IBM Somers Office Complex

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building_name = IBM Somers Office Complex
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caption = Regional headquarters
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building_type = Corporate Offices
architectural_style = Modernist
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cost = $55 million
location = Somers, NY
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owner = IBM
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coordinates = coord|41.32072|N|73.67855|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=it
start_date = 1984
completion_date = 1987
inauguration_date = 1983
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floor_area = 1.2 million square feet
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architect = I. M. Pei
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references = The IBM Somers Office Complex is a campus of five office buildings owned by IBM in Somers, New York, United States.cite web |url=http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh092203-story01.html |title=It's Time for an iSeries BladeCenter |accessdate=2008-08-31 |last=Morgan |first=Timothy |date=2003-09-22 |work=IT Jungle |publisher=Guild Companies] Situated on a 730 acre campus, the I.M. Pei designed structures house regional headquarters for the IBM corporation.cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EEDD1439F933A25754C0A965948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |title=Somers Complex Adapts to Times |accessdate=2008-08-31 |last=Oser|first=Alan |date=1983-07-10 |publisher=NYT] Described as a "futuristic fortress", the 1.2 million square foot complex is an example of modernist architecture.cite web |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFD8173AF934A25751C1A964958260 |title= At an I.B.M. Complex, Fear and Disbelief |accessdate=2008-08-31 |last=Steinberg |first=Jacques |date=1992-12-17 |publisher=NYT]

Layout

Viewed from above, one can see the four main buildings and the central service building atop a hill. Each is in the shape of a triangle and is topped with a pyramid of glass.cite web |url= http://www.eetimes.eu/18302149 |title= IBM sets its sights on communications silicon |last=Lammers|first=David |accessdate=2008-08-31 |date=1999-07-30 |publisher=United Business Media] The buildings are located on a campus of 730 acres and in total contain 1.2 million square feet of office space. Despite job cuts in 1992 and 1999, the plant is still entirely owned by IBM and house approximately 2,000 employees in divisions such as Global Services, Software, and the Systems Group.cite web |url=http://connection.ebsscohost.com/content/article/1017762632.html |title=Possible job cuts at IBM's Sommers campus |accessdate=2008-08-31 |date=1999-10-18 |work=Westchester County Business Journal]

History

to visit the town.cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4D9113BF936A35751C1A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |title= Town Copes With Growth And Trouble It Can Bring |accessdate=2008-08-31 |last=Foderaro |first=Lisa |date=1989-12-05 |publisher=NYT] Constructed between 1984 and 1987, the $55 million complex enabled the centralization of 3,000 employees located in other facilities in the surrounding area.cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DD163FF931A25754C0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |title= Commercial Property: Westchester Offices; 20% Vacancy Casts a Pall in Once-Booming Suburb |accessdate=2008-08-31 |last=McCain |first=Mark |date=1987-07-12 |publisher=NYT] Despite initial complaints of excessive water usage and light pollution, the complex has remained a major business location in the Somers area.cite web |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DE103CF936A35757C0A96F948260&sec=&spon= |title= To many in North Salem, Skyglow Has No Romance |accessdate=2008-08-31 |last=Foderaro |first=Lisa |date=1989-04-05 |publisher=NYT]

omers Songsters

In 2003, "Somers Songsters" recorded the "IBM One Hundred Percent Club" song, to the tune of "I've Been Working On The Railroad", for the archives at the Somers complex as part of the IBM music reference room effort.cite web |url= http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/music_HP1.html |title= "IBM One Hundred Percent Club" |accessdate=2008-08-31 |date=2003-04-28 |publisher=IBM]

Awards

In 1990 the Somers complex was given IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition for:

ee also

*Thomas J. Watson Research Center

References