List of University of Texas at Austin buildings

This list of University of Texas at Austin buildings catalogs the currently existing structures on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. Buildings are categorized based on their current functions and characteristics.

Academic facilities

Building Image Constructed Notes Reference Art Building 1962 Located at the northeast corner of San Jacinto Blvd. and 23rd St., the building houses the Department of Art and Art History and the Visual Arts Center. Battle Hall 1911 Originally the main library, now houses the Architecture and Planning Library, the Alexander Architectural Archive and the Center for American Architecture. National Register of Historic Places listed. Cass Gilbert architect. Batts Hall 1953 "6 Pack" building Benedict Hall 1951 Located on the South Mall of the University of Texas at Austin campus, the five-floor, 38,580 square foot building is located along 21st Street, near Littlefield Fountain. Built in 1951 and named after mathematics professor and university president H. Y. Benedict, the building was completed in 1952 and was originally home to the Department of Mathematics. It has also been used for the psychology department. It is also a "6 Pack" building, the first of the "6-Pack" buildings to be built. Biological Laboratories 1923 Now houses Botany Biomedical Engineering Building 2008 Burdine Hall 1970 Urban legend says the layout of the building's windows was intended to resemble a computer punched card. Calhoun Hall 1955 "6 Pack" building College of Business Administration Building 1962 (Formerly Business Administration-Economics Building), consists of two units: a seven-story office structure and a six-story classroom building; houses McCombs School of Business; part of the George Kozmetsky Center for Business Education complex. Connally Center 2000 Four story addition to Townes Hall that houses the Connally Center for the Administration of Justice, containing the Kraft W. Eidman Courtroom and the Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution. 3D/International, Inc. Architect. Peter T. Flawn Academic Center 1960 Student technology and collaboration facility. Also called the Main Building Annex, because of offices originally in the Main Building, but moved because of renovations.Engineering Teaching Center II 1983Houses the Department of Mechanical Engineering Garrison Hall 1926Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building Gates-Dell Complex 2013 Consists of two buildings: the north building (Dell Computer Science Hall) and south building (unnamed). They are connected by an atrium and a series of collaboration bridges. G. B. Dealey Center for New Media 2012Previously the Belo Center for New Media, the G.B. Dealey Center for New Media houses parts of the Moody College of Communication, including the facilities of KUT and KUTX Mary E. Gearing Hall 1933 Long known as the Home Economics Building Gebauer Building 1904 Dorothy L. Gebauer Building, formerly the student services building Goldsmith Hall 1932 Houses School of Architecture Graduate School of Business 1976 Home to McCombs School of Business graduate programs; part of the George Kozmetsky Center for Business Education complex. W. C. Hogg Building 1933 Hogg Memorial Auditorium 1932 Jesse H. Jones Hall 1980 Annex to Townes hall and the Tarlton Law library. Jones Communication Center Houses parts of the Moody College of Communication, including the facilities of KLRU Liberal Arts Building 2012 Liberal Arts & ROTC Mezes Hall 1952 "6 Pack" building Moffett Molecular Biology Building 1997Neural and Molecular Science Building 2005Norman Hackerman Building 2007Biology and Chemistry departments Nursing School Painter Hall 1932 Formerly the Physics Building Parlin Hall 1954 "6 Pack" building Perry–Castañeda Library 1974-1977 The main central library. Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building 1972 Houses the astronomy, mathematics, and physics departments Homer Rainey Hall 1956 "6 Pack" building, formerly "Old Music" Hall, last of the "6-Pack" buildings to be built Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center 1972 Acquires and manages collections of significant cultural materials such as rare books, manuscripts, film and art. Sid Richardson Hall 1971 Houses the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Barker Texas History Collections, Benson Latin American Collection, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Public Affairs (Wasserman) Library, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service George I. Sanchez Building 1973 Houses the University of Texas College of Education, the Office of Bilingual Education, the Center for Science and Mathematics Education, and the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts. School of Social Work Building 1933 Old University Junior High School. National Register of Historic Places listed Sutton Hall 1917 Cass Gilbert architect University Teaching Center 1981-1984 Four-story general purpose classroom building; part of the George Kozmetsky Center for Business Education complex. Berry 1993: 152 Townes Hall 1953 The third and current home of the University of Texas School of Law and Tarlton Law Library. Waggener Hall 1931 Named after Leslie Waggener, first university president ad interim. Originally occupied by the school of business; now home to Department of Philosophy, Department of Classics, and Classics Library. Berry 1993: 35 Welch Hall 1929, 1958, & 1974 Chemistry West Mall Building 1962 Architecture, UTSOA Materials Lab W.R. Woolrich Laboratories 1958 Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Administrative buildings Building Image Constructed Notes Reference John W. Hargis Hall 1858 Houses the Undergraduate Admissions Center, is part of the "Little Campus," and is National Register of Historic Places listed. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Main Building 1937 Houses the University's main administrative offices. Charles Whitman killed 13 people with a sniper rifle from the top of the tower in 1966. West Mall Office Building 1961 Wooldridge Hall 1924 Demolished in 2010. Housed the International Office. Formerly it housed the School of Architecture design studios while Goldsmith Hall was being renovated in the mid to late 1980s. Originally it was the Wooldridge School, an Austin elementary school.

Athletic and outdoor recreation facilities Building Image Opened Notes Reference Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium 1924 Originally Texas Memorial Stadium, the stadium was renamed in 1996 after Darrell K Royal, former football coach who led Texas to three national championships and eleven Southwest Conference titles. Frank Erwin Special Events Center 1977 Sometimes referred to as "The Drum" or "The Superdrum", owing to its drum-like exterior appearance, the facility is the home court for the UT men's and women's basketball programs. Demolished in 2023-2024 for expansion of Dell Medical School. Replaced by the Moody Center. Gregory Gymnasium 1930 Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center 1977 Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium 1999 Moody Center 2022 Home of the Texas Longhorns basketball programs Penick-Allison Tennis Center Demolished in 2014 for the Dell Medical School. Replaced by the Texas Tennis Center.Recreational Sports Center 1990 Red and Charline McCombs Field 1998 Texas Rowing Center Texas Tennis Center2018 UFCU Disch-Falk Field 1975 The stadium is named for former Longhorns coaches Billy Disch and Bibb Falk. In 2006, the facility underwent a $21 million renovation and added UFCU to its name following sponsorship by local credit union University Federal Credit Union. Anna Hiss Gymnasium 1931 Originally the women's gymnasium. In 1994 the natatorium wing was demolished to make way for the Louise and James Robert Moffett Molecular Biology Building.

Museums Building Image Constructed Notes Reference Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art 2006 Art museum. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History 1971 Organized research unit and public service component of The University of Texas at Austin. Located in Sid Richardson Hall. Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum 1971 Adjacent to the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the LBJ Library and Museum houses 40 million pages of historical documents, including the papers of Lyndon Baines Johnson and those of his close associates and others. Texas Science and Natural History Museum 1937 UT and Austin's Natural Science & Texas History museum. National Register of Historic Places listed.

Residential buildings Building Image Constructed Notes Reference Almetris Duren Residence Hall 2007 Andrews Residence Hall 1936 Blanton Residence Hall 1955 Brackenridge Residence Hall 1933 Carothers Residence Hall 1937 Carothers Hall was known as "Unit II" until March 1938 when it was renamed in honor of Asenath Carothers, who became the director of The Woman's Building on campus in 1903. In 1937, the hall was built with financial assistance from the Public Works Administration at a cost of $250,000 of which $72,000 was grants and the rest was paid for with loans. Paul Cret was consulting architect for the building and as a result it was made in Spanish Renaissance style with creamy tan bricks and red tile roof. Creekside Residence Hall 1955Formerly Simkins Dormitory. The dormitory was named after William Stewart Simkins, who was a law professor and a Ku Klux Klan figure. In 2010, the university held a public hearing to discuss the possibility of renaming the building, and the name was changed to Creekside shortly thereafter. It is the last all-male dormitory operated by UT.Haurwitz, Ralph K. M. "UT considers renaming dorm after KKK link found." Houston Chronicle. May 22, 2010. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.Thompson, Dana. "Dorm namesake's racist past spurs UT to action." Houston Chronicle. July 9, 2009. Retrieved on July 12, 2010. Jester Center 1969 Named after former governor Beauford H. Jester, Jester Center includes two towers: a 14-level residence and a 10-level residence with a capacity of 3,200. When built, the complex, which occupies a full city block, was the largest residence hall in North America and was the largest building project in University history. Kinsolving Residence Hall 1958Named after Rev. George Herbert Kinsolving, Kinsolving Residence Hall is an all-female dormitory on the north side of campus. Littlefield Residence Hall 1927Littlefield Residence Hall is an all-female dormitory on the north side of campus. Moore-Hill Residence Hall 1939–1956Moore-Hill houses a total of 390 residents in double rooms with community bath spaces. This 5 story coed dormitory houses males on the basement level and on the 1st and 3rd floors. Females live on the 2nd and 4th floors. The mascot of this dorm is the Moore-Hill Pirate. Moore-Hill dormitory was once two separate living halls, Hill Hall and Moore Hall. Hill Hall was named for Dr. Homer Barksdale Hill of Austin who volunteered to treat the UT Football team from the very first game in 1893 until his death on July 18, 1923. Dr. Hill received his MD from Tulane University and moved to Austin in 1889. Moore Hall was named in memory of Dean Victor Ivan Moore who served as the Dean of Student Life from 1927 until his death on August 6, 1943. "" (Archive) Prather Residence Hall 1937 Roberts Residence Hall 1936 San Jacinto Residence Hall 2000 Whitis Court Residence Hall 1953–1969

University Apartments