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The point is the perception, not the reality.
by michaelcampbell 6y ago
The point is the perception, not the reality.
- 1123581321 6y agoThat perception is not widely shared. Cupertino sees the reality.
- philwelch 6y agoIt’s particularly curious that they compare Apple Park with the Pentagon. It’s a very similar design concept—arranging offices in a ring so as to maximize efficiency. But while Apple Park’s “UFO” aesthetic has the implication that it could take off at any second, the Pentagon was architecturally inspired by a star fort, which has the complete opposite connotation—one builds a fort when one is very determined to stay in the same place.
- votepaunchy 6y agoIronic then that the Pentagon was designed to be temporary. "It was supposed to be temporary. The Pentagon was the brainchild of Army Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Sommervell, who, in the early 1940s, pitched it as a temporary solution to the then-War Department's critical shortage of space as the threat of joining World War II became imminent. The plan was approved, and on Sept. 11, 1941, construction began. About 296 acres of land were designated for the building, which was supposed to be turned into a hospital, office or warehouse once World War II was over." https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/1867440/pentagon-history-7-big-things-to-know/ https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/18674...