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Apple wanted part of its new $5 billion campus to look like a laptop — here's how close it got (AAPL)

Employees are moving into Apple's new $5 billion campus, Apple Park, which has been in the works since 2006.

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But one part of the campus hasn't been finished yet: the Steve Jobs Theater, where Apple is expected to launch future products, like upcoming iPhones.

The Steve Jobs Theater is impressive, and its crowning feature is a circular carbon-fiber roof that hangs way over its walls.

The project's architects say the underground theater was designed to resemble an Apple laptop — specifically, the MacBook Air, according to The Wall Street Journal. The architects even had to hide wires in joints between the building's glass walls, adding more weight to Apple's reputation for attention to tiny design details.

Take a look — here's the auditorium under construction, as of last month:

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Here's a look a little bit closer to ground level. You can see where the MacBook Air inspired the design at the edge of the carbon-fiber roof:

And for reference, here's Apple's MacBook Air:

On Sunday, Matthew Roberts, who has recorded the progress of Apple Park for over a year through drone photography, uploaded a video of how far the campus has come:

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