Client: Zurich North AmericaSource: Chicago Tribune"Insurance company Zurich North America moved into a new Schaumburg campus last year, drawing attention from the Tribune’s architecture critic Blair Kamin, who called the new building a “powerful display.” The massive 11-story office includes more than an acre of green roof space, walking trails, a fitness center and a variety
Client: ZurichSource: Crain’s Chicago Business Crain’s Architecture Critic, Edward Keegan, reviews Zurich new suburban headquarters:The building's overall 11-story height is generally consistent with the taller buildings scattered throughout the nearby suburbs, but its composition of three interlocked horizontal volumes wrapped in a glimmering glass skin give it a distinctive presence. It doesn't read as particularly tall,
Client: ZurichSource: Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune’s Blair Kamin writes that Zurich’s new North American headquarters is quite a sight:“Suburban office buildings tend to be cut from the same dull cookie-cutter, so when one comes along that grabs your eye, it's an event. Such is the case with the impressive new Zurich North America headquarters along Interstate
Client: ZurichSource: Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune’s architectural critic, Blair Kamin, wrote a preview of several not-to-miss architectural projects this fall, including Zurich’s new North American headquarters in Schaumburg:“A stake in suburbia: Defying the trend of companies moving offices from the suburbs to downtown, Swiss global insurer Zurich will open an eye-grabbing North American headquarters along Interstate
Client: Zurich North AmericaSource: Chicago Business Now Zurich’s new North American HQ in Schaumburg proves its recommitment and investment in Chicago’s suburban real estate market. Though several companies have fled downtown, the suburban market is stronger than it has been in years: Our leasing panel (NAI Hiffman EVP Jim Adler, Choose DuPage CEO John Carpenter, Hamilton
Zurich: Zurich's Dennis Kerrigan has led management of the project since its inception, first helping the company decide to stay in Schaumburg rather than move to Chicago: "In his nearly 25-year legal career, Dennis Kerrigan has been a prosecutor, a Big Law partner and a general counsel for insurer Zurich North America.Two years ago, he added an unexpected
Zurich: The Huffington Post's Amanda Schneider explains how Zurich got it right: Jennifer Kyung, Headquarters Business Lead at Zurich said, "We use data to make other decisions, why wouldn't we use the same approach to make decisions for people to be effective in the workplace? This building is not just a new building, but a catalyst on our journey
Zurich:'Topping Out' ceremony at new North American headquarters a massive success:"Clayco and Zurich celebrated the high point of construction on Zurich’s new North American headquarters with a Topping Out Ceremony on August 13. Upon completion, the 750,000 square-foot building will reflect the company’s global reach and world-class stature through its bold simplicity in form, timeless
Zurich: Zurich's new project, set for completion in the fall of 2016, will serve both employees and the environment: "In the case of Zurich North American and the campus' developer and design builder, Clayco, it goes full tilt ahead in both directions — from native plant landscaping that’s pleasing to the eye and mind, to structural
Zurich: Final beam lifted into place at new Zurich campus, bringing monumental project one step closer to completion: "Though the topping-out was a major milestone in the new building's construction, its completion won't occur until the fall of 2016 when it will welcome approximately 2,500 employees and contractors." Read More: Daily Herald, "New Zurich building