The challenge presented by Facebook for its first ground-up building could have been from an architecture school studio assignment: design something cool on a modest budget for a client in need of fresh ideas. It was catnip to architect Frank Gehry, who in early 2012 was overseeing the construction of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a glass sculpture with a seemingly limitless budget. But first he had to convince Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to let him compete.
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