Stata Center

Ray and Maria Stata Center
View of Stata Center from Vassar street
Stata Center in November 2013
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Alternative namesBuilding 32
General information
Architectural styleDeconstructivist
Address32 Vassar Street
Town or cityCambridge, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
OpenedMarch 16, 2004
OwnerMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Gehry

Stata Center, officially the Ray and Maria Stata Center and sometimes referred to as Building 32, is a 430,000-square-foot (40,000 m2) academic complex designed by architect Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The building opened for initial occupancy on March 16, 2004. It is located on the site of MIT's former Building 20, which had housed the historic MIT Radiation Laboratory, at 32 Vassar Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.