Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower

Building on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota
44°58′24″N 93°13′53″W / 44.9733°N 93.2314°W / 44.9733; -93.2314Elevation260 meters[1]Groundbreaking1971Completed1974OwnerUniversity of MinnesotaHeight90 meters[1]Technical detailsFloor count19

The Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower, informally known as the Moos Tower is a building on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Inside Moos Tower are labs and faculty offices for the College of Dentistry and a Caribou Coffee with a designated study lounge. The entrance of Biomedical library can also be found in Moos Tower.

Moos Tower is the tallest building on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus[3][4] and is an example of Brutalist architecture.[4] The building is often theorized to have been built to resemble a tooth, due to the College of Dentistry's presence inside.[citation needed]

History

The building is named for Malcolm Moos, who was president of the University from 1967 to 1974.[5] Moos Tower was designed by The Architects Collaborative as well as Cerny and Associates, HGA, and Setter Leach and Lindstrom in about 1970.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Looking for information on the height of Moos Tower in Minneapolis Minnesota?". www.poptix.net. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. ^ "Moos Tower | MHealth.org". www.mhealth.org. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. ^ "Moos Health Sciences Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ^ a b c "Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower, University of Minnesota". #SOSBRUTALISM. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  5. ^ "Malcolm Moos, 1967-1974". University of Minnesota - Office of the President. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15.
  6. ^ Melby, Todd (July 16, 2007). "Moos Tower: Love it or hate it?". Building Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

External links

  • Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower page on the University of Minnesota website
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