William Gates Building, Cambridge

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William Gates Building
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 / 52.210925; 0.092022 (William Gates Building, Cambridge)
Completed	2001
Cost	£20 million
Owner	University of Cambridge
Height
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.