Recently reported in El Economista, Apple has chosen to team up with Norman Foster for its new Apple Campus in Cupertino, California. Steve Jobs and Norman Foster have been working together for months developing the design for the new campus. The future headquarters will seek to utilize Foster’s innovative vision for sustainability, ability to perfect a building for its users down to the finest detail, and ideas to maximize efficiency in the workplace.
Sustainability, is reported to be a large focus of the new campus. A network of submerged transportation tunnels is in the works and the campus will incorporate some of the Foster’s innovations already implemented in Masdar City, designed by Foster + Partners. Masdar City is considered the first city in the world without cars or carbon emissions (capacity 50,000). The R & D buildings will be multifunctional and will incorporate cutting-edge technology in materials and equipment as well as renewable energy resources.
Apple and architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson had previously teamed up to design Apple Stores worldwide. In August we featured the London Apple Store and in July we featured the Apple Store in Shanghai, China both designed Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.
In true Apple fashion, everything is hush hush, and it is all about the reveal. We will look forward to seeing the result of the collaboration between Jobs and Foster. Stay tuned to ArchDaily for the latest developments.
I’m glad such a large company is really dedicating itself to sustainability. Here is hoping they go beyond LEED standards and really strive for a net positive design, for energy, carbon as well as ecological systems.
It would be a fantastic submission to the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction: http://on.fb.me/holcim-awards
Steve Jobs, disapointed…
You discovered ‘Jonathan Ives’ when he was virtually unknown, then why not give a chance to a future generation of architects instead of the dinosaur of the past? Don’t get me wrong, I’ve worked for foster when ‘Mojo’ were still there. But not anymore…
I rememer the story of how Rogers/Piano’s got the ‘Pompidou’. It was ‘Jean Prouvet’ who discoverd a potential in their naive? scheme, then inexperienced duo got the commission of the century.
Let’s go forward, please.
What do you expect from a selfish, purely egomaniac person like Steve Jobs?
yes…apple products are known to be sustainable…only advertising, as always
@dropqube Who cares about egos? We care about design and innovation.