{"id":95021,"date":"2019-06-12T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=433311"},"modified":"2019-06-12T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:09:27","slug":"microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/12\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s campus, then and now, in 10 photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Redmond, Washington, has been home to Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/stories\/88acres\/\">500-acre main campus<\/a> since 1986<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">past&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Januar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demolition began on a multi-year <a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/modern-campus\/\">campus remodel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This project will result in 17 new buildings; 6.7 million square feet of renovated workspace; and $150 million in transportation infrastructure improvements, public spaces, sports fields and green space<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new campus will&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;a modern workspace<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;that fosters a sense of communit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click through the images below to look<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;at&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how the campus has changed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;over the years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-carousel f-multi-slide\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Images\"> <button class=\"c-flipper f-previous\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/button> <button class=\"c-flipper f-next\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/button> <\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ItemList\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"image-slide-1\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class=\"f-active\" role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos.jpg\" alt=\"Redmond Campus Ground Breaking August 1985\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Breaking ground, then: In 1985, Microsoft moved its headquarters from Bellevue, Washington, to nearby Redmond. The original campus included six buildings constructed on its wooded, 30-acre setting.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-2\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-1.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02011-1600x900\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Breaking ground, now: Demolition begins in January 2019, as Microsoft modernizes its headquarters. Thirteen buildings will be decommissioned using sustainable practices.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-3\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-2.jpg\" alt=\"Employee Office Corporate Campus 1998\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Changing office space, then: an employee at work in 1989.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-4\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-3.jpg\" alt=\"Carousel8-1600x900\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Changing office space, now: Treehouses are part of a larger redesign that gives people the chance to work outside.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-5\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-4.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer on Campus 1997\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Life on campus, then: a soccer match in 1996.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-6\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-5.jpg\" alt=\"ms-commons2\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Life on campus, now: In addition to a soccer field for recreation, the Commons, which was completed in 2009, is a place where employees can shop and eat.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-7\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-6.jpg\" alt=\"ValerieLatteLady_6212\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Dining options, then: meal prep in 1999.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-8\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-7.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3425-1600x900\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">Dining options, now: Microsoft now has more than a dozen places to eat on campus.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-9\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-8.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial View of Redmond Campus ca 1989\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">An evolving design, then: Microsoft\u2019s original 1980s-era, X-shaped buildings.<\/span> <\/li>\n<li id=\"image-slide-10\" data-f-theme=\"dark\" class role=\"tabpanel\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-9.jpg\" alt=\"Overhead-view-1000x563\"><span class=\"c-carousel-caption\">An evolving design, now: a view of Microsoft\u2019s future campus.<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redmond, Washington, has been home to Microsoft\u2019s 500-acre main campus since 1986.&nbsp;This&nbsp;past&nbsp;January,&nbsp;demolition began on a multi-year campus remodel.&nbsp;&nbsp; This project will result in 17 new buildings; 6.7 million square feet of renovated workspace; and $150 million in transportation infrastructure improvements, public spaces, sports fields and green spaces.&nbsp;The new campus will&nbsp;be&nbsp;a modern workspace&nbsp;that fosters a sense [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[593,50],"class_list":["post-95021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-microsoft-campus","tag-recent-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}