Apple's futuristic new headquarters has been
hit by old-fashioned red tape delays and will not be ready for
occupancy until 2016, Bloomberg news service reported Wednesday.
Apple had originally planned to break ground on its new building
this year, but that has been pushed back to 2014 due to delays in
completing the environmental impact study of the massive new
structure, which will accommodate up to 12,000 employees.
The building, designed by renowned British architect Sir Norman
Foster, features an enormous closed ring design which many, including
the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, have compared to a UFO. Jobs laid
out plans for the building last year just months before his death,
and it is expected to be one of his enduring legacies to the company.
The building, which will sit on a 71 hectare site close to the
company's current headquarters in Cupertino, California will be one
of the largest in the world with a floor area of 260,000 square
metres. It will include an underground garage with space for 10,000
cars and the campus will feature over 7,000 trees.
The report said that the city intends to post the development
plans online in the next few weeks after it bolsters its servers to
cope with the expected deluge of interest from Apple fans worldwide.
