On February 29, 1940, UC Berkeley professor Ernest O. Lawrence received the Nobel Prize in Physics in Wheeler Auditorium from Carl Wallerstedt, Consul General of Sweden, due to the danger of crossing the Atlantic during World War II.

It is aligned with the main campus axis, with its square design interrupted by the projecting end bays on the east and west sides.

Above this, the middle section spans two stories and includes a colonnaded gallery in a modified giant Ionic style.

Following the middle zone's layout, the attic story is highlighted by fluted pilasters that support a molded cornice capped by a blank frieze.

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