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Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) / Shiing-Shen Chern Hall

Founded in 1982 as MSRI, the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) is one of the world’s leading centers for collaborative research in the mathematical sciences. Located in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley campus, the Institute hosts an average of 80 visiting researchers in residence at any given time and serves 3,000 participants annually in its programs. SLMath also plays a vital role in education, outreach, and public engagement with mathematics, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and other federal agencies, academic...

Founders Building

Building Details

Floors: 1

Year built: 1993

Accessible entrances: There is a single entrance on the west side of the building.

Restrooms: There is no public restroom. The Tang Center adjacent to the building has several public and usable restrooms.

Julia Morgan Hall

Built 1912. Designed by Julia Morgan as Senior Women's Hall, it was paid for entirely by university women and named for Girton College, Cambridge - the first women's college at a university in England. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Building Details

Floors: 1

Accessible entrances: None

Restrooms: No accessible restrooms

Spieker Aquatics Complex

Built 1999. Serving as home to the California water polo and swimming teams is the Spieker Aquatics Complex, one of the finest outdoor facilities in the United States. Having had a two-year hiatus due to the construction of Haas Pavilion, the Cal men's and women's water polo teams returned to full-time action at Spieker Aquatics Complex in 1999.

Building Details

[under construction]

Fox Cottage (2350 Bowditch)

Built 1930. Staff Ombuds Office.

Building Details

[under construction]

Hearst Field Annex

Built 1999. This complex of metal-frame buildings hosts a changing array of departments and service units displaced by construction or space shortages elsewhere on campus.

Building Details

[under construction]

Legends Aquatic Center

Built 2016. The name honors coaching legends at Berkeley like the late Pete Cutino, considered one of the nation’s finest water polo coaches, and the four devoted alumni – Ned Spieker, Rick Cronk, Don Fisher and Warren Hellman, former student-athletes on the Cal men’s swimming and diving and water polo teams. The facility is primarily for the training of Cal’s intercollegiate swimmers, divers and water polo players.

Building Details

[under construction]

Dwight Way Child Development Center (2427 Dwight)

Building Details

Floors: 1

Year built: 1953

Accessible entrances: There is one accessible entrance located on the east side of the building.

Restrooms: No Public Restroom

Evans Baseball Diamond

Building Details

[under construction]

Student Center

The building was once mainly a dining commons and lounge, but in 1990 it was renovated to house various student services.

Building Details

Floors: 4

Accessible entrances: There is an Automatic door on the basement level from MLK Student Union Garage. An automatic opener is provided on the basement level. The main entrance from Lower Sproul Plaza on level one provides an Automatic door that uses motion sensors on the interior side. The exterior entrance to Cal Photo ID Services also provides and automatic opener. An interior entrance and an...