IBM Building 25

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	IBM Building 25
Designer	John Savage Bolles , FAIA
Location	San Jose, California, USA
Date	to 1957
Building Type	Computer Research Facility
Construction System	Steel frame with glass
Climate	Mild temperate
Context	suburban
Architectural Style	Corporate Modern
Street Address	5600 Cottle Road
Notes	aka Advanced Research Building. Home to researchers who developed the first flying-head disk drive. Named 1958 Plant of the Year by Factory-Maintenance and Management.

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- 1.1 Building Damaged by Fire
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[edit] Discussion

This building is currently the subject of a legal dispute between local preservationists and a large home improvement store chain. The Preservation Action Council contend that the building is significant to the history of Silicon Valley and should not be demolished to make way for new commercial construction.

[edit] Building Damaged by Fire

This building was severely damaged by fire on March 07, 2008. Efforts are underway to preserve part of the building as the site is redeveloped by the Lowe's home improvement store chain.