Apple 全新总部 Apple Park 将于四月投入使用

时间回到 2006 年的 4 月，当时仍是 Apple 决策人的 Steve Jobs 就宣布将会为 Apple 于发源地 Cupertino 兴建新总部，经过多番周旋后计划在 2013 年正式被批准并开展了建立工作，事隔十年大家即将可以有机会去一览这宏伟建筑。这间新总部将会以已故教父 Steven Jobs 提及的 Apple Park 为名，目前占地约 5.71 平方公里，约 260,000 平方公尺的四层环状玻璃建筑，预计可容纳多达 12,000 名员工，楼内咖啡厅提供 3,000 个座位，大量绿化园林包围其中，设有地下停车场，屋顶更加是设置世界上最大的太阳能设备，提供再生能源。已对外宣告将于四月正式投入使用，以后的发布会及其他活动亦会在这里举办，而现任 Apple 主理人 Tim Cook 及 首席设计师 Jony Ive 就分别为这新建筑作以下补充。

Steve’s vision for Apple stretched far beyond his time with us. He intended Apple Park to be the home of innovation for generations to comeThe workspaces and parklands are designed to inspire our team as well as benefit the environment. We’ve achieved one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the world and the campus will run entirely on renewable energy.

Steve invested so much of his energy creating and supporting vital, creative environments. We have approached the design, engineering and making of our new campus with the same enthusiasm and design principles that characterize our products. Connecting extraordinarily advanced buildings with rolling parkland creates a wonderfully open environment for people to create, collaborate and work together. We have been extremely fortunate to be able to work closely, over many years, with the remarkable architectural practice Foster + Partners.