What Ever Happened to the “Original Green Building”?

A suburban office campus from the 1970s reveals the enduring potential of ecological design.

SOM
8 min readMar 21, 2019

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The terraced roofs of the former Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters building, the winner of AIA’s 25 Year Award in 2001. Photo © Ezra Stoller | ESTO

“The skyscraper on its side.”

“A natural outgrowth of the earth.”

“Eden meets corporate America.”

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