Buck Institute / Async Research Facility

The I.M. Pei-designed Buck Institute was 3D-scanned by Kane Parsons to become the Async Research Facility in his original YouTube series, and the building is glimpsed again as Async in the A24 film. Working research campus, view from the road.

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