Callison Partnership Completes 16th Project for Microsoft World Headquarters

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The Callison Partnership has completed the 16th project it has designed for Microsoft, a three-story, 230,000 square-foot building that is part of the company's 260-acre World Headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. The new structure is home to software design/development, programming, and a cafeteria, and serves as the gateway building linking the World Headquarters to the city of Redmond. Microsoft is one of the world's greatest business success stories, with a workforce that has grown from 400 people in 1984 to around 10,000 today.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Callison Partnership has designed and built approximately 2 million square feet of buildings for Microsoft's World Headquarters to date, including 16 projects.
  • The new building, which was completed in 1994, is the latest addition to Microsoft's World Headquarters campus and serves as the gateway building to the city of Redmond.
  • The Callison Partnership has relied on cutting-edge Computer Aided Design applications to produce 3-D images and documents that guide the design and construction process, allowing the team to stay ahead of rapid design and construction schedules.
  • Microsoft has experienced explosive growth, increasing its workforce from 400 people in 1984 to around 10,000 today.
  • The Callison Partnership is an award-winning design firm with a team of 280, serving an international clientele with projects throughout the United States, China, Japan, Latin America, and the Middle East.
  • The firm's clients include Nordstrom, Microsoft, Boeing, Eddie Bauer, Bank of America, Bank of China, Banco de Chile, and The Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.

Statistics:

  • 2 million square feet of buildings designed and built by Callison for Microsoft's World Headquarters to date
  • 16 projects designed by Callison for Microsoft World Headquarters in total
  • 10,000 people employed at Microsoft as of the early 1990s
  • 400 people employed at Microsoft in 1984
  • 280 people on the team at Callison Partnership
  • 260 acres of land encompassing Microsoft's World Headquarters campus
  • 230,000 square feet of the new building designed by Callison for Microsoft
  • 1984: Year in which Microsoft began its campus Master Plan
  • 1992: Year in which design on the new building began
  • 1994: Year in which the new building was completed
  • 1973: Year in which The Callison Partnership was founded

Sources:

  • "Advanced Software Brings Business Benefits, Emphasis on Architecture in Callison Partnership Work with Microsoft". Business Wire. 9 November 1994.
  • The Callison Partnership.