Maths and Social Sciences Building

The Maths and Social Sciences Building is a highrise tower in Manchester. It was part of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) until that university merged with the Victoria University of Manchester, to form the University of Manchester, in 2004. The MSS Building was built in 1968, as part of the UMIST campus. Constructed from reinforced concrete and designed by architects Cruikshank and Seward, it has fifteen stories and an overall height of 49 metres, making it the tallest building on the former UMIST campus. Unlike many Brutalist architecture on University campuses of that period, the building deviates from a purely cuboid outline with decorative towers at either end (now used as convenient...