Ford World Headquarters, Corporate headquarters in Dearborn, United States
Ford World Headquarters is a 12-story glass building in Dearborn that contains offices and administrative spaces for the company's global operations. The facility sits on a 174-acre campus and provides workspaces, dining areas, parking structures, and meeting spaces.
The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and opened to employees in 1956. It marked a new approach to corporate architecture and showed how modern design principles could be applied to major company headquarters.
The building displays International Style architecture with its glass exterior that opens the interior to view and allows flexible work areas. The modern spaces reflect how large companies organized their operations in the mid-1900s.
The location is easy to spot from the outside and sits in Dearborn where parking is readily available. Visitors should know that this is an active workplace and access may be limited in certain areas.
The exterior of the building features more than 6,600 porcelain enamel composite panels, which was one of the largest uses of this material at the time of construction. These special panels give the building a distinctive look and protect the structure from weathering.
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