About: Ruan Center

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The Ruan Center is a high-rise office building located at 666 Grand Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, which was built by . The building was completed in 1975 and stands at a height of 459.68 ft (140m), and was the tallest building in Iowa until the completion of 801 Grand in 1991. The south side of the building's site was formerly occupied by The Chamberlain Hotel. The building consists mainly of office space and is connected to Des Moines' skywalk system. The 33rd and 34th floors are home to the Des Moines Club, a private members-only restaurant.

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  • The Ruan Center is a high-rise office building located at 666 Grand Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, which was built by . The building was completed in 1975 and stands at a height of 459.68 ft (140m), and was the tallest building in Iowa until the completion of 801 Grand in 1991. The south side of the building's site was formerly occupied by The Chamberlain Hotel. The Ruan Center is locally known as the "rusty skyscraper", for its Cor-Ten steel cladding that sheds rust. The exterior skin is composed of 1,600 US tons of Cor-Ten steel, and 4,700 tons of structural steel were used in the building's frame. The building consists mainly of office space and is connected to Des Moines' skywalk system. The 33rd and 34th floors are home to the Des Moines Club, a private members-only restaurant. The Ruan Center was named one of the 50 Most Significant Iowa Buildings of the 20th Century by the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects. (en)
  • Le Ruan Center est un gratte-ciel de la ville de Des Moines, dans l'État américain de l'Iowa. Il doit son nom à la compagnie de transports Ruan Transportation, longtemps propriétaire de l'immeuble. Édifice majeur du centre-ville (Downtown), il est construit en 1974 et est représentatif du style international. Culminant à 139,3 mètres (460 pieds) pour un total de 36 étages, il fut jusqu'en 1990 le plus haut gratte-ciel de l'État de l'Iowa, avant de céder sa place au 801 Grand. Sa structure intégrant verre et acier est l'œuvre de l'architecte Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga. (fr)
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  • Le Ruan Center est un gratte-ciel de la ville de Des Moines, dans l'État américain de l'Iowa. Il doit son nom à la compagnie de transports Ruan Transportation, longtemps propriétaire de l'immeuble. Édifice majeur du centre-ville (Downtown), il est construit en 1974 et est représentatif du style international. Culminant à 139,3 mètres (460 pieds) pour un total de 36 étages, il fut jusqu'en 1990 le plus haut gratte-ciel de l'État de l'Iowa, avant de céder sa place au 801 Grand. Sa structure intégrant verre et acier est l'œuvre de l'architecte Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga. (fr)
  • The Ruan Center is a high-rise office building located at 666 Grand Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, which was built by . The building was completed in 1975 and stands at a height of 459.68 ft (140m), and was the tallest building in Iowa until the completion of 801 Grand in 1991. The south side of the building's site was formerly occupied by The Chamberlain Hotel. The building consists mainly of office space and is connected to Des Moines' skywalk system. The 33rd and 34th floors are home to the Des Moines Club, a private members-only restaurant. (en)
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