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Encyclopedia > General Motors Technical Center

The GM Technical Center is a General Motors facility in Warren, Michigan. The acclaimed campus is home to 16,000 GM engineers and technicians and has been the center of the company's engineering effort for 50 years. General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the worlds largest car manufacturer. ... Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...


The "Tech Center" was designed by architect Eero Saarinen, with construction beginning in 1949. The campus was completed in 1955 and ceremonially opened by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 16, 1956. The facility cost the company approximately US$100,000,000 at the time. The American Institute of Architects honored it in 1986 as the most outstanding architectural project of its era. Saarinens Gateway Arch frames The Old Courthouse, which sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, near the rivers edge. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Eisenhower redirects here. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional organization for architects in the United States. ...


The Tech Center sprawls across 330 acres of land and includes 11 miles of roads and 1.1 miles of tunnels. It includes 25 main buildings and numerous additional structures including a water tower and 22 acre lake.


Main Tech Center areas:

  • Research & Development
    • The Metallurgy Building
    • The Administration Building and exhibition hall
  • Design Center
  • The Lake
  • Engineering Buildings
  • The Central Cafeteria
  • Manufacturing Centers
    • Manufacturing A Building
    • Manufacturing B Building

Sources

  • GM Technical Center 40th Anniversary. GM.com. Retrieved on October 3, 2006.


 

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