MIT Building 54
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MIT Building 54 is a prominent high-rise tower on the MIT campus that houses the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and is known for its meteorological and geophysical research facilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic building
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campus landmark → high-rise building → university building → |
| affiliation |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| alsoKnownAs |
Cecil and Ida Green Building
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Green Building → |
| architect |
Araldo Cossutta
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I. M. Pei → |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernist architecture
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| campus |
MIT main campus
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| campusArea |
MIT East Campus
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| completionDate |
1964
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| country |
United States
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| feature |
elevator core with exterior offices
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rooftop meteorological instruments → seismological instruments → weather radar and sensors → wind-measurement equipment → |
| floorCount |
21 stories
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| function |
atmospheric sciences research
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geophysical research → meteorological research → |
| hasFacility |
classrooms
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faculty offices → graduate student offices → research laboratories → |
| hasViewOf |
Boston skyline
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| height |
approximately 277 feet
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approximately 83 meters → |
| houses |
MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus → United States → |
| material |
glass
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reinforced concrete → |
| namedAfter |
Cecil H. Green
NERFINISHED
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Ida Green → |
| notableFor |
iconic part of MIT skyline
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prominent tower visible across the Charles River → |
| numberOfFloors |
21
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| openingDate |
1964
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| overlooks |
Charles River
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| owner |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| primaryUse |
education
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offices → research → |
| tenant |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences faculty offices
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Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences laboratories → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cecil H. Green
("Cecil H. and Ida Green Building at MIT")
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hasNamesake |
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Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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locatedInBuilding |