(via spinninghat.com)

Ching-Lan Huang points out that the radical architectural plans for Apple's new headquarters isn't that new afterall. Fujian Tulou  (福建土樓) is a Chinese dwelling design that was "closed outside, open inside" with a common courtyard in the center. Steve and his minions get full credit for integrating curved glass on a massive scale though.

An interesting and well-considered theory by Rasmus Andersson.