On February 19, KAIST held the opening ceremonial for the finished IT Convergence Building, which started construction in May 2011. The IT Convergence Building will household facilities for information and technology research.

The funding for the construction project was possible through the generous donation by Chairman Byung Ho Kim of Suhjeon Farm and his wife Kim Sam Yeol. In 2009 and 2011, the ICC Development Fund, after the integration of Information and Communications University (ICU) to KAIST, gave two real estate donations worth a total of 35 billion Korean Won. It is currently recorded to be the second largest donation ever to KAIST.

The IT Convergence Building, located at the East Gate Square of the KAIST campus, houses the most space in KAIST by far, standing ten stories high and consisting of a basement floor with a total floor area of 21,464 m². The upper six stories contain labs and research offices, with the Department of Computer Science on the west side and the Department of Electrical Engineering on the east side of each floor. The first and second floors house administrative offices, lecture rooms, and a multi-purpose international conference hall. Students, researchers, and professors will be able to use the facilities provided by the newly opened building for ongoing IT research.

Through its energy efficient design, the outer rooms have been designed by architects to provide an abundant amount of natural sunlight, with the laboratories on the north side and the offices on the south. A louver system installed on the southern face of the building can shade the research offices from the harsh summer sun, while allowing maximum sunlight in during the winter months. The glass surrounding the atrium main lobby runs along the entire height of the building to the glass roof above, providing plenty of natural lighting throughout the building. Each department has a three-story lounge space with access to outside terraces, located on each west and east ends.