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PHOTOS: Check Out Facebook's Ever-Changing Headquarters
Here we are, at the corner of Willow Road and Hacker Way. (It used to be Network Circle.)
The campus has a raw, rough-and-ready feel. Facebook has changed the sign out front twice in recent months—from the original Like button, to the icon for its new Poke app, to the symbol for Graph Search.
The campus is next to wetlands that feature wildlife habitat and jogging trails.
Here's our guide, Facebook spokesperson Slater Tow.
Let's start where new Facebook employees do. This room is used for training and orientation. The Steelcase RoomWizard touchscreen shows when it's booked.
There are photos of Facebook's past offices—including the infamous rented house at La Jennifer Way which featured a zip line over the pool.
Facebook's Austin office sent this guitar to headquarters.
Facebook has replaced profile pages' Walls with the newer Timeline design—but you can still write on the Facebook Wall on campus.
Self-expression is a core value.
PHOTOS: Check Out Facebook's Ever-Changing Headquarters
When Facebook took over the former Sun buildings, it adopted a rough, unfinished look including exposed ducts and wiring.
No industrial carpeting here—the polished concrete floors are meant to be evocative of the unfinished loft buildings that house startups in San Francisco, 30 miles to the north.
Plywood is another feature of the unfinished look—ideal for posting slogans like this one.
Even oldtimers sometimes need to consult the touchscreen maps, since interior spaces get periodically rearranged.
The art tends toward sloganeering: "Every day tell the truth no matter how difficult it is."
It's easy to miss the intriguing message here: "Trust," built out of a delicate, intertwined network.
The art is ever-changing ...
... in fact, this one still isn't finished.
Here's a variant of Facebook's famous Poke icon. We spotted it in a couple of places.
Colors vary, too.
The workspaces are hardly uniform. There are Macs and Dells, sitting and standing desks.
This semi-private meeting space was an experiment—the conventional meeting rooms seem more popular.
There are microkitchens in most buildings, stocked with snacks, coffee, and other beverages.
Food on the brain? This sign plays on the Facebook slogan "Move fast and break things." Employees get lunch and dinner, too.
Beer pong is a tradition that dates back to Facebook's college days. There's now a big companywide tournament.
There's lots of room for bicycles.
And if your bike breaks, you can get it tuned up at The Hub.
You can also find shuttle-bus schedules and commute advice here.
The Lava Room, an IT-services shop, opened in October.
But if you just need a charger cable or other gear, there's a vending machine.
Facebook's buildings surround an interior courtyard, Hacker Square. This talented juggler is out here most days.
It's a good place to fly a drone, too.
Facebook has declared itself "The Hacker Company." So when a former employee spotted this sign in Lake City, Fla., the company moved quickly to buy it and install it at headquarters.
Under the Hacker sign, on the ground floor, is CEO Mark Zuckerberg's glass-walled office. It's easy to see if the boss is in.
These garage doors roll up, allowing product teams assembled in temporary war rooms to spill out into the courtyard.
Giant letters in Hacker Square spell out "HACK."
The feel is more of an urban street. There's even a bank branch.
Philz Coffee, a relatively new chain which started in San Francisco 10 years ago, is popular on campus.
At Philz, employees can pay with the Square app. (Coffee drinks are discounted, but not free.)
The Burger Shack is a new addition to dining options.
Barbecue.
Burritos and nachos are another culinary addition. (There are also healthy options, like tossed-to-order salads.)
There are other perks, like laundry and drycleaning service from PurpleTie.
Mark Zuckerberg studies the classics, and is fond of quoting Virgil's Aeneid. "Fortune favors the bold" is on big wall posters.
Employees can put their own slogans here. They're meant to write at the level of their own height, but there are clearly some rule-breakers here.
Here's Facebook's university-recruiting department.
They ring a gong when they make a hire.
Facebook has a good sense of humor about itself. Notice the movie on the marquee: It's "The Social Network," a cinematic telling of Facebook's founding that executives decried as inaccurate.
There's an old-school video-game arcade ...
... with a shark hanging from the ceiling. Because sharks.
Another way to connect with coworkers: classic board games.
The campus store has logo wear ...
... and also drugstore sundries.
The aim is to fill in all the blank walls. It's a reminder of how much work the company itself has ahead of it.
Time to head out.
Peace out!
Eventually, this tunnel will connect Facebook's main campus with the Campus West project.
Here's the Campus West site.
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