Gallery: Google Stakes Out a New Site for Its Wild, Membranous HQ

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    Google recently submitted a project proposal to construct one of its translucent tent buildings on a plot of land called Charleston East.
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    The original plan called for four buildings to be designed by architecture firms BIG and Thomas Heatherwick.
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    This is after the company was unable to procure the four plots of land it had asked for in its original plan.
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    The architects' vision was to build glass canopied structures, inside of which modular workspaces could be adjusted to Google's future needs.
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    Google's original plan called for restoration of waterways and reuse of parking lots for green space.
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    It's unclear how much of Google's original plan will be incorporated into its new proposal.
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    The plan was also a way to incorporate the community into the campus.
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    An interior rending of one of Google's buildings.
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