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Discuss “Newest Gates Center designs released”

Obscured by mounds of soil and a steep slope, behind the Purnell Center for the Arts lies a valley with a nearly 75-foot drop.

This difficult terrain will be the birthplace of the Gates Center for Computer Science three years from now. It will be the convergence point of the West Campus Quad, bounded by Doherty Hall, Newell-Simon Hall, Smith Hall, and the Collaborative Innovation Center (CIC). The most recent updates on the Gates Center blog present the long-awaited renderings of the exterior skin and interior designs, as well as plans for additional green space.

The new Gates Center, designed by architect firm Mack Scogin Merrill Elam, will have a façade of dark zinc with contrasting light zinc outlining the glass windows. A half-scale...

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