empire state building

When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy.

Various toys around Google's massive New York headquarters encourage employees to unwind and think freely. There's a game room featuring a pool table, ball pit and the video game system Wii.

There's a big batch of Legos that staffers can use to construct whatever they like; on this particular spring day, one has created a replica of the Empire State Building, while another has made a large gree...