MacLean Hall

MacLean Hall is located on the historic Pentacrest at the center of the main campus, to the immediate southwest of the Old State Capitol. It is a five-floor building where our department currently has offices, classes, colloquia, and seminars. Most of our faculty have offices here. A majority of our research labs are also located in MacLean Hall.

Fall campus scene in front of MacClean Hall at the University of Iowa

Moving in 2027 to the 
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL)

The University received Board of Regents approval and awarded a construction bid on a new addition to the IATL facility (below). The addition and a portion of the remodeled space will be the future home of the UIowa Department of Computer Science. Work has begun with an expected move-in date by Fall of 2027. The bold, post-modern building was designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, and originally opened in 1992.

Iowa Advanced Techology Laboratories facility

Read more about the history and expansion of the IATL building:

University of Iowa's IATL building

Iowa celebrates its iconic Frank Gehry-designed building  (12.10.2025)

Rendering of the IATL renovation - Courtesy of BNIM

Facilities upgrades to CLAS research spaces will spur discovery, creative activity (1.27.2025)

The Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratory building

UI plans remodeling, expansion of Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (10.21.23)

architectural rendering of addition to the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratory building

Architectural Rendering of the New Addition to IATL