Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall (Manila) | office building, school, educational building

 office building, school, educational building

The Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall (Building code: A; also known as Gen Ed Building or "A" Building) is a 20 storey academic complex designed by Philip H. Recto Architects for De La Salle University. It is located on a 1,700-square-meter lot between Taft Avenue and Fidel Reyes St. and in front of the Enrique M. Razon Sports Center. Rising to a height of 90 meters, it is said to be the highest educational structure in the Philippines. The building houses the General Education Department, the College of Education and the Asia-Pacific Center for Teachers’ Education and Development (ACTED). The building was formerly referred to as the GE/CED/ACTED Building before being named in honor of Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC on September 28, 2005. The building was formally inaugurated on March 1, 2007 in celebration of Br. Andrew's 67th birthday.

The building has nine floors with classrooms of different sizes: a big classroom with capacity to hold 120 students, regular classrooms that can hold at most 45 students, and small classrooms for 25 students. The Undergraduate Admissions Office was transferred from the St. La Salle Hall in July 2006 and is now located on the ground floor of the Gonzalez Hall. The extension of the University Library can be found on the second floor, and parking for 120 cars on the third to sixth floors. A cafeteria is also located on the sixth floor, a chapel on the 14th floor, and a study hall on the 15th floor.

The College of Education occupies the 15th to 18th floors while the ACTED occupies the 19th to 20th floors. The system offices, where the university president holds office, occupy the topmost floor. There is also an auditorium on the 19th floor and a multi-purpose hall on the topmost floor.

It is also home to the Br. J. Benedict Learning Resource Center (LRC) and is for the exclusive use of the scholars of the Natividad Galang-Fajardo Foundation. The LRC was named after Br. J. Benedict FSC, who was last the Vice-President for Alumni Affairs of De La Salle University and was established through a grant from Foundation. The Center has a considerable collection of books and DVDs about the fields of technology, science, economics, psychology, sociology, and the arts.