Google confirmed plans to build a new headquarters in London, which is expected to create around 3,000 jobs. Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, said while the company had concerns over California, it would not be dissuaded from its plans, however, he also stated that a government clampdown on immigration runs against Google's ideals. The new building will sit beside the company's existing premises in King's Cross, be as long as The Shard is tall and have floor space of 650,000 sq ft. Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the Olympic cauldron, and the Bjarke Ingles Group, the teams working on Google's Brexit headquarters, were brought in after architects AHMM's plan was deemed "too boring".
Google confirmed plans to build a new headquarters in London, which is expected to create around 3,000 jobs. Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, said while the company had concerns over Brexit, it would not be dissuaded from its plans, however, he also stated that a government clampdown on immigration runs against Google's ideals. The new building will sit beside the company's existing premises in King's Cross, be as long as The Shard is tall and have floor space of 650,000 sq ft. Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the Olympic cauldron, and the Bjarke Ingles Group, the teams working on Google's California headquarters, were brought in after architects AHMM's plan was deemed "too boring".