John Deere World Headquarters
Encyclopedia
The John Deere World Headquarters is a complex of four buildings located on 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) of land in Moline, Illinois
, United States. The complex serves as corporate headquarters for John Deere
.
, who died before its construction was complete. The project was finished by architect Kevin Roche
. It was built of COR-TEN weathering steel.
of Sasaki Associates landscape architecture firm. The design picked up a ASLA Classic Award in 1991, and is considered by many to be the archetypal corporate setting.
Moline, Illinois
Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...
, United States. The complex serves as corporate headquarters for John Deere
John Deere
John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world...
.
History
The complex opened on April 20, 1964. The buildings were designed by architect Eero SaarinenEero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen was a Finnish American architect and industrial designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.-Biography:Eero Saarinen shared the same birthday as his father,...
, who died before its construction was complete. The project was finished by architect Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche is an Irish-American architect known for his creative work with glass.Born in Dublin, Roche spent his formative years in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork before he graduated from University College Dublin in 1945. He then worked with Michael Scott from 1945-1946...
. It was built of COR-TEN weathering steel.
Landscaping
The design for the campus was created by the late Hideo SasakiHideo Sasaki
Sasaki Hideo was an influential American landscape architect.-Biography:Sasaki Hideo was born in Reedley, California, on 25 November 1919. He grew up working on his family's California truck farm, and harvesting crops on Arizona farms. He began his college studies at the University of California,...
of Sasaki Associates landscape architecture firm. The design picked up a ASLA Classic Award in 1991, and is considered by many to be the archetypal corporate setting.