Iribe Center

{{Short description|Academic building in Maryland, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Use American English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox building | name = Iribe Center | image = Iribe Center UMD College Park MD.jpg | image_size = 250px | location = [[University of Maryland]] | address = 8125 Paint Branch Drive | location_town = [[College Park, Maryland]] | location_country = United States | completion_date = 2019 | coordinates = {{coord|38.989219|-76.936458|format=dms|type:landmark|display=i}} | architect = [[HDR, Inc|HDR]] | website = {{URL|https://iribe.umd.edu/}} }}

The '''Iribe Center''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|r|iː|b}}; officially known as the '''Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation''') is a building at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] that is used primarily for computer science education and research. It replaced the university's previous computer science buildings, the Computer Science Instruction Building and the A. V. Williams Building.<ref name="sentinel">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/prince_george/news/local/new-computer-science-building-unveiled-on-maryland-day/article_04f81e75-10bd-59b2-974a-64780d47a409.html |date=May 2, 2019 |title=New Computer Science building unveiled on Maryland Day |author=José Umaña |work=[[Montgomery County Sentinel|The Sentinel]] |access-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728043730/https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/prince_george/news/local/new-computer-science-building-unveiled-on-maryland-day/article_04f81e75-10bd-59b2-974a-64780d47a409.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Construction == [[File:Brendan Iribe Center Ribbon Cutting.jpg|thumb|left|The opening ceremony at the Iribe Center with [[Brendan Iribe]], Michael Antonov, and [[Larry Hogan]]]] The construction of the center was completed in 2019 after several years of construction and at a reported cost of $152 million. It was named after [[Brendan Iribe]], who donated money to pay for part of the construction cost. He is an entrepreneur and former student at the university who had previously dropped out.<ref name="fastcompany">{{Cite web |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3035977/why-oculus-ceo-brendan-iribe-just-gave-31-million-to-a-new-computer-science-cen |title=Why Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Just Gave $31 Million To A New Computer Science Center |work=Fast Company |first=Sarah |last=Kessler |date=September 22, 2014 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731193449/https://www.fastcompany.com/3035977/why-oculus-ceo-brendan-iribe-just-gave-31-million-to-a-new-computer-science-cen |url-status=live }}</ref> Part of the center's funding also came from the state government.<ref name="sentinel" /> The opening ceremony was held on April 26, 2019, a date chosen to coincide with the university's [[Maryland Day (University of Maryland)|public outreach day]], although parts of the facility were accessible to students before that time. Those in attendance to the opening ceremony included the [[Governor of Maryland|state governor]], [[Larry Hogan]], and the [[List of presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park|president of the university]], [[Wallace Loh]]. Loh stated that the building represents the fusion of the "traditional academy and the technological future and economic development of the state of Maryland".<ref name="sentinel" />

== Design and usage == Designed by a team at the [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]-based architecture firm [[HDR, Inc|HDR]] led by Brian Kowalchuk,<ref name="architectmagazine">{{Cite web |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/inside-the-university-of-marylands-innovative-new-hub-for-computer-science_o |title=Inside the University of Maryland's Innovative New Hub for Computer Science |author=Edward Keegan |work=[[Architect Magazine]] |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729215557/https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/inside-the-university-of-marylands-innovative-new-hub-for-computer-science_o |url-status=live }}</ref> the center consists of two general-purpose floors and several floors dedicated to computer science research, in addition to an [[auditorium]] with approximately 300 seats.<ref name="umdinnovation">{{Cite web |url=https://iribe.umd.edu/innovation |title=Innovation: The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering |website=Iribe Center, University of Maryland |access-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930021159/https://iribe.umd.edu/innovation |url-status=live }}</ref> The research area includes devices such as [[3D printer]]s, [[laser cutter]]s, [[vinyl cutter]]s, and metal milling machines, many of which cannot be found anywhere else on the university's campus.<ref name="umdinnovation"/>

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== External links == * [https://iribe.umd.edu/ Official website]

[[Category:2019 establishments in Maryland]] [[Category:University of Maryland, College Park buildings and structures]]