Google and Amazon Hired These Architects to Invent the Future of Work

Samsung's new R&D center in Silicon Valley will look like a giant glass donut. so that workers can see each other even when they're on separate floors. Image: NBBJ

Samsung's new R&D center in Silicon Valley will look like a giant glass donut. so that workers can see each other even when they're on separate floors. Image: NBBJ

The rendering of the new headquarters for Alipay, the payment arm of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba. Image: NBBJ

The rendering of the new headquarters for Alipay, the payment arm of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba. Image: NBBJ

Alipay's new HQ will be organized around transaction nodes, a concept that mirrors the flow of money online and of traffic along a traditional Main Street. Image: NBBJ

Alipay's new HQ will be organized around transaction nodes, a concept that mirrors the flow of money online and of traffic along a traditional Main Street. Image: NBBJ

At Amazon's new HQ, "biospheres" will let both light and the city in. Images: NBBJ

At Amazon's new HQ, "biospheres" will let both light and the city in. Images: NBBJ

Amazon's bubbles are designed around the concept of "biophilia," the idea that working in nature reduces stress and fatigue. Image: NBBJ

Amazon's bubbles are designed around the concept of "biophilia," the idea that working in nature reduces stress and fatigue. Image: NBBJ

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Google and Amazon Hired These Architects to Invent the Future of Work