Photos: Kia Motors America's U.S. Corporate Campus Named To Prestigious 2009 International Architecture Awards List
Corporate and Vehicle Design Facilities Recognized for Innovative and Efficient Design
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18 -- Kia Motors America's (KMA) Corporate Headquarters and the state-of-the-art Kia Design Center America (KDCA), both located on KMA's 21.7 acre corporate campus in Irvine, Calif., have been named to the 2009 International Architecture Awards List, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd.
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The International Architecture Awards highlight and recognize the world's foremost architectural solutions for the designs of new skyscrapers, corporate buildings, institutions, arts facilities, airports, private homes, industrial structures and urban planning projects. The selected projects challenge new approaches to design and can be viewed at: http://www.chiathenaeum.org/archawards/2009/index.html.
"Our custom-built headquarters and dedicated design center were conceived to serve as a distinctive architectural gateway to the City of Irvine and reaffirms our commitment to the U.S. market," said John Yoon, vice president of human resources/administration and general counsel, KMA. "Being named to this influential list of world-renowned projects furthers Kia Motors' emphasis on design in all areas - from award winning vehicle designs to the architecture surrounding the development of them."
The KMA campus - a $130-million investment - was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. The 239,000-square-foot modern glass and steel main structure features a 36,000-square-foot reflecting pool visible to drivers on Interstate 5. KMA was one of the first companies in Irvine to voluntarily install an eco-friendly bioswale system in its parking lot to remove silt and pollution from surface water runoff. The landscaping features drought-resistant plants, and reclaimed water is used for landscaping irrigation and toilets. Lighting design is by SOM - Architecture/Interiors, and Patrick B. Quigley & Associates (PBQA). The property is managed by RiverRock Real Estate Group, Inc.
Kia Motors Product Line
Kia Motors America offers a dynamic and diverse product line to meet the needs of all lifestyles. The vehicle line features the stylish and all-new Forte compact sedan and all-new two-door Forte Koup, the highly personalizable Soul, functional Rondo CUV, award-winning Sedona minivan, purposeful Optima midsize sedan and versatile yet fuel-efficient Rio and Rio5 subcompacts. The vehicle line also features the affordably luxurious Borrego and value-packed Sportage SUVs, while the all-new 2011 Sorento CUV arrives in showrooms in January 2010.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 650 dealers throughout the United States. For 2008, KMA recorded its 14th consecutive year of increased U.S. market share and more recently achieved its best quarter of sales ever in 2009. Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline "The Power to Surprise."
Kia Motors America is the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA." Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its Web site - www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.
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