The Spencer W. Kimball Tower, also known as the Kimball Tower or KMBL (formerly SWKT ), is a 12-story building that houses classrooms and administrative offices on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah.Brigham Young University. [Unknown last update]. Campus Information. Retrieved 7 April 2007, from http://unicomm.byu.edu/directories/bldg.aspx?id=SWKTHolland, 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. [Unknown last update]. Kimball Tower. Retrieved 7 April 2007, from
Honorary name The building is named after Spencer W. Kimball, 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."Spencer W. Kimball Tower", Provo Herald, 26 April 2018. Retrieved on 26 March 2020. 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 and College of Nursing and their various subsidiary departments and programs.
See also Brigham Young University College of Family, Home and Social Sciences List of Brigham Young University buildings
References
External links Interactive map of Brigham Young University