Apple's 'Spaceship' HQ Delayed to 2016

Apple's plans for constructing a spaceship-inspired headquarters based in Cupertino may have been delayed to mid-2016. An updated proposal filed with the city revealed a delay from the initial plan of a 2015 launch. Apple wanted to break ground this year, but an environmental impact report may not be completed until June, 2013.

"They could conceivably break ground in 2013, but only if everything goes smoothly," said Cupertino City Manager David Brandt. He pointed to the fact that the situation relies on the city council's approval, as well as lack of opposition from residents. "The project is running a little bit slow."

Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs revealed the plans for the headquarters last year. It's designed as one large circle boasting four stories and 2.8 million square feet. The firm said in 2011 that it hopes to have 12,000 employees on the campus, an increase from around 2,800 in its current headquarters. In revised proposals, however, the figure has increased to 14,000.

During his statement presented to the Cupertino City Council last year, Jobs said the building is "a bit like a spaceship landed," in addition to the fact that it doesn't have a single "straight piece of glass...it's all curved." The campus itself is said to be 80 percent landscape, accompanied by 7,000 trees.

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