Dearborn, Mich.
William McDonough + Partners / ARCADIS

Photography © Ford Motor Company/Justin Maconochie

Sustainability promotes an American tradition

Architect William McDonough + Partners (concept design architect and master planner); ARCADIS (architect, Dearborn Truck Plant) Client Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Land Development Key players Walbridge Aldinger (general contractor); ARCADIS (engineering); HarleyEllis (landscape)

Ford Motor Company needed to build a facility that would reestablish its dominance in its most profitable product line, update its manufacturing process, and position the company for future success. This facility not only reinforces the firm's image, but revitalizes the 600-acre manufacturing site on which it is built. In designing a facility that is environmentally sustainable, Ford created a 21st-century model of manufacturing on an industrial brownfield. A 10-acre "living roof" above the new truck plant will decrease the building's energy cost by 7 percent and improve air quality by 40 percent. A new visitor center allows the community to witness the positive interface between industry and environment that has been achieved.

For more images please see the November 2004 issue or Architectural Record.
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