General Motors Technical Center
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General Motors facility
corporate research and design campus
landmark
modernist architectural complex
The General Motors Technical Center is a landmark mid-20th-century corporate research and design campus in Warren, Michigan, celebrated as a masterpiece of modernist architecture and planning.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
General Motors facility
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corporate research and design campus ⓘ landmark ⓘ modernist architectural complex ⓘ |
| architect |
Eero Saarinen
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Eliel Saarinen ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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modernist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Modernist architecture in Michigan
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Research and development centers in the United States ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfHeritageDesignation | 2014 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasPart |
design studios
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laboratories ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ office buildings ⓘ proving and testing facilities ⓘ roadways and circulation system ⓘ water features ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | Thomas Church ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Warren, Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Macomb County, Michigan
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Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| notableFor |
automotive research and development
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design and styling of General Motors vehicles ⓘ integration of architecture, landscape, and engineering ⓘ mid-20th-century corporate campus planning ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator | General Motors ⓘ |
| ownedBy | General Motors ⓘ |
| partOf | General Motors global engineering network ⓘ |
| planner | Eero Saarinen ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
automotive engineering
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industrial design ⓘ product development ⓘ |
| significantBuilding |
Central cafeteria
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Design Dome ⓘ Engineering buildings ⓘ Research laboratories ⓘ Styling building ⓘ Water Tower ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
General Motors Technical Center, Warren, Michigan
this entity surface form:
GM Global Technical Center
this entity surface form:
GM engineering divisions
this entity surface form:
GM Technical Center
this entity surface form:
General Motors Technical Center campus
subject surface form:
Eero Saarinen