The architects broke through the ceiling to create a skylight above the two-story-high reception area. Photograph by Adam Friedberg for Bloomberg Businessweek
In 1993, Jay Chiat had an epiphany while skiing in Telluride, Colo. The adman who created Apple’s memorable “1984” TV commercial thought it was time to “think different” about his own office: Chiat believed the workplace had become as static as an elementary school, with people only leaving their desks for lunch and for trips to the bathroom. He wanted his office to be more like a university campus.