Microsoft Campus Tour
Friday, February 20, 2004
For your viewing pleasure and your mild curiosity, I spent an hour driving around the main Microsoft campus and two satellite campuses and took lots of photos. I also met with the popular Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble.
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Anonymous, posted 3/11/2004 10:23:00 AM
Must be where all the M$ clones are born.
Anonymous, posted 4/29/2004 8:01:00 PM
Scary idea... you go in and you see all the super-accelerated growth of guys that look exactly alike, like from Star Wars-Attack of the Clones...
Click Happy, posted 5/25/2004 8:42:00 PM
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Mr. Ekhtiari, posted 1/7/2007 6:45:00 AM
By caption.."Deliveries" indicates the area where new versions of Microsot are born.....which one will be new baby.. MicroLinu :D
Isaac...., posted 2/21/2007 4:49:00 PM
Microsoft Studios - where many Microsoft online videos are created. Inside this building all of the artwork are custom-made realistic blueprints of houses and buildings from TV shows and movies as if they were real buildings. They have houses from sitcoms such as The Brady Bunch, cartoons such as the Jetsons, and much more. They also have one of those 3D laser scanning machines for scanning actors to put into games.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:27:00 AM
One of ugliest buildings (from the outside) is the Museum and Company Store. Ironically the Museum was being renovated when I was here this past summer with my girlfriend, and it was undergoing a separate renovating this visit as well. The best part is playing with old computers that have Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.0 on them. So much hasn't changed, you wonder if today's version of Windows still has some of that old code in it.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:30:00 AM
They also have a box of Microsoft Bob on display!
The Company Store has WinXP Pro on sale for $30 US. Only for FTEs and their privileged guests, sadly.
The Company Store has WinXP Pro on sale for $30 US. Only for FTEs and their privileged guests, sadly.
quanta, posted 2/25/2004 11:53:00 AM
I have a shrink-wrapped copy of Bob on display in my office. :)
Anonymous, posted 2/28/2004 2:01:00 PM
FWIW - the Museum has been under construction every time I've visited campus since I've been hired (4 yrs now).
MS field guy, posted 3/25/2004 2:58:00 PM
We do close a lot, always changing and updating stuff. to be honest we get delayed a lot about reopening. If you do make it back here someday I can asure it's a lot better than the old museum.
The Visitor Center (formerly Museum) front desk, posted 10/13/2005 7:13:00 PM
I wanna vistit the campus how much does it cost to go
callum, posted 10/6/2006 5:48:00 PM
This is RedWest, which is not part of the main Microsoft campus, but not too far just down the street. The banners on the lightpost used to be common place to help visitors know which building does what, and for motivation to the employees. I'm not sure why only MSN has these things these days.
This used to be where Micrsoft made the games and hardware, and it was great fun to walk around the offices and see plans for games on the walls and designs of keyboards and mice that never made it to market.
This used to be where Micrsoft made the games and hardware, and it was great fun to walk around the offices and see plans for games on the walls and designs of keyboards and mice that never made it to market.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:33:00 AM
RedWest is also home to the best cafeteria and the largest percentage of women anywhere @ MS.
Who am i?, posted 2/29/2004 5:18:00 PM
RedWest B is still the home of Microsoft Hardware. Special hardware labs in the building are too expensive to move elswhere so Hardware is more or less staying at RedWest. Inside the lobby is a giant plastic Intellimouse about 6 feet tall and a matching trackball.
Redwest was originally the home of the Consumer Division ("Microsoft Home") when it opened in the fall of 1995. I was on Encarta in Building C when it opened; building D and E were still under construction. Now Redwest is mostly MSN. There was once a plan to move MSN to a new complex, but that was nixed because the Saturn test lab in building E was far too expensive to move.
Anonymous, posted 3/5/2004 11:14:00 AM
I'm moving up here in a month or so... to Redwest, I mean.
Click Happy, posted 5/25/2004 8:44:00 PM
Building C housed the Digital Media Center, an eclectic maze of digital audio and video editing suites (using mostly Digidesign and Avid gear) plus open areas for 2D / 3D graphics and motion capture. This was Microsoft's biggest and arguably best studio for integrating digital media into software products. Later, much of this work was outsourced to media vendors.
Anonymous, posted 1/11/2005 3:49:00 AM
my brother worked there, i worked in building 27 and then 50. I love/miss microsoft. the out door park in redwest is amazing..wow
Anonymous, posted 6/14/2005 11:59:00 PM
for the record, my name is shyma, from the above caption \:)
shyma- ex microsoftee, posted 6/15/2005
SniperCAM
what's-his-face, posted 4/17/2004 11:14:00 PM
To detonate C4 please press the big red trigger
The One, posted 4/18/2004 12:17:00 AM
The road seems cleaner than my bed man
Ajoy Chakraborty, posted 10/6/2004 3:13:00 AM
What? 520 with no traffic?
the gooch, posted 11/23/2005 5:02:00 PM
This is NOT traffic.
Bob frol LA, posted 3/2/2006 7:31:00 PM
My rental car is enjoying the view. Often in the winter there's too many clouds or moisture in the air to see the mountains.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:34:00 AM
Introducing new StalkerCAM
what's-his-face, posted 4/17/2004 11:14:00 PM
To Release rocket please press fire
The One, posted 4/18/2004 12:16:00 AM
Many people don't realize that Nintendo's USA HQ is only a few blocks from Microsoft's campus. It's surprising with their close proximity that they have never had any kind of partnerships. I only took this one photo of Nintendo's building because their buildings are all these boring white structures, and this is supposed to be a tour of Microsoft's campuses.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:36:00 AM
I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!
what's-his-face, posted 4/17/2004 11:15:00 PM
When I see that building I imagine the next 3 failed projects that must be taking shape.
Anonymous, posted 4/29/2004 8:06:00 PM
gee, 3 failed projects? and yet somehow they are still in business...yeah ok.
nicci, posted 1/17/2005 6:41:00 PM
In response to the chicken sh*t who lacks the balls to put a screen name down...
Yes, it is true, Nintendo has had failures. HOWEVER, People want new and interesting technologies, do they not? Otherwise none of these companies would be in existance. in order to do that, risks are taken. Some do it more than others. No ones f*cking perfect. Nintendo is on the front lines, trynig new things with each system. Lets see microsoft release a new and innovative way of doing things in the console gaming world.
And FYI, i highly doubt this is where "the next 3 failures" are cooked up. that would be in NOA HQ, Japan. Im not positive but im pretty sure.
Cypris, posted 7/4/2007 2:31:00 AM
geez, take a chill
what is up your #$$, posted 8/24/2007 11:37:00 PM
Off campus - *way* off campus - past downtown Redmond is the Millennium Campus. This is where the XBOX team is, as you can see from this photo of one of the lobbies.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:37:00 AM
Halo 2, can i be a part of ur team???
Steve Jobs, posted 11/18/2004 3:24:00 PM
Wonder how this building is not part of their campus.
Nishi, posted 2/9/2005 8:13:00 PM
Millenium is its own campus, located off of Avondale more toward downtown Redmond. You can still request a direct shuttle there. (The rest of the shuttle system is now red/green routes...)
Anonymous, posted 2/20/2005 3:40:00 AM
MS just announced that they are moving the Bungie employees to downtown Kirkland (cooler, nearer to Seattle).
EvilPettingZoo, posted 4/19/2005 4:26:00 AM
Gee, I wonder if they're dreaming up another sure-to-fail console project in there?
Mario, posted 8/10/2005 5:36:00 PM
This is one of the many buildings where the XBOX teams reside. Walking around I could see posters of Flight Simulator and Project Gotham in the windows. Many people on the first floor had their TV's on with Japanese XBOX games running that I haven't seen before. I didn't take any photos of that because I didn't want to get in trouble for corporate spying or something crazy like that. I didn't think taking a photo of the lobby would be a problem, but a security guard came over and asked me not to so I stopped.
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:40:00 AM
Hope this tour helped you learn more about what Microsoft looks like!
Dylan Greene, posted 2/24/2004 11:41:00 AM
He-he ... A lot of buildings - but only one human shown ;o))
AT, posted 3/6/2004 8:04:00 AM
I think FASAStudios is in this building too (Mechwarrior folks). Their offices are really cool looking and unlike any others in Microsoft land. They have a living room feel to them, and some wicked projection screens. They also have some of the old MechWarrior gaming pods.
MS field guy, posted 3/25/2004 2:57:00 PM
Thank you for the photo-tour of Microsoft. I am contemplating several career choices after "undergraduate" school and Microsoft (and the careers that are associated with it) became interesting thanks to your photos.
collegeboy in the Berkshires--Spring2004, posted 5/21/2004 5:58:00 PM
Hey great tour ...
Really enjoyed it ...
Really enjoyed it ...
Had a hard time searching for it ... Imagine what results would come up ...
Tried searching for "Microsoft building" and then later "Microsoft Office ?? " hehehe
Finally, it was "Microsoft Campus" which did the trick
Anyways, thanks for taking the trouble to satisfy most of our curiosity of what MS WORLD looks like
SJ, posted 7/14/2004 2:43:00 PM
It was a very nice virtual tour,I really enjoyed it
Raj, posted 8/26/2004 10:05:00 AM
Great tour !
MK, posted 10/5/2004 9:22:00 PM
cool
charles, posted 10/27/2004 7:22:00 PM
Great tour!
Anonymous, posted 10/29/2004 10:31:00 AM
Thanks for the tour - I will be visiting on business and wanted to know what to expect.
Ecki, posted 11/2/2004 2:55:00 AM
Awesome tour, now sometime in my life, I will want to work for Micorsoft.
Steve Jobs, posted 11/18/2004 3:26:00 PM
It was nice dude!!!!!
Great Tour!!! and thanks for those awesome pics..
Great Tour!!! and thanks for those awesome pics..
soc, posted 12/19/2004 10:22:00 PM
dude those suck i have to build a model of the microsoft building and i didnt get one main building shot. thanks for trying dylan, i guess
screwed classmate, posted 1/12/2005 5:08:00 PM
There's no "main building" to my knowlege.
Dylan Greene, posted 1/12/2005 6:48:00 PM
Thanks for the walk down memory lane - excellent tour.
onewhoknows, posted 2/1/2005 2:51:00 PM
Great tour. You should take some more pictures of the new buildings on campus when they are completed.
Anonymous, posted 3/27/2005 11:13:00 AM
I was still wondering , where the IIS and ASP.net groups are on the MS campus :) These were of my primary interest for security work which is cool!
I enjoyed all the pics hosted on this site and its a great effort!! Good going!
Will be back soon!
I enjoyed all the pics hosted on this site and its a great effort!! Good going!
Will be back soon!
Neena, posted 5/17/2005 9:36:00 PM
I hope to go to the Microsoft campus some day...
Me, posted 12/9/2005 3:02:00 PM
Thank you!
Marco, posted 12/18/2005 6:15:00 PM
Great tour,
wanna work here some day
wanna work here some day
RD, posted 9/13/2006 1:20:00 AM
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Posted January 28, 2005 11:00 PM
Hi
I like your stories very much. I want to know where can I get photos of Microsoft Corporate Office (HQ), i need some idea for my design, but i dont know the link to the website. Can you help me. Is the one you show here is the corporate office ?( Why called Microsoft Redmond Campus? Is it a university?)http://www.dylangreene.com
Posted January 29, 2005 3:03 PM
Kahlo -
Thank you. Those pictures were all taken at Microsoft's HQ. They have many buildings spread over a large area, which is called a campus. There are buildings both on and off the campus. I'd guess that in the Redmond area Microsoft probably has probably 40 to 60 buildings.
If you are looking for one "main" Microsoft building, you aren't going to find it. All of the buildings server some purpose, and I don't think any single building is considered more important than another.
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Posted January 30, 2005 2:12 PM
Very nice pictures, now I would sure want to visit the campus if I come to the US.But do normal visitors get access to the whole campus like you did?
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Posted January 31, 2005 1:09 PM
Normal visitors can walk anywhere they please. It's spread over a large area and there are no gates to prevent you from driving around. You won't be able to go inside the buildings without an escort, but there is a visitors area with a museum and shop.
Posted March 24, 2005 7:54 PM
Microsoft has 8 million square feet of office space in the Redmond area. Contrast that to the Bank of America tower in downtown Seattle which has 1.5 million square feet and is the 12th tallest building in the U.S.
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Posted May 15, 2005 7:55 AM
I was looking for microsoft campus photographs for a long time and my
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Posted June 11, 2005 12:11 PM
Its a very nice collection. I havent seen such a lot collection about Microsoft.
Posted June 30, 2005 11:53 PM
hi, i've seen all of your photos. I'm interesting how can i get inforation about all of microsoft building on its campus. I'm an architect student. i lived in indonesia. in the past 2 month i heard the governent plan to cooperate with microsoft to build a full-blown microsoft reseaecrh center in idonesia, just like the one in china, india. I planned to use that issue for my thesis to get my architectural degree. my prposal was "Microsoft Research Center Indonesia. I need to know more about microsoft; programs, project, curriculum, etc. Can u help me with the information or just give me the appropriate link where i can get the information. thx.
Posted August 25, 2005 2:02 AM
Its a wonderful tour on microsoft campus, but what the thing that really amazes me is the popularity of cricket among microsoft employees, thats really interesting. Never seen these much images, and U might be lucky to get all those images shot, instead of the security.
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Posted October 21, 2005 7:24 AM
where is the microsoft campus, i need to know this for a school project
Posted October 28, 2005 10:35 PM
Hey I've worked there for years as the Landscaper and I can't believe the photos have not been taken down from the site... Microsoft is very strick about having their buildings photographed since 9-11.
Posted October 28, 2005 10:37 PM
I have a lot of photos from the summertime when all of the landscape in is full bloom. It looks like your photos are from the wither months. If you would like I may send you some more photos that I have taken.
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Posted December 27, 2005 10:39 AM
Very informative. I have always wondered what the Microsoft campus looked like and how big it was. I plan to take some vacation and travel there to take a personal tour myself when I complete MCSE 2003 later this year. Is there a chance that I will meet Mr. Gates?
Posted January 1, 2006 4:41 PM
Zach: there is 0 chance you will see Billg. sorry. I work in his building and have only seen him during meetings.
Posted January 2, 2006 12:55 PM
really beautiful pics...
im a great fan of microsoft too GOOD wrk
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Posted January 16, 2006 12:10 AM
Thanks
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Posted March 8, 2006 6:24 AM
very execllent. I am interested to view microsoft's main office . U help me
Posted March 14, 2006 5:46 AM
very nice . i hope you can post more pics. thanks for sharing !
Posted March 20, 2006 11:19 PM
very nice photos!!!! great collection!! i hav been searching for ms campus photos for long thank u for sharing !!!!! if possible please mail me !!! hope u come up with more of such collections!!! thanx!!!!
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Posted May 9, 2006 12:33 PM
Really great photos--I am doing a Microsoft powerpoint presentation. Would really like to use some of your photos.
Posted May 11, 2006 4:24 AM
hello.
your web page is very excited. would you send me more pictures of microsoft. because i want to be a part of microsoft. i am also software engineer in india.
thanks
Posted May 19, 2006 1:32 PM
would u be able to post some inside office photos??/
Posted June 13, 2006 2:03 AM
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nice pics!!! cute idea to satisfy the dreamers of microsoft job .. me tooo
Posted July 8, 2006 1:54 AM
very nice and amazing pics... its really the dreamers of microsoft job, for which i m still waiting.... :)
your site is too much excited and having nice collection, you can mail me more...
thanks for sharing and have to good luck...
Posted July 28, 2006 10:12 PM
hi very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Posted August 3, 2006 3:32 PM
One of my most enjoyable trip was to that place considering i am a techie it was like being a kid in a candy store
Posted August 15, 2006 12:01 AM
where's my pic?
Posted September 13, 2006 11:54 AM
What a fantastic tour, thank you so much.
Out of curiosity, do they still have the twinkies or did they finally come down on the side of employees living longer is a good thing?
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Posted September 13, 2006 2:26 PM
If you're interested in other pictures from the Microsoft campus, check out The Microsoft Cafeteria Tour 2006 blog at http://buckleyplanet.typepad.com/cafetour
Posted September 16, 2006 2:33 PM
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Posted September 17, 2006 7:23 AM
What a great tour, really enjoyed it.
I wonder how is it looks working inside such campus.
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Posted January 3, 2007 11:57 PM
hi Dylan Greene !
Its cool to look....you know its kind of virtual tour for me even though i am the Tech Support Engineer for Windows Vista !
cool man!
Cheers!
Padmanaban .G
Chennai,India
Posted January 16, 2007 3:33 PM
Hi, great pics. Question - Any idea of the area (in acres) of the campus? I know they have, or will have after the planned expansion, about 10 million SF of office space, but I can't find any info, other than a site plan, of how large it is in actual area.
Thanks!
Posted February 6, 2007 6:10 PM
I am Become very happy to see Campus and their structure.
Its a very nice collection. I havent seen such a lot collection about MicrosoftIts a very nice collection. I havent seen such a lot collection about Microsoft
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Posted February 21, 2007 10:57 PM
nice collection, thx!
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Posted May 30, 2007 3:33 PM
nice collection
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