Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center

The Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center is the North American headquarters and main research and development facility for the automobile manufacturer Chrysler. in the United States. It is located in the Metro Detroit city of Auburn Hills, Michigan. Completed in 1996, the complex has 5,300,000 square feet on 504 acres located near Interstate 75.
CRSS Architects designed the FCA US LLC Headquarters and Technology Center in a cross-axial formation where its elongated atrium topped concourses converge with an octagonal radiant skylight at its center. The rounded-off exterior corners are meant to evoke a polished car body. It was reported on an NPR game-show that according to a Businessweek article, the Chrysler headquarters was designed so that it could be converted to a shopping mall. It was later reported, based on mall industry analysis and speculation from local real estate investors, that the mall design story was a hoax. Chrysler also has executive offices at the landmark Chrysler House in downtown Detroit.

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