The tower is named after Chau Chak Wing, a Chinese businessman who donated $20 million for the building's construction.

The 13-storey tower provides teaching, learning, research and office accommodation for approximately 1,256 students and 326 academic staff.

The building's façade, which was made of 320,000 custom-designed bricks, is described as the "squashed brown paper bag".

Frank Gehry said, "Maybe it's a brown paper bag, but it's flexible on the inside, there's a lot of room for changes or movement.

"[2] An entrance from The Goods Line, a pedestrian pathway, is located on the eastern border of the site.