Archinect - News 2024-05-03T01:55:45-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/98034521/corporate-design-an-energizer-versus-an-eyesore Corporate Design: An Energizer Versus an Eyesore Alexander Walter 2014-04-14T15:37:00-04:00 >2014-04-14T15:38:06-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/mk/mk1unas3zgroj7mh.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The rivalry between the South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG isn't just played out over sales of smartphones and curved television screens. Both companies are building new American headquarters, Samsung in north San Jose, Calif.; LG in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. And on this score, the contest isn't close. Buildings are corporate symbols and advertisements, after all. Samsung comes across as a good citizen here; LG as a lousy neighbor.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>