Westside Pavilion

From a shopping mall to a university research center

On Jan. 3, 2024, UCLA Newsroom announced that UCLA was set to transform the Westside Pavilion Mall into the UCLA Research Park as a part of the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan to help strengthen the university's ties to the city. Former UCLA Chancellor Gene Block issued an announcement further endorsing the plans to expand UCLA, including other projects like the South Bay campus. To read the full press release from UCLA Newsroom on the building’s history, funding and donors, click the button below.