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[[File:Computing_Laboratory_Brown_University.jpg|thumb|The Brown University Computing Laboratory south face]]

[[File:Computing_Laboratory_west_wall.jpg|thumb|remnant of original name of the building on the west face]]

[[File:Gorki tapestry.png|thumb|Gorki tapestry]]

The Brown University Computing Laboratory is located at 180 George Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1961 and designed by noted architect [[Philip Johnson]]. The building was funded through a donation by the family of [[Thomas J. Watson|Thomas J. Watson,]] Sr. and dedicated to his memory. It was designed to house the IBM 7070 which was obtained through grants from the National Science Foundation and the IBM Corporation. On a wall in the main lobby hung a tapestry given by Philip Johnson after a design by [[Arshile Gorki]].<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>