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First look: Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building

A view upward at the high ceiling over the Leinweber lobby, made from slatted wood with modern lighting accents, with an upper rail visible on the left and tall windows on the right
A wood-paneled ceiling with linear lights creates a striking entrance into the lobby of the Leinweber Building. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
Interior of a modern lounge space featuring rows of tables with chairs and casual seating areas along large windows, with natural light and a view of the exterior greenery.
The fourth-floor bridge between the Leinweber Building and the Beyster Building doubles as an intentional lounge space. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
A modern kitchen with a long island lined with benches, white tables, two refrigerators, and a view of lockers in the right corner
A view of part of the Kenlee Ray and Susan Quackenbush Student Lounge, complete with a modern kitchen and student lockers. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
Interior view of a long, well-lit corridor with patterned blue wallpaper and wooden wainscoting.
A second-floor corridor that leads to classrooms, lined with conversational benches. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
A dark blue wallpaper with an abstract design showing multicolored interconnected lines
It's all in the details: a close-up of the abstract design — featuring interconnected lines — that adorns the conversational benches in the second-floor corridor. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
An interior view of a wide window patterned with long stripes, or bird-safe glass, with a view of a clock tower
You can glimpse the red-tailed hawks on Lurie Tower through bird-safe glass designed to protect their flight. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
A corner of an office holds a tiered shelf filled with plants
UMSI staff and faculty put down roots in the new building. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
The Leinweber Building facilitates collaboration with plentiful meeting rooms. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
The Leinweber Building facilitates collaboration with plentiful meeting rooms. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
A view of a restroom door with a plaque to the right that says "inclusive restroom"
An inclusive restroom in the Leinweber Building. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
A close-up view of a nook in a building featuring yellow couches, round white tables, and yellow chairs beside tall windows allowing plenty of light in
A cozy nook to study or chat in soft light. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
A view of a brick building with a clock tower to its right and greenery, including the branches of a leafy tree, in the foreground
A view from the west of the Leinweber Building, embedded in a North Campus hillside. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)
Bold lettering outside a glass facade of a building reads "Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building"
A bold first impression. (Photo: Jeffrey M. Smith)