Type Educational Completed 1981 Height 49 m Opened 1981 | Location Provo, Utah Floor count 12 Floors 12 | |
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Architects Emil B. Fetzer, John Fetzer Similar N Eldon Tanner Building, Jesse Knight Building, Ernest L Wilkinson Student C, Franklin S Harris Fine Arts Center, Joseph Smith Building | ||
The Spencer W. Kimball Tower, also known as the SWKT /ˈswɪkᵻt/ or Kimball Tower, is a 12-story building that houses classrooms and administrative offices on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah.
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Map of Spencer W. Kimball Tower, Provo, UT 84604, USA
Honorary name
The building is named after Spencer Kimball, the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Design
Completed in 1981, the building stands at 161 feet 6 inches (49.23 m) as the highest building in Provo, Utah. To offset a corridor effect, the building was positioned at a 45-degree angle to nearby buildings.
Tenants
The building houses Brigham Young University's College of Family, Home and Social Sciences and College of Nursing and their various subsidiary departments and programs.
References
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