10 beautiful Google offices and why they're special

Sep 27, 2023

ET Online

Howzit art

Google's Johannesburg, South Africa office features an art installation made by local craftswomen from nearby communities. The women used 46 km of beads to build the piece, which reads "Howzit". (Image: Google Blog)

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A breath of fresh air

The design of our Belo Horizonte office brings the outside indoors: It features native vegetation from the Cerrado biome, the second largest biome in Brazil after the Amazon. (Image: Google Blog

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Desert office

Google's United Arab Emirates offices in Dubai is its only office located in a desert. The office's design is meant to represent its surroundings. (Image: Google Blog

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First AI office

Google opened its first AI Research Center in Africa, in Accra, Ghana. The center houses research labs that explore how we can use AI to help solve pressing problems affecting millions of people. (Image: Google Blog)

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Homage to local artists

The new Google Montreal, Canada office, which opened in 2021, pays homage to the vibrant city and its historic neighborhoods, featuring carefully curated local artists. (Image: Google Blog)

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Sticky-note art

More than 200 talented Googlers have contributed to the sticky-note art gallery in Google’s 6 Pancras Square London office. (Image: Google Blog)

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Ramen bar and all

The office ramen bar in Tokyo is inspired by off-street ramen shops around Shibuya, and serves this delicious noodle soup with “standing” style seating. (Image: Google Blog)

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Papel picado

Some of the artwork in Google’s Mexico City, Mexico office are inspired by “papel picado,” a decorative Mexican folk art made of paper cut into elaborate designs. (Image: Google Blog)

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Urban farm-to-table

The Google Brazil office in Belo Horizonte shares a building with the first urban farm in Latin America. Salads served at the cafe are partially sourced from the farm. (Image: Google Blog)

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No fridge, please

Google's first energy-efficient data center, near St. Ghislain in Belgium, uses a more sustainable advanced evaporative cooling system that relies on water from a nearby industrial canal. (Image: Google Blog)

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