UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering
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Team
Architect
LMN Architects
Contractor
Mortenson
Stats
PROJECT TYPE
Education
COMPLETION
2019
PROJECT SIZE
138,000 ft²
MKA ROLE
Structural Engineer
Seattle, WA
UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering
The “Gates Center” is a five-story education facility featuring classrooms and wet laboratories to research advanced molecular information systems, a 3,000-ft² robotics lab, administrative offices, and a 250-seat auditorium. In addition to flexible event space and open areas for student collaboration, MKA designed the structure to integrate seamlessly with the adjacent Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. ![Exterior daylight view of the University of Washington's five-story Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering with a glass-and-wood facade and surrounding roadway, staircase, and hillside landscaping](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/A1711_00_N23_indesign-jpg.webp)
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![Exterior daylight view of the University of Washington's five-story Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering with a glass-and-wood facade and surrounding roadway, staircase, and hillside landscaping](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/A1711_00_N23_indesign-768x512.webp)
![Interior view of a student-filled classroom at the University of Washington's five-story Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering featuring raked seating, two display screens, and wood-paneled overhead lighting](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/A1711_00_N35_indesign-768x576.webp)
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UW Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering
Image Credit: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Awards
2019 Building of the Year - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce