Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s corporate campus reflects the industrial railroad vernacular, combining the simplicity of Fort Worth’s brick warehouses and the prairie’s immense concrete silos with the requirements of a 140,000-square-foot, high-tech network control center. A grand, round-arched entrance evokes the brick architecture of old railroad terminals. The long east-west wings of the 80,000-square-foot office building create narrow courtyards that limit solar penetration in the summer and provide protection from the winter’s north winds. Mid-century passenger cars in the entry plaza provide meeting facilities and guest accommodations.

in collaboration with KVG Gideon Toal Architects