The Spencer W. Kimball Tower, also known as the Kimball Tower or KMBL (formerly SWKT ), is a 12-story
building that houses
classroom
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s and
administrative offices on the
Brigham Young University campus in
Provo, Utah
Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU).
Provo lies between the ...
.
[Brigham Young University. nknown last update ''Campus Information''. Retrieved 7 April 2007, from http://unicomm.byu.edu/directories/bldg.aspx?id=SWKT][Holland, J.R., Haws, K., Ballif, J.R., Kimball, E.L., Kimball, C.E., Hinckley, G.B., & Romney, M.G., "Kimball Tower Dedication." Brigham Young University. Provo, UT. 9 March 1982.][Emporis. nknown last update ''Kimball Tower''. Retrieved 7 April 2007, from http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kimballtower-provo-ut-usa]
Honorary name
The building is named after
Spencer W. Kimball
Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was an American business, civic, and religious leader who was the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The grandson of early Latter-day S ...
, the twelfth
president of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
During the summer of 2018, and upon request from the Kimball family, its nickname was changed from the SWKT to KMBL.
Design
Completed in 1981, the building stands at . It was the tallest building in Provo, Utah until the completion of the Provo Fourth District Courthouse in 2018 and the Pedersen Patient Tower of Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in 2019, the latter currently being the tallest building in Provo.
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
The BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences is a college located on the Provo, Utah campus of Brigham Young University and is housed in the Spencer W. Kimball Tower and Joseph F. Smith Building. The BYU College of Family Living was org ...
and
College of Nursing
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and their various subsidiary departments and programs.
See also
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Brigham Young University
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College of Family, Home and Social Sciences
The BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences is a college located on the Provo, Utah campus of Brigham Young University and is housed in the Spencer W. Kimball Tower and Joseph F. Smith Building. The BYU College of Family Living was org ...
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List of Brigham Young University buildings
This list of Brigham Young University buildings catalogs the current and no-longer-existent structures of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS ...
References
Personal correspondence between BYU and Mary Kimball Dollahite
External links
Interactive map of Brigham Young University
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University and college academic buildings in the United States
University and college administration buildings in the United States
Skyscrapers in Utah
University and college buildings completed in 1981
Brigham Young University buildings
1981 establishments in Utah
Towers completed in 1981