Spencer W. Kimball Tower
| Spencer W. Kimball Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Educational |
| Location | Provo, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°14′51″N 111°39′04″W / 40.24750°N 111.65111°WCoordinates: 40°14′51″N 111°39′04″W / 40.24750°N 111.65111°W |
| Completed | 1981 |
| Height | 162 feet (49 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hal Beecher John Fetzer Emil B. Fetzer |
The Spencer W. Kimball Tower, also known as the SWKT /ˈswɪkɪt/ or Kimball Tower, is a 12-story building that houses classrooms and administrative offices on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah.
The building is named after Spencer Kimball, the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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.
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.
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