The $54 million dollar, 165,000-square-foot facility features:
- 134-seat lecture hall
- More than 30 classrooms and collaborative spaces
- Student collaboration spaces
- Support space for 8 departments and 20 programs
- Multiple research and language resource centers
- A three-story enclosed atrium connecting two limestone-clad wings, which doubles as an event and function space
- State-of-the-art building systems and communication technology tools
- Beautifully landscaped exterior grounds, plaza, and meeting terrace
- 350 contemporary faculty offices
The GISB is located at the eastern edge of IU Bloomington’s historic campus, between the Wells Library and the Radio-TV Building. The building opened in late Summer 2015.