Google submits plans for 'landscraper' London headquarters

Construction on building that is longer than the Shard is tall set to begin in King's Cross in 2018

Google has officially submitted plans for its new 92,000-square metre "landscraper" London headquarters, with the intention of beginning construction on the building in 2018.

Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios, the team behind TfL's New Bus for London and the 2012 Olympic Cauldron, the building will stand 11 storeys tall and stretch parallel to the platforms of London's King's Cross railway station.