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IT giants advertise with promises of the future – to make life better and easier, to make the world more equitable, or to avert climate catastrophe through digital intelligence. In their universe, work, leisure, high-tech, and nature are all mutually compatible. No recent corporate architecture has embodied this philosophy as convincingly as the Google Bay View Campus by BIG and Heatherwick Studio. The 17 hectare complex includes two office buildings, an event centre for 1,000 people, and 240 employee apartments.