LABORATORY SERIES. No.03. Skunk Works hanger in Palmdale, CA. Founded by Kelly Johnson in 1943 under the motto “quick, quiet, quality,” Skunk Works is the official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program (ADP). The secret research-cum-development facility developed a working model that granted small teams space to work in undisclosed locations, with relative autonomy from corporate bureaucracy and standard procedures. The rules of engagement are outlined by Kelly in “14 Rules and Practices.” Today, the term Skunk Works has become synonymous with the “space of innovation” coopted by corporate tech giants. Photo: Wikipedia.
LABORATORY SERIES. No.01. Bell Labs in Holmdel, New Jersey. Abandoned two million square foot research and development facility designed by Eero Saarinen in 1962 for the Bell System. The sprawling 472-acre Bell Labs Holmdel Complex once housed more than 6,000 engineers and researchers. Photo: s o d a p o p / flickr.
