Wow sending me down a rabbit hole of HQ iconic designs. The next time I’m in Minneapolis I’m roadtripping to FLW’s Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine Wisconsin - it is still in use and his design is incredibly well preserved.
That place is WILD. FLW designed three-legged chairs for the secretaries to use and they revolted (imagine how uncomfortable...). My favorite part is the lab tower.
Weyerhauser had the most incredible HQ campus built and then left it for a shiny, new, average piece of architecture in Downtown Seattle. It sits vacant and incredible to this day.
That one is unbelievable, you're right. If I recall correctly, critic Alexandra Lange first hipped me to it. She's written about it on and off over the years including here, comparing it to the then-new Apple HQ:
Wow sending me down a rabbit hole of HQ iconic designs. The next time I’m in Minneapolis I’m roadtripping to FLW’s Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine Wisconsin - it is still in use and his design is incredibly well preserved.
That place is WILD. FLW designed three-legged chairs for the secretaries to use and they revolted (imagine how uncomfortable...). My favorite part is the lab tower.
Weyerhauser had the most incredible HQ campus built and then left it for a shiny, new, average piece of architecture in Downtown Seattle. It sits vacant and incredible to this day.
https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/weyerhaeuser-international-headquarters
https://www.som.com/projects/weyerhaeuser-corporate-headquarters/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sX1w5TKanTsSABnYA
That one is unbelievable, you're right. If I recall correctly, critic Alexandra Lange first hipped me to it. She's written about it on and off over the years including here, comparing it to the then-new Apple HQ:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/recycle-headquarters