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According to the [[Encyclopedia Brunoniana]], Philip Johnson wrote, “I conceived the Brown Computing Laboratory as a ''porticus'' – a porch – to emphasize its importance as a technical center, its unique setting in the cityscape and its dignity as a memorial building. Though neo-Classical, therefore in conception, the materials and the design of the columns are quite contemporary. Only precast stone could have been used to form the X’s of the entablature; only plate glass could render the porch usable in New England. By use of the red granite chips, I thought to harmonize the Laboratory with the 19th century which surrounds it.” <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia Brunoniana {{!}} Computing Laboratory |url=https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=C0680 |access-date=2021-10-19 |website=www.brown.edu}}</ref>
When the building was first occupied, the machine room, a batch job submission and retrieval area, a keypunch room, and an extra room were on the first floor and staff offices and storage rooms were in the basement. Eventually, an IBM 1130 and 2250 display were installed in the extra room. By 1971, the extra room held the Brown University Graphics System (BUGS)[http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/brownUniversity/BUGS/] a project of Prof. [[Andries van Dam]]. Many Brown University professors and students, including Prof. [[John E. Savage]], submitted batch jobs to run on the university computer housed in the Lab. In 1971, the computer was an [[IBM System/360 Model 67]].
Once the lab no longer housed the university mainframe computer, the first floor became a dedicated space for a virtual reality environment known as the YURT.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual reality kindles a new way to learn|url=https://sciencenode.org/feature/virtual-reality-brings-real-advantages--and--real-challenges.php|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Science Node}}</ref>
In 1988, the Applied Mathematics Division became the primary occupant after a new Center for Information Technology building was opened to house the Computer Science Department. Subsequently, the Center for Computation and Visualization (CCV)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Center for Computation and Visualization Brown University|url=https://bulletin.brown.edu/centerforcomputationandvisualization/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=bulletin.brown.edu}}</ref> became the primary occupant. CCV is Brown University's research computing center. The basement was remodeled with
In 2022, the Gorky tapestry was taken down for cleaning. It was discovered that it had been hanging in the wrong orientation for 61 years and remounted on the wall in the correct orientation.<gallery>
File:Computing Laboratory 1964.jpg|The laboratory in 1964
File:Computing-Laboratory-Gorky-with-AvD.jpg|Prof. [[Andries van Dam]] with the Gorky tapestry▼
File:Gorky-in-correct-orientation.jpg|The correctly-oriented tapestry▼
File:Watson Plaque.jpg|The dedication plaque
▲File:Computing-Laboratory-Gorky-with-AvD.jpg|Prof. [[Andries van Dam]] with the Gorky tapestry
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