In March 2004, the Arizona State University Foundation purchased The Brickyard, an eclectic mix of three unique buildings and a parking structure located in downtown Tempe, Arizona.
Situated in the heart of downtown with the area’s most popular cafes and eateries just steps away, The Brickyard is home to ASU's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and the School of Computing and Informatics. It also contains the Institute for Computing and Information Science and Engineering, which was created to centralize the university's key academic and research programs in computer science.
Several research centers are located in the Brickyard complex, including the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing, Decision Theater and Partnership for Research in Spatial Modeling.