Apple won the approval of the Cupertino City Council on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to create its new "spaceship" headquarters.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company presented a 3D model of the proposed campus before the city, which unanimously approved its planning application two years after Steve Jobs announced the construction plans at a town hall meeting in June 2011.
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The Cupertino City Council will meet again on Nov. 15 for one final vote, but the San Jose Mercury News calls this a formality.
Last week, the San Jose Mercury News revealed a first look at a 3D model of Apple's proposed new "spaceship" headquarters. The publication also posted a Tout video on its website that gets up close with the huge model:

It was the first physical model of the new facility exposed to the public, but previous renderings revealed a dark-colored roof with solar panels, a corporate auditorium, additional parking and a jogging path. Images also included a 45,000-square-foot fitness center.
The building is expected to open in 2015 or 2016.
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Apple’s updated plans for its cutting-edge Apple Campus 2 design show four levels of offices, sprawling landscape, a cafeteria, corporate auditorium and a fitness center. The design shape is still the same as it was initially proposed back in June, with a sleek, circular main building and glass surrounding the exterior.
The latest renderings of Apple Campus 2 show more places for employees to unwind, including a 45,000 sq. ft. fitness center and a jogging path.
The exterior of the main building.
Earlier this year, Apple submitted a 175 acre development proposal to replace existing office and research buildings in the area – most of which was previously occupied by the Hewlett Packard (HP) campus. The company is making modifications to the area's existing buildings and land.
Apple will be filling its grounds with lots and lots of greenery. Trees, shrubs and flowers will inundate the 175-acre campus.
Apple also released a rendering of what the campus will look like from the outside. Again, there are lots of trees.
Speaking of trees, the various colors indicate what type of greenery will be added to the space, from love trees to – of course – Apple trees.
Apple Campus 2 is expected to open in 2015.