Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Frank Gehry tops Facebook HQ expansion with a 3.6-acre rooftop park

Facebook recently unveiled a peek inside MPK 21, their newest campus building designed by Frank Gehry that was built in less than 18 months. Created as an extension to their headquarters in Menlo Park, California, this striking addition blurs the distinction between the indoors and outdoors with its massive walls of glass, expansive 3.6-acre rooftop garden, and sheltered courtyard—named The Town Square—planted with 40-foot-tall redwood trees. In addition to its abundance of plant life, the building...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/frank-gehry-tops-facebook-hq-expansion-with-a-3-6-acre-rooftop-park
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