[7] In addition to the prominent 12-story office building, the Glass House includes an adjacent three-story structure accommodating an employee cafeteria, dining rooms[3] and parking garage for 1500 cars[8]—the two elements connected by a 400-foot (120 m) concourse.

[8] The headquarters was designed in the International Style[1] by noted architects Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois, both with the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

[9] Described as a "tall city in a park,"[8] the complex was master planned by William L. Pereira and Associates of Los Angeles, requiring multiple entry points to adequately serve the concentrated daily influx of cars.

[13] The long side of the building's rooftop mechanical penthouse screen walls originally featured the word "FORD" in tall block lettering–later replaced with the company's trademark Blue Oval logo.

[2] On the evening of September 15, 2008, the office lights at Ford World Headquarters were "strategically"[20][21] illuminated to spell "Happy 100 GM", in honor of its chief rival General Motors' 100th anniversary.

[20][21] In 2009, Ford illuminated the facade of the Glass House in pink for two nights, in support of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure cancer awareness program.