Green Building (MIT)

Cecil and Ida Green Building
The MIT Green Building
Occupied spaces of the Green Building begin 30 feet (9.1 m) above ground level.
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Alternative namesMIT Building 54
EtymologyCecil Howard Green (MIT BSEE and MSEE, 1924)
General information
TypeResearch labs, education
Architectural styleBrutalist
LocationMIT Campus - East
Address21 Ames Street
Town or cityCambridge, Massachusetts
CountryUS
Current tenantsMIT Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department (EAPS)
Construction started1962
Opened1964
Height
Architectural277 feet (84 m)[1]
Tip295 feet (90 m)
Technical details
Structural systemShear wall
MaterialReinforced concrete
Floor count18
Floor area130,502 square feet (12,124.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators3
Design and construction
Architect(s)I. M. Pei (MIT BArch, 1940)
Araldo Cossutta
Website
https://calendar.mit.edu/building_54
References
I. ^ "Green Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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The Cecil and Ida Green Building, also called the Green Building or Building 54, is an academic and research building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building houses the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). It is one of the tallest buildings in Cambridge.

The Green Building was designed by I. M. Pei, who received a bachelor's degree in architecture from MIT in 1940,[3] and Araldo Cossutta.[4] Principal donor Cecil Howard Green received a bachelor's degree and master's degree from MIT and was a co-founder of Texas Instruments.

  1. ^ "Cecil and Ida Green Center for Earth Sciences - The Skyscraper Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Green Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Renowned architect I.M. Pei '40 dies at 102". MIT News. May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Shrock, Robert Rakes (1982). Geology at MIT 1865-1965: A History of the First Hundred Years of Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780262192118.