Gates Computer Science Building, Stanford
The Gates Computer Science Building, or Gates building for short, is an L-shaped building that houses the Computer Science Department as well as the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) at 353 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford University, California.[1] Construction on the building began in 1994 and was completed in 1996 at a cost of $36 million. It was named after Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who donated $6 million for the building's construction.[2][3]
The building is organized into an A wing (the western ell) and a B wing (the northern ell). Blueprints of the building are available online.[4] The building was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York City.[5] The building was renovated in 2020-2021, while many Stanford buildings were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 1996, Stanford graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed what would become Google in the just-completed Gates building. The company's unusual name was born in a September 1997 brainstorming session in room 360 in the B wing.[6]
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