Critic Pans Apple's New Campus As a Retrograde Cocoon 332
theodp writes "LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne isn't exactly bullish on Apple's proposed new headquarters, which will hold 12,000 Apple employees in its 2.8 million sq ft. Described by Apple as 'a serene and secure environment' for its employees, Hawthorne says the new campus 'keeps itself aloof from the world around it to a degree that is unusual even in a part of California dominated by office parks. The proposed building is essentially one very long hallway connecting endlessly with itself.' Corporate architecture of this kind, adds Hawthorne, seems to promote a mindset decried by Berkeley prof Louise A. Mozingo. 'If all you see in your workday are your co-workers and all you see out your window is the green perimeter of your carefully tended property,' Mozingo writes, and you drive to and from work in the cocoon of your private car, 'the notion of a shared responsibility in the collective metropolitan realm is predictably distant."
The Walled Garden Of Eden (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who cares? (Score:5, Funny)
That's why architects design buildings, and not engineers. They are actually educated to do this sort of thing, believe it or not.
The last time an architect tried to design an engineer the results were definitely not "aesthetically pleasing".
If you don't understand (Score:0, Funny)
It's quite simple really, anyone criticizing apple is obviously not a fag, and therefore not a concern to apple.