Annenberg Center Dedication Celebration
10-30-09
"I pronounce the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology at Caltech officially open!," said Ares Rosakis, Chair of the E&AS Division, at the October 30, 2009 dedication ceremony. Of the many attendees, VIPs included Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau, Leonard Aube, Executive Director of The Annenberg Foundation, Frederick Fisher of Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects, Lauren Bechtel Dachs of the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Peter Hero VP for Development and Alumni Relations, and Mathieu Desbrun, Caltech Professor of Computer Science. [Dedication Ceremony]
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Annenberg Center Ground Breaking
04-24-08
The topping off of the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology occurred on April 24. The last girder, with the flag and a tree, was hoisted and placed. The building, designed by the architectural firm Frederick Fisher and Partners in Los Angeles, will serve as home to participants in the IST initiative, a program of interdisciplinary research and instruction that addresses the growth and impact of information as it relates to all science and engineering practices. The types of questions that IST researchers seek to answer are: What are the theoretical foundations of information? What are the fundamental physical limits to information? How does nature compute and communicate information? How does information shape social systems? The Annenberg Foundation donated $25 million toward the construction of the approximately 50,000-square-foot building. Caltech Trustee, Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., donated $1 million in support of the final stages of construction. [Caltech Press Release]
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