The Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters is a

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building in

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, Washington and the former home of

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land company

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. The campus was designed by architect

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and landscape architect Peter Walker. The campus was sold by Weyerhaeuser in 2016 when the company moved to a new office in

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's Pioneer Square. The property was purchased by Industrial Realty Group and renamed to Woodbridge Corporate Park.

References

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, url-access=subscription , access-date=May 22, 2024 , archive-url= , archive-date= , quote=The Weyerhaeuser site near Seattle, praised for its balance of building and landscape, is at the center of a battle between conservationists and a developer. {{cite news , last=Berg , first=Nate , date=February 9, 2021 , title=The world's most beautiful corporate campus is about to be turned into industrial buildings , url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90602469/the-worlds-most-beautiful-corporate-campus-is-about-to-be-turned-into-warehouses , work=

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, url-access=subscription , access-date=May 22, 2024 , archive-url= , archive-date= , quote=The Weyerhaeuser campus paved the way for environmentally conscious corporate buildings. Now it’s under threat. Brutalist architecture in Washington (state) Modernist architecture Sustainable buildings in the United States Weyerhaeuser Corporate headquarters in the United States Federal Way, Washington