A proposed mega dorm designed by a billionaire donor that would pack UC Santa Barbara students into largely windowless rooms has drawn widespread criticism.

The floor plan of a residential floor in Munger Hall at UC Santa Barbara. Named for billionaire Charlie Munger, each residential floor of the 11-story building will house over 500 students.

A rendering shows the proposed design of a ‘study’ common area for an eight-bedroom residential cluster in the Munger Hall dormitory at UC Santa Barbara. (Courtesy photos via UCSB Design ...

The plan for Munger Hall includes an 11-story building that would provide more than 4,500 beds for undergraduates. Each residential floor would have eight "houses," each holding 63 students.

UCSB is touting its giant and controversial Munger Hall project as the future of dormitory living and the best answer to a chronic shortage of affordable student housing. The university has begun ...

Berkshire Hathaway billionaire Charlie Munger pledged $200 million for a new University of California at Santa Barbara dorm. But there are detractors.

The colossal, proposed boondoggle of UC Santa Barbara’s Munger Hall student housing project, memorably nicknamed “Dormzilla,” has finally been laid to rest. On October 25, 2023, UCSB Vice Chancellor ...

Munger Hall model helps people experience a controversial student housing proposal 0:00 / 0:00 Futuristic Munger Hall mock-up gives people a chance to see virtual windows By Tracy Lehr ...

University of California Santa Barbara has abandoned previous plans to build the controversial “windowless” Munger Hall.

The floor plan of a residential floor in Munger Hall at UC Santa Barbara. Named for billionaire Charlie Munger, each residential floor of the 11-story building will house over 500 students.

The plan for Munger Hall includes an 11-story building that would provide more than 4,500 beds for undergraduates. Each residential floor would have eight "houses," each holding 63 students.