Microsoft - Microsoft’s campus, then and now, in 10 photos

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Microsoft’s campus, then and now, in 10 photos

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos.jpg" width="605" height="630" title="" alt="" /></div><div>Redmond, Washington, has been home to Microsoft’s <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stories/88acres/">500-acre main campus</a> since 1986. This past January, demolition began on a multi-year <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/modern-campus/">campus remodel</a>.  
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. The new campus will be a modern workspace that fosters a sense of community.     
Click through the images below to look at how the campus has changed over the years. 
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<li id="image-slide-1" data-f-theme="dark" class="f-active" role="tabpanel"> <img 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">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. </li>
<li id="image-slide-2" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-1.jpg" alt="DSC02011-1600x900">Breaking ground, now: Demolition begins in January 2019, as Microsoft modernizes its headquarters. Thirteen buildings will be decommissioned using sustainable practices. </li>
<li id="image-slide-3" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img 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">Changing office space, then: an employee at work in 1989. </li>
<li id="image-slide-4" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-3.jpg" alt="Carousel8-1600x900">Changing office space, now: Treehouses are part of a larger redesign that gives people the chance to work outside. </li>
<li id="image-slide-5" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img 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">Life on campus, then: a soccer match in 1996. </li>
<li id="image-slide-6" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-5.jpg" alt="ms-commons2">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. </li>
<li id="image-slide-7" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/microsofts-campus-then-and-now-in-10-photos-6.jpg" alt="ValerieLatteLady_6212">Dining options, then: meal prep in 1999. </li>
<li id="image-slide-8" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img 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">Dining options, now: Microsoft now has more than a dozen places to eat on campus. </li>
<li id="image-slide-9" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img 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">An evolving design, then: Microsoft’s original 1980s-era, X-shaped buildings. </li>
<li id="image-slide-10" data-f-theme="dark" class role="tabpanel"> <img 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">An evolving design, now: a view of Microsoft’s future campus. </li>
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