It’s been over a year since Facebook opened their Frank Gehry-designed headquarters, and their employees are still enjoying their new workspace, as evidenced by their fawning Instagram pics.

On March 30, 2015, Facebook opened its new campus’s doors for business. The 430,000-square-foot megaplex has the largest open floor plan in the world. Per Frank Gehry, “From the start, Mark [Zuckerberg] wanted a space that was unassuming, matter-of-fact and cost effective. …This is the building that we created for him.”

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Noted San Francisco Chronicle architecture critic John King penned a withering implosion of the new LinkedIn building at 222 Second Street this week. He doesn’t hold back. Among a treasure chest of thoughtful barbs: “An overbearing 26-story glass box on one prominent corner that has all the charm of a well-tailored packing crate”; “feels exactly like what it is: a tower designed and built by New Yorkers”; and “galling.”

But not everyone feels that way about the Black Swan of SoMa. Some even took it upon themselves to Instagram the latest addition to the area. With a sun-drenched roof deck, yoga rooms, kimchi bowls, and a free beer and ice cream bar, how could you not?

Take a look.

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