John Deere Headquarters
Title
John Deere Headquarters
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 28, 2015
Creator
Saarinen, Eero
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Illinois (state)
Moline (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
office buildings
Description
View across a lake looking at John Deere Headquarters in Moline, Illinois designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1963. "Saarinen designed a complex of three buildings. The main office building, which is seven stories high, rises from the floor of a wooded ravine and faces two ponds. A glass-enclosed bridge connects the main building to a product-display building and a 350-seat auditorium … Saarinen satisfied Hewitt's instruction that the buildings look down-to-earth by using Cor-ten steel for the exterior structure of the building. Cor-ten, a material that resists corrosion by forming a protective coating of iron oxide, develops an earthy color as it ages, much like newly plowed soil,"-- Architectuul website.
Material/Medium
steel (alloy)
glass (material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-208
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