Michael Kimmelman Praises New Samsung Headquarters And Labels LG's A 'Public Shame'

New York Times columnist Michael Kimmelman praised Samsung's new U.S. headquarters Wednesday but held no punches from LG's.

Samsung is building a 1.1 million-square-foot research and development headquarters in downtown San Jose, Calif. that will include a 10-story tower, amenity pavilion and parking garage. It is also going to be have a landscaped green space that brings the campus together similar to many academic institutions and be the site of the Samsung Expo.

The headquarters designed by NBBJ is expected to be finished some time next year and got Kimmelman's stamp of approval in a recent column he authored.

"The building links to the city's light-rail system and fits into San Jose's street grid. It's eco-friendly, with de rigueur green roof and green walls, and urban-minded, by Silicon Valley standards, with public gardens, plazas and a cafe near a parking garage that is partly camouflaged behind solar panels," he wrote.