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The Roland A. Crabtree Technology Building

    Home to nearly all the facilities associated with the manufacturing program at BYU.
    These facilities range from office space (for faculty, staff, and graduate students) to CAEDM computer labs, from the MLF (an internship placement office) to an induction furnace equipped foundry.  The Ira and Mary Lou Fulton Supercomputing Center is housed upstairs, and the Precision Machining Center is on the first floor.  These last two are examples of Crabtree Building resources shared by the entire College of Engineering and Technology.

    Maps [below on left].
    Pics [also below on left].
    Historic-type info.

    Equipment available:

- the supercomputer page HERE
- EDM machines, etc HERE
- the VR room <COMING>

    How the space is used:

- office listings, floor plans, labs, with links,
    contact numbers, etc.  Follow links below:

 
Maps and pictures:
(click the graphic for an enlarged view)
           History:
   T
he Crabtree Technology building was dedicated on October 19, 1985.  It is named after Roland and Dora Mae Poulter Crabtree, who are known and respected for their service and dedication to education.  In keeping with the technology theme, a specially modified robot was used to cut the ribbon.

   The building has five floor levels and a total of 55,600 assignable square feet.  The main-floor commons areas has enough room for about 80 students to study, there are a total of 23 laboratory rooms, 30 offices, three large classrooms, and a multi-media auditorium (the auditorium serves as a chapel on Sundays).

    The FFKR architectural firm (Fowler, Ferguson, Kingston, and Ruben) designed the structure, and the  Layton Construction Company served as general contractor for the project.


Click on the image to see the .pdf document from FFKR that summarizes the project.

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3-D view of upper campus, pointing out the Crabtree and visitor parking areas.

For info on how to get to the campus and arrange a tour, visit the campus visits page.

 
Overhead view, again of upper campus.
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Three aerial views - the first two looking north (with Mount Timpanogos in the background), and the third looking east (with Y-mountain in the background)
    A view from the third floor of the Wilkinson Student Center; looking in an southeasterly direction.
    A night shot of the free-standing spiral staircase that used to grace the building's east side.  (It was removed in the first half of 2003 - see pictures.)
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View from just in front of the building, looking southeast (left), and then from the opposite side (right).

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last update:
07 Aug 2003