Gates Computer Science Building, Stanford

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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.{{cite web|url=http://cs.stanford.edu/info/|title=About the Computer Science Department — Gates Computer Science Building|publisher=Computer Science Department, Stanford University|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609083058/http://cs.stanford.edu/info/|archivedate=June 9, 2007}} 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.{{Cite web|date=January 30, 1996|title=Bill Gates Stanford Dedication - Jan. 30, 1996|url=https://news.microsoft.com/1996/01/30/bill-gates-stanford-dedication-jan-30-1996/|access-date=August 21, 2021|website=Microsoft|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Bill Gates dedicates new building|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/news/1996_Feb_2.GATES.html|access-date=August 21, 2021|website=www.paloaltoonline.com}}

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.[http://www-ksl.stanford.edu/graphics/blueprints/blueprints.html Blueprints], [http://www-ksl.stanford.edu/ Stanford]. The building was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York City.{{cite web|url=http://www-cs.stanford.edu/about/gates-computer-science-building/|title=Gates Computer Science Building|publisher=Computer Science Department, Stanford University}} The building was renovated in 2020-2021, while many Stanford buildings were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.