Classroom Building
The University of Wyoming Classroom Building is one of the most innovative architectural structures in the Rocky Mountain region. Dedicated in 1971 as the centerpiece of the George Duke Humphrey Science Center, the building serves many University of Wyoming departments. The Biological and Physical Sciences buildings complete the Sciences Center.
The Classroom Building was designed by Laramie architects W. Eliot and Clinton A. Hitchcock and constructed at a cost of $1.75 million. The building's style suggests the most pleasing aspects of the modern movement in architecture. The round mass of the building is striking in appearance, yet wholly functional. The curved beam design presented special technical problems that were solved with the assistance of Glenn Mullens, UW professor of structural engineering.
Four interior mosaic tile murals - the largest in the world -- reflect Wyoming scenes. Designed by University of Wyoming art professors James Boyle, Joseph Deaderick, Richard Evans and Victor Flach, each mural measures more than 2,2000 square feet and depicts the quadrant of the state it faces.
Centennial Celebration, September 27, 1986
