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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| 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
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| constructionStartDate |
1949
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| country |
United States
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| dateOfHeritageDesignation |
2014
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| describedBySource |
National Park Service
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| 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 listing → |
| inception |
1949
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| landscapeArchitect |
Thomas Church
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| locatedIn |
Warren, Michigan
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Macomb County, Michigan
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Michigan → |
| locatedNear |
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
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| operator |
General Motors
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| ownedBy |
General Motors
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| partOf |
General Motors global engineering network
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| planner |
Eero Saarinen
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| 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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Cadillac Celestiq
("GM Global Technical Center")
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Eero Saarinen
("General Motors Technical Center, Warren, Michigan")
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Warren, Michigan
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Eero Saarinen
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Eero Saarinen
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