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General Motors Technical Center

Creator(s)
architectural firm: Eero Saarinen & Associates (American, 1950-1961), architectural firm: Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates (American, 20th century), landscape architect: Thomas Dolliver Church (American, 1902-1978)
Time period
creation date: 1951-1956
Location
Site: Warren (Michigan, United States)
Cultural context
American
Description
aerial view, General Motors VEC Vehicle Engineering Center at the GM Technical Center Campus; Saarinen and Swanson, in conjunction with landscape architect Thomas Church, designed a modern complex composed of a central, seven-acre irregular-shaped laek with five groups of connected buildings surrounding it." Source: Docomomo US Website. The center is both a US National Historic Place and US National Historic Landmark., 2014
Mound Road and Twelve Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
Work type
Industrial complex
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Rights
© Alex S. MacLean / Landslides
Access rights
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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