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OH! Tour: IGPP Judith & Walter Munk Lab at Scripps Institute

  • IGPP Munk Lab at Scripps Institute of Oceanography 8800 Biological Grade La Jolla, CA, 92037 United States (map)

The tour is offered in collaboration with the San Diego Architectural Foundation during OH! San Diego 2022 and will be led by preservation architect Carmen Pauli of Heritage Architecture & Planning and Todd Pitman, UC San Diego Assistant Director of Campus Planning and Lloyd Ruocco archivist.  

Guest attendees will include senior faculty and staff from IGPP who will provide insight on the ground-breaking research that occurs at this unique historic site. 

Tour Details & Registration

Thank you for your interest. The tour is now full and we cannot accommodate additional registrations at this time.

About the Site

Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Judith and Walter Munk Laboratory

Situated on a coastal bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) Munk Laboratory has been an incubator of scientific and geophysical exploration and advancement since its original construction in 1963. The building houses laboratories and offices for IGPP and is named after Judith and Walter Munk, the latter of whom is known as the father of oceanography.

The laboratory is the work of acclaimed San Diego architect Lloyd Ruocco, FAIA. It is one of Ruocco’s most significant buildings, notable for its organic design and functional attributes encouraging collaboration at all levels. The exterior restoration project completed in 2020 returned the building to its former glory by repairing, selectively replacing, and refinishing severely deteriorated redwood and Douglas fir features including structural beams, posts, siding, sliding glass doors, and windows, reversing decades of deferred maintenance. Following the restoration, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the project was recognized with a Preservation Design Award and People Choice Award from the California Preservation Foundation.  

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