Some 50 years ago, Bell Labs was bustling and full of life. But that was over a half-century ago — since 2007, Bell Labs in Holmdel, New Jersey, has been empty. It was shut down when its owner, French telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent, consolidated research facilities, leaving all of its 1.9 million square feet vacant and waiting for either destruction or revival. Can Bell Labs be reimagined while maintaining its architectural roots?