular building without making a mess. Except up. I guess Steve and Norman didn't think this through very well.
I thought this expansion was because Apple needs the space now and the new campus won't be ready until next year.
"Apple is expanding much faster than Steve imagined back in 2009"
Too bad it's almost impossible to expand a circular building without making a mess. Except up. I guess Steve and Norman didn't think this through very well.
Of course they thought it through. Four stories is the maximum height this building could be and still be in human and natural scale. Aside from obvious proportion considerations, there would be a height relationship to the trees to consider.
One whole mandate of the building is to avoid the box and to avoid the high-rise.
"Apple is expanding much faster than Steve imagined back in 2009"
Too bad it's almost impossible to expand a circular building without making a mess. Except up. I guess Steve and Norman didn't think this through very well.
Of course they thought it through. Four stories is the maximum height this building could be and still be in human and natural scale. Aside from obvious proportion considerations, there would be a height relationship to the trees to consider.
One whole mandate of the building is to avoid the box and to avoid the high-rise.
Of course they thought it through. Four stories is the maximum height this building could be and still be in human and natural scale. Aside from obvious proportion considerations, there would be a height relationship to the trees to consider.
One whole mandate of the building is to avoid the box and to avoid the high-rise.
Well, the issue remains that they're spending billions on a new building, but still don't have enough space. One would expect such a forward-thinking company to have thought of building something that could be expanded.
But maybe the architects didn't ask Steve because they "never ask people what they want because they don't know anyway."
Well, the issue remains that they're spending billions on a new building, but still don't have enough space. One would expect such a forward-thinking company to have thought of building something that could be expanded.
But maybe the architects didn't ask Steve because they "never ask people what they want because they don't know anyway."
Yes, it seems puzzling on its face, doesn't it. From the point of view of conventional thinking, the building is obsolete before it's half-built.
More utilitarian thinking might say, forget the scale and build up, or forget the wooded park and build outward. Put a pyramid next to that circle, or whatever. But a population of 13,000 is already a small town's worth of people that have to be supported by that little parkland, and moved in and out every morning and evening.
The rules they chose to work under aren't conventional and utilitarian, they're ecological and psychological. The orchard and the park are the dominant feature under which the building has to work, the ultimate goal being the heightened creative state of mind of the people, who for once aren't unconsciously oppressed by brutal architecture that ignores nature and human scale.
Yes, it seems puzzling on its face, doesn't it. From the point of view of conventional thinking, the building is obsolete before it's half-built.
More utilitarian thinking might say, forget the scale and build up, or forget the wooded park and build outward. Put a pyramid next to that circle, or whatever. But a population of 13,000 is already a small town's worth of people that have to be supported by that little parkland, and moved in and out every morning and evening.
The rules they chose to work under aren't conventional and utilitarian, they're ecological and psychological. The orchard and the park are the dominant feature under which the building has to work, the ultimate goal being the heightened creative state of mind of the people, who for once aren't unconsciously oppressed by brutal architecture that ignores nature and human scale.
Very true. There is a lot of sense (and beauty) in limiting the building population to 13,000, for traffic reasons to name just one. And of course I salute the decision to leave so much open space and bring it back, in a sense, to its pre-Silicon Valley form.
I still wonder what will happen to the present campus. Does Apple really need that, plus the new building, plus additional real estate, all in that area? Yikes!
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Given California's dreadful political system, Apple would be well-advised to shift its staff, including developers, to other high-tech centers, including Raleigh, Huntsville, and Austin.
It's not just that California 'ain't got no water' and didn't prepare for this drought. Its highways and public schools are among the worst in the country due to dreadful special interest politics and crony politics. Some of the country's worst rich/poor gaps don't help either.
Think Detroit or Baltimore and you'll get an idea where it's headed.
We ain't pay that fucking crazy property tax in Texas. No thanks. California is still the best State in America.
And the water bottling industry.
Good to know but I was really plugging Florida
Good to see Apple staying loyal to its roots. Increased salaries for the industry as a whole on the west coast doesn't hurt either. ;-)
Too many Jews.
They should just buy whole town of Cupertino and change the name to iTown
They should just buy whole town of Cupertino and change the name to iTown
would that be "myTown"? Actually, I think Apple is moving away from the "i" branding. It would be more simply "Apple Town". Avoids lawsuits that way.
Too bad it's almost impossible to expand a circular building without making a mess. Except up. I guess Steve and Norman didn't think this through very well.
Why expand outwardly when you can expand upwardly?
I thought this expansion was because Apple needs the space now and the new campus won't be ready until next year.
Agreed. That's why I wrote "Except up". But I don't believe there's any provision for adding more floors to the new HQ building. It's too bad.
Don't think so. The new building holds "only" 13,000 people and Apple has much more than that.
But I wonder about the present buildings: won't there be enough room there for everyone once the 13,000 go to the new campus?
Of course they thought it through. Four stories is the maximum height this building could be and still be in human and natural scale. Aside from obvious proportion considerations, there would be a height relationship to the trees to consider.
One whole mandate of the building is to avoid the box and to avoid the high-rise.
So go down.
Well, the issue remains that they're spending billions on a new building, but still don't have enough space. One would expect such a forward-thinking company to have thought of building something that could be expanded.
But maybe the architects didn't ask Steve because they "never ask people what they want because they don't know anyway."
Yes, it seems puzzling on its face, doesn't it. From the point of view of conventional thinking, the building is obsolete before it's half-built.
More utilitarian thinking might say, forget the scale and build up, or forget the wooded park and build outward. Put a pyramid next to that circle, or whatever. But a population of 13,000 is already a small town's worth of people that have to be supported by that little parkland, and moved in and out every morning and evening.
The rules they chose to work under aren't conventional and utilitarian, they're ecological and psychological. The orchard and the park are the dominant feature under which the building has to work, the ultimate goal being the heightened creative state of mind of the people, who for once aren't unconsciously oppressed by brutal architecture that ignores nature and human scale.
Very true. There is a lot of sense (and beauty) in limiting the building population to 13,000, for traffic reasons to name just one. And of course I salute the decision to leave so much open space and bring it back, in a sense, to its pre-Silicon Valley form.
I still wonder what will happen to the present campus. Does Apple really need that, plus the new building, plus additional real estate, all in that area? Yikes!