The Deere and Company Administrative Center rises within a wooded ravine outside Moline, Illinois, designed by Eero Saarinen as one of his final projects before his death in 1961, with the building completed posthumously in 1964 under his successor firm Roche and Dinkeloo, which later added a matching wing in 1978. Saarinen chose Cor-Ten weathering steel as the building's primary structural and exterior material, one of the first major applications of the material in American architecture, allowing its surface to oxidize into a dark, stable rust patina intended to harmonize the building with the surrounding trees rather than requiring paint or other maintenance. The building's deeply recessed, trellis-like sunscreens and glass walls were designed to blend the interior offices visually into the wooded ravine setting, reflecting John Deere's identity as an agricultural equipment manufacturer. The complex helped popularize Cor-Ten steel as a mainstream architectural material in the decades that followed. The American Institute of Architects recognized it with its Twenty-Five Year Award in 1993.
Facts
Building Type LocationOne John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois, United States 1 Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
Uses Element
Source John Deere World Headquarters (Wikipedia)
Source John Deere World Headquarters (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. John Deere World Headquarters (Wikipedia)
Lead section
The John Deere World Headquarters (or John Deere Administration Center) is the corporate headquarters for the agricultural equipment manufacturing company
Infobox, location row
Location: One John Deere Place, Moline, Illinois, United States
Infobox, opened row
Opened: April 20, 1964
- Wikipedia "John Deere World Headquarters" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
The Deere and Company Administrative Center rises within a wooded ravine outside Moline, Illinois, designed by Eero Saarinen as one of his final projects before his death in 1961, with the building completed posthumously in 1964 under his successor firm Roche and Dinkeloo, which later added a matching wing in 1978. Saarinen chose Cor-Ten weathering steel as the building's primary structural and exterior material, one of the first major applications of the material in American architecture, allowing its surface to oxidize into a dark, stable rust patina intended to harmonize the building with the surrounding trees rather than requiring paint or other maintenance. The building's deeply recessed, trellis-like sunscreens and glass walls were designed to blend the interior offices visually into the wooded ravine setting, reflecting John Deere's identity as an agricultural equipment manufacturer. The complex helped popularize Cor-Ten steel as a mainstream architectural material in the decades that followed. The American Institute of Architects recognized it with its Twenty-Five Year Award in 1993.
Uses Element: Glass, Wikipedia lead
The main building, display building, and Deere West are clad with Cor-Ten weathering steel and glass.
Uses Element: Corten Steel, Wikipedia lead
The main building, display building, and Deere West are clad with Cor-Ten weathering steel and glass.
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