Getting design approval to build the SC Johnson complex was, well, complex. At one point, Wright had to prove the Wisconsin Industrial Commission was wrong so that the building process could go forward. And long before Google, the SC Johnson Headquarters building changed the modern workspace.

  When you consider that the Tate building, as it stands today, is the result of more than 15 years of construction spread out over a nearly 80-year history, it’s somewhat ironic that you can build the model in only a few evenings.  Read on below to learn more about the Tate's history, or for some insight into how the model was developed, cli...