Apple’s new Cupertino campus slated to be completed in September of this year has received its first big criticism — and it’s a big one.

In a new article titled “If You Care About Cities, Apple's New Campus Sucks”, Wired deputy editor Adam Rogers tore into the design, location, and inefficiency of Apple Park just three months before it opens. 

The centerpiece of Apple Park is a 2.5 million-square-foot ring-shaped building built in the middle of 175 acres. Other buildings on the campus include the Steve Jobs Theater auditorium, a 100,000-square-foot wellness/fitness center, a two-building research facility, transit center, and visitor center.

Rogers’ concern is that, in the long run, Apple Park will do little to nothing to benefit the city of Cupertino. Unlike other companies in Mountain View and Palo Alto, Apple has so far not announced any contribution to Cupertino's transit system or housing needs. Apple has provided buses for commuters and provided parking fees to nearby towns, which is a nice start, but also shows a focus on automobile commuting over forward-thinking modes of transportation. Considering the kind of company Apple is, it does seem strange.

It should be noted that Apple has created a recycled-water distribution system to benefit Cupertino, but Rogers says that efforts such as that “feel small” considering what they could be doing.

As of now only 10 percent of Apple’s employees live in Cupertino, which could change. If more are looking to move closer, there could be a shortage of housing. Of course if they stay where they are, that could lead to huge traffic surges. Nearly 12,000 Apple employees are expected to move to the new campus by September when the facility is completed, though some started making the move in April.

Rogers also notes that the design of Apple Park is a regression rather than a step forward. Should the company ever go belly up or decide to move, how can the ring-shaped building be repurposed? He notes that “by building a mega-headquarters straight out of the middle of the last century, Apple has exacerbated the already serious problems endemic to 21st-century suburbs like Cupertino — transportation, housing, and economics."

To illustrate his concerns, Rogers compared the setup at Apple Park to the almost-completed Salesforce Tower in nearby San Francisco. Unlike Apple’s new headquarters, ST is walking-distance to two transit stations and costs 20 percent of Apple Park. The tower was also able to achieve 1.5 million square feet of working space in just one acre, noting that building up is ultimately better for a city.