Gallery: Photos: Samsung's Giant New Silicon Valley HQ Is Almost Complete

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    Slated to open in July, Samsung's new research and development headquarters in Silicon Valley is designed around a central courtyard across which workers on every floor can see their colleagues on every other floor.
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    This architectural rendering shows off the "glass donut" concept behind Samsung's new Silicon Valley hub.
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    Thanks in part to new zoning rules in San Jose, California, encouraging denser urban development, Samsung's new building goes right up to the street instead of being surrounded by acres of parking lot.
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    An architectural rendering of the completed Samsung headquarters' exterior.
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    From its inner courtyard, visitors to Samsung's new headquarters are meant to see the building's most important feature---the people inside.
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    A mock-up of workers inside Samsung's new offices.
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    Silicon Valley cities are working to keep tech companies from migrating north to the more desirable urban environs of San Francisco.
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    View of the Valley from Samsung's new headquarters.
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    Forty-foot cantilevers support the floors surrounding the building's interior open space.
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    Buildings dense with people are still relatively rare in Silicon Valley, which has historically favored sprawling suburban campuses.
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    Once complete, the entire campus will stretch 1.1 million square feet.
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