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Mesa Laboratory
Research laboratory in Boulder, Colorado
The Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is a research center located in Boulder, Colorado. The building complex was designed by modernistarchitectI.
M. Pei in 1961 as his first project outside of city building design.[1] It has been noted for its Anasazi-inspired architecture and use of bush-hammered concrete to blend into the surrounding area. The laboratory was named the 1967 Industrial Research Magazine's Laboratory of the Year.[2]
Design and construction
In 1960 the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) appointed Walter Orr Roberts as the founding director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and designated the Table Mesa below the Flatirons sandstone cliffs as its laboratory site.[3] After agreeing to preserve the entire 565-acre (2.29 km2) site from development, the state of Colorado purchased the land and turned