IBM Rochester

Rochester Technology Campus
Rochester Technology Campus
General information
Status	Completed
Address	3605 Highway 52 North
Town or city	Rochester, Minnesota
Country	United States
Coordinates	44°03′30″N 92°30′20″W / 44.05833°N 92.50556°W
Current tenants	IBM, Western Digital
Groundbreaking	1956
Inaugurated	September 30, 1958
Owner	Industrial Realty Group
Technical details
Floor count	3
Floor area	3,100,000 sq ft (290,000 m2)
Grounds	492 acres (200 hectares)
Other information
Public transit access	RPT
Website
	https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/rochester/rochester_intro.html

The Rochester Technology Campus is a facility shared by several companies in Rochester, Minnesota. The initial structure was designed by Eero Saarinen, who clad the structure in blue panels of varying hues after being inspired by the Minnesota sky^[1] and the nickname of the first occupant, Big Blue.^[2]

^ Thao, Susan (August 2, 2019). "Was Minnesota the inspiration behind IBM's nickname "Big Blue"?". TPT Originals. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ Zemsky, Robert (2013). Checklist for Change: Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise. Rutgers University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0813561349. Located eighty-five miles due south of the Twin Cities, Rochester is the home of both the Mayo Clinic and a major IBM facility housed in an Euro Saarinen edifice affectionately known as the Big Blue Zoo.

[1] Thao, Susan (August 2, 2019). "Was Minnesota the inspiration behind IBM's nickname "Big Blue"?". TPT Originals. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[2] Zemsky, Robert (2013). Checklist for Change: Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise. Rutgers University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0813561349. Located eighty-five miles due south of the Twin Cities, Rochester is the home of both the Mayo Clinic and a major IBM facility housed in an Euro Saarinen edifice affectionately known as the Big Blue Zoo.

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