New Apple Park drone footage reveals improved landscaping, security checkpoint
The latest drone footage of Apple Park in Cupertino shows advanced progress on landscaping, but that even now, some parts of the campus are still unfinished.
Within the main ring, landscaping is "nearly complete," according to drone videographer Matthew Roberts. Much of the space is covered in trees and grass, and in one shot we see the courtyard's completed artificial pond, with surrounding benches for Apple workers to relax.
Landscaping is still in progress around various other sections of the campus, such as the fitness center and the slopes around the Wolfe Road entrance.
That entrance has gained a security checkpoint, but signs of construction can also be seen in the vicinity, as well as the outer rim of the main ring, dubbed the "spaceship."
Apple employees have been active on campus for several months at this point. It's not yet certain how many have made the transition from 1 Infinite Loop, but Apple Park should eventually host over 12,000 people, including top-level executives like CEO Tim Cook. The Steve Jobs Theater was finished just in time for September's iPhone event, and the Visitor Center opened to the public on Nov. 17.
Within the main ring, landscaping is "nearly complete," according to drone videographer Matthew Roberts. Much of the space is covered in trees and grass, and in one shot we see the courtyard's completed artificial pond, with surrounding benches for Apple workers to relax.
Landscaping is still in progress around various other sections of the campus, such as the fitness center and the slopes around the Wolfe Road entrance.
That entrance has gained a security checkpoint, but signs of construction can also be seen in the vicinity, as well as the outer rim of the main ring, dubbed the "spaceship."
Apple employees have been active on campus for several months at this point. It's not yet certain how many have made the transition from 1 Infinite Loop, but Apple Park should eventually host over 12,000 people, including top-level executives like CEO Tim Cook. The Steve Jobs Theater was finished just in time for September's iPhone event, and the Visitor Center opened to the public on Nov. 17.
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2) I hope that's just an illusion because my first thought is rain water collection on that tennis court. I'm thinking it is because 1) it's silly mistake to make, and 2) the tennis court is surely not tilted so the other parts of the image could be an optical illusion.
Beautiful!
I hope that Apple will have periodic open-house tours of this landmark.
2) Is that a tennis court? Looking at it again I'm not sure.
LOL I just questioned my initial assessment before I saw your post. I'm not sure what game uses that layout. Quidditch?
I'll see if I can dig up the original plans.
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At one of these occasions, I noticed a picture on the wall -- it was a low-level panorama of Santa Clara Valley taken by aircraft... It was black and white and appeared to be hand colored with water paint.
The photo was apparently taken from Sunnyvale or Mountain View pointing towards Cupertino -- including Saratoga and Santa Clara and San Jose.
What was significant is that all it showed was a small farm house (where Steve was born) surrounded by miles and miles of fields with mountains in the background.
I suspect that Apple Park is right in the middle of that picture.
The closest thing I could find on the web is this image:
Strange that they deviated from the original plans so much. Why was the fountain moved to an off-center position? There must've been a reason.
A question for people who know these things: I recall FAA guidelines requiring that these devices must be within line-of-sight at all times. Isn't the author of this video violating that flight rule when he dips inside the ring of the campus outside of his view on the ground?