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Published: Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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General Mills Corporate Campus

Designed by oslund.and.assoc, this landscape design of a classic 1950's modernist SOM-designed corporate campus seeks to bind the new buildings with a pastoral setting.

By: oslund.and.assoc.

Architecture-Page | General Mills Corporate Campus by oslund.and.assoc.
At twilight, the exterior patio space and new building appear to float on a motionless plane of water.

Architecture-Page | General Mills Corporate Campus by oslund.and.assoc.
A band of Mexican beach pebbles cleanly frames the architecture's reflection in the newly created pond.

Architecture-Page | General Mills Corporate Campus by oslund.and.assoc.
Clean spatial arrangement and use of glass curtain walls allow the dining terrace and the interior dining room to function as one space.

Places for employee respite and interaction, as well as large gatherings were a strong desire of the client. In response, two courtyards on two different levels were designed by the landscape architect to act as reflections of each other and address the programmatic needs of the site.

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