Ruan Center

6^th and Locust

Ruan One – 636 Locust Street

Completed in 1974

Designed by Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga

36 stories

Voted 1 of the top 50 buildings of the 20^th century in Iowa

Clad in Cor-Ten Steel, an alloy designed to weather to a rich, red brown color. This type of steel rusts quickly, but not all the way through the metal, forming a protective coating on the face of the steel.

Granite plaza and a travertine interior lobby wall finish

1975 – AIA IA award

Ruan Two – 601 Locust Street

Completed in 1983

Designed by Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga

14 stories

Continues materials from Ruan One but with horizontal emphasis.