Land+Living: Saarinen's John Deere Administative Center

Saarinen's John Deere Administative Center
Category: Architecture
Posted by: James on 8/2/2004 11:08:00 PM | Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us
Deere hosts exhibit of modern buildings to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their landmark building
© Deere & Co.

The company is hosting an exhibit at their Saarinen designed headquarters in Moline, Illinois entitled Structures of Our Time: 31 Buildings That Changed Modern Life. It is a special architectural exhibit celebrating buildings that have received the American Institute of Architect's 25-Year Award. The Deere Administative Center was one of Saarinen's last designs. The surrounding pastoral landscape setting was designed by Stu Dawson of Sasaki Associates.

Link: John Deere & Company
Link: Eero Saarinen bio (via USNPS)
Link: Sasaki Associates
Via: Quad-City Times - "Deere’s World Headquarters is centerpiece of new exhibit"
Via: Quad-City Times - "Landscaping was dear to their hearts"

In 1993, the prestigious award was granted to the Deere & Company Administrative Center, which is now identified as the Deere & Company World Headquarters, in Moline, Il. Instituted in 1969, the 25-Year award honors structures that are 25-35 years old and widely recognized to be of special significance and broad influence, and representative of the enduring power of good design. Among other buildings receiving the award and included in the exhibit are the Rockefeller Center and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City; the John Hancock Center, Chicago, Ill.; and the Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Mo.

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exhibit details
Posted by michael weber on 8/25/2004 12:12:00 PM

Perhaps I missed it, but is there specific information or a link in regards to the exhibit?

Press Release
Posted by Anthony on 8/25/2004 12:46:00 PM

The only link I'm aware of is the one to the press release. If I come across anything else, I'll post it.

http://deere.com/en_US/newsroom/2004/releases/corporate/040716_exihibit.html

Research
Posted by Justin Novak on 1/25/2007 8:37:00 PM

I am a Masters of Architecture student at Arizona State University currently researching the John Deere Headquarters in Moline, Illinois by Eero Saarinen. I am hoping that anybody can help me in gaining research material or put me in contact with someone who can. The focus of my research is on the structure, systems, and skin of the design. Your cooperation in the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Justin Novak
Arizona State University

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