“The architect has some pretty incredible plans, including an underground tunnel system linking the two campuses,” Weintraub reports. “In fact, the entire road transportation system will operate through a network of tunnels (tubes?) that will clear the surface areas for green.”
Weintraub reports, “The campus will be modeled after Masdar, Abu Dhabi, considered the first city in the world without cars or carbon emissions (capacity 50,000). The report makes many mentions of the term ‘Apple City’. We’re not certain if that is official or not.”
Full article, with renderings of Masdar, Abu Dhabi, here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
Let’s just hope Mr. Foster doesn’t croak before this is complete. He’s 75.
Tunnels, eh? Hmmm, don’t forget that Cupertino lives atop a prime eathquake zone. You know, the St. Andreas Fault, and all that.
@Gadfly, wow, you’re right. I wonder how they managed to put miles of BART rail inside tunnels all over San Franciso, Berkeley and Oakland?
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Riding the underground rail to work, just like the good old days at Black Mesa.
Don’t finance construction with loans, pay cash!