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William Gates Building | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Cambridge, England |
Address | 15 JJ Thomson Avenue |
Coordinates | 52°12′39″N 0°05′31″E / 52.210925°N 0.092022°E |
Completed | 2001 |
Cost | £20 million |
Owner | University of Cambridge |
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Top floor | 2 |
Awards and prizes | Bronze Green Impact Award |
The William Gates Building, or WGB, is a square building that houses the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, on the University's West Cambridge site in JJ Thomson Avenue south of the Madingley Road in Cambridge, England.[1][2][3] Construction on the building began in 1999 and was completed in 2001 at a cost of £20 million. Opened by Maurice Wilkes, it was named after William H. Gates Sr., the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.[4] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided 50% of the money for the building's construction.