Botany Building

Designed by pioneering architect Paul Revere Williams and completed in 1959, the Botany Building has been home to generations of renowned faculty and researchers. Its location, adjacent to UCLAs Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in the southeastern corner of the campus, is no accident: The buildings third floor features a glass facade overlooking the garden, offering students a view of the garden and the plants they are studying, and inviting ample natural light into the work environment.