The University of Louisville’s Belknap Academic Classroom Building opened in August 2018 and significantly increased the amount of classroom space at the University of Louisville.  is a $80 Million, 165,0000 square-foot building that consists of 20 classrooms, 14 science labs, 11 study group rooms, seven seminar rooms and four learning labs. The anthropology, biology, chemistry and physics programs have dedicated labs in the new LEED Gold building.  The first four floors of the building have several types of sitting and study areas, some with electrical outlets for charging devices. The fifth-floor houses mechanical and other systems for the building. The first-floor opens to a large common area with informal meeting and seating spaces. It also features a large staircase with amphitheater-style benches that use reclaimed wood from the floor of the old Crawford Gym basketball court. The Crawford Gym was built in the 1960s and was razed to make room for the new building. It previously was a practice facility for the U of L basketball and swimming programs.