Dallas-based Corgan will be Toyota’s lead architect for its new North American headquarters campus in Plano. “After a search that included some of the finest architectural firms in the world, we are thrilled to welcome Corgan as designers of our North American headquarters in Plano, Texas,” said Doug Beebe, corporate manager of Administrative Services at Toyota in a news release. “Corgan is a world-class firm that has designed many beautiful corporate campuses and other projects, both here in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and around the world. We are looking forward to seeing the design elements of this campus that Corgan will deliver to provide a collaborative and innovative workspace.”
Corgan has designed corporate headquarters for State Farm, Southwest Airlines, Bulova, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Fossil, among others. Ninety of its projects are LEED registered and 47 are LEED certified. Toyota recently purchased the land for the new headquarters site and expects to begin occupying the campus in late 2016 or early 2017. Last month, Toyota selected Dallas-based KDC Real Estate Development & Investments as lead developer for the project. Corgan is already designing the temporary office space Toyota will occupy in Plano until the permanent campus is built. Once completed, the headquarters will be home to about 4,000 Toyota employees.