thomas heatherwick + bjarke ingels slated for google’s new california HQ
(left) portrait of thomas heatherwick by elena heatherwick
(right) portrait of bjarke ingels by ulrik jantzen

 

 

 

google is set to announce that their new mountain view headquarters in california will be designed by the collaborative firms of bjarke ingels and thomas heatherwick. according to the new york times, the series of canopy-like buildings will include bike and pedestrian paths, and is one of several development proposals from various companies expected to be submitted to the city council this friday (27th).

 

‘these companies are world-class corporations bringing worldwide attention to mountain view, and mountain view needs to evolve to a world-class city,’ said ken s. rosenberg, one of seven members of the city council. ‘one of the criteria of a world-class city is that it is architecturally interesting.’

 

more details are set to be publicly released in due course, but both parties have already confirmed their involvement in the scheme.