Name: The Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall

Donors: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, UT Board of Regents, and UT-Austin

Location: Central campus, facing Speedway, adjacent to ACES and on the footprint of Taylor Hall

Square Feet: 140,000 net assignable square feet

Capacity: The complex will accommodate a 40% increase in faculty and a 50% increase in computer science students, meeting a pressing demand for computing innovation and talent. It will house faculty, technical staff, visiting scholars, postdoctoral researchers, and students, both graduate and undergraduate. The complex will provide almost 20,000 assignable square feet of flexible and highly programmable research laboratory space, a 200-seat lecture hall, seven classrooms, ten electronic seminar rooms and instructional laboratories, two dedicated study areas for undergraduates and graduate students, over 24 discussion areas, eight conference rooms, student organization offices, and other types of space to encourage interaction and collaboration.