EMC Insurance Building

{{Short description|American high-rise office building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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|name = EMC Insurance Building

|image = Photo EMCBuilding south-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG

|location = 700 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

|coordinates = {{coord|41|35|6|N|93|37|33|W|display=inline,title}}

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|completion_date = 1997

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|building_type = Office

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|roof = {{convert|325 |ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|floor_count = 19

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|architect = Brooks Borg Skiles Architecture Engineering

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|public_transit = {{Bus icon}} DART

|references = {{cite web|url= http://www.emporis.com/building/emcinsurancebuilding-desmoines-ia-usa|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121020222246/http://www.emporis.com/building/emcinsurancebuilding-desmoines-ia-usa|url-status= usurped|archive-date= October 20, 2012|title= EMC Insurance Building |accessdate=2012-01-10|publisher=Emporis.com}}{{cite web|url= http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6071|title= EMC Insurance Building |accessdate=2012-01-10|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}

|website = {{URL|https://www.emcins.com/}}

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The EMC Insurance Building is a high-rise office building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building rises 19 floors and {{convert|325 |ft|m|0}} in height. It is currently tied with the HUB Tower as the 6th-tallest building in the city. Designed by Brooks Borg Skiles Architecture Engineering, the building was completed in 1997 for $54 million. The building was named one of the 50 Most Significant Iowa Buildings of the 20th Century by the American Institute of Architects Iowa chapter.

There have been comparisons made between the curves on the back of the building and an Absolut Vodka bottle.

The Fight for Air Climb utilized the stairwells in the EMC Insurance Building on April 8, 2018, in order for participants to raise funds for the American Lung Association.{{Cite web|url=http://action.lung.org/site/TR?pg=informational&fr_id=16295&type=fr_informational&sid=9147|title=Step Up to the Challenge|website=American Lung Association|access-date=2018-04-08}}