Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower Explained

Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower
Altitude:260 meters[1]
Architectural Style:Brutalist
Owner:University of Minnesota
Address:515 Delaware Street SE
Location Country:United States
Groundbreaking Date:1971
Completion Date:1974
Height:90 meters
Floor Count:19

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] 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.

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.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Looking for information on the height of Moos Tower in Minneapolis Minnesota?. 2021-02-07. www.poptix.net.
  2. Web site: Moos Tower MHealth.org. 2021-02-07. www.mhealth.org.
  3. Web site: Moos Health Sciences Tower. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820035959/http://www.emporis.com/building/mooshealthsciencestower-minneapolis-mn-usa. August 20, 2014. 2021-02-07. Emporis.
  4. Web site: Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower, University of Minnesota. 2021-02-07.
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  5. Web site: 2014. Malcolm Moos, 1967-1974. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150115165217/https://president.umn.edu/about/presidential-history/malcolm-moos. 2015-01-15. University of Minnesota - Office of the President.
  6. Web site: Melby. Todd. July 16, 2007. Moos Tower: Love it or hate it?. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180421094932/http://buildingminnesota.blogspot.com/2007/07/moos-tower-love-it-or-hate-it.html. 2018-04-21. 2021-02-07. Building Minnesota.