A writer at The Atlantic sent unnamed renderings for Samsung's Silicon Valley HQ to archicritics across the country, asking them to critique the plans without knowing what or where the building is. What did they think of the Korean tech giant's answer to Google and Apple's office spaces? Actually, they got it just right, even without the ID: "The renderings of this headquarters exhibits many of the de rigeur elements of new corporatism, focusing on glass and greenery and casually dressed people." [The Atlantic; previously]
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