What The Googleplex's Original Architect Thinks Of Google's New Headquarters

Spoiler: He loves it. But, he says, building it won't be easy.

Eleven years ago, before Google's new proposal for a spectacular, allegedly moveable series of transparent circus tents designed by Thomas Heatherwick and BIG, Clive Wilkinson Architects designed the first Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. It was 2 million square feet—Pentagon-scale architecture—inspired by a university, where free meals, open floor plans, and cozy nooks for meetings reigned supreme.

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