The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is a building on the campus of UC Berkeley, part of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering. Construction began in August 2014 with a $20 million gift from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation.[1] The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on August 20, 2015, with speeches from various UC Berkeley administrators, Ellen Lupton,[2] Paul E. Jacobs, executive chairman of Qualcomm,[3] and Jack McCauley. The building opened for instruction on September 16. The 24,000-square-foot building was constructed at a cost of $25 million, funded by philanthropy.
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Facilities
The building includes a general purpose makerspace on the first floor, two classrooms on the second floor, and a large classroom and event space on the third floor.[4] The makerspace contains tools and rapid prototyping equipment.[5]
- Metal shop
- Visualization lab
- CAD/CAM lab
- All-purpose makerspace
- Design lounge
- Electronics lab
- AV production lab
- Advanced prototyping lab
Masters in Design program
On June 25, 2019 it was announced that the institute would play a key role in developing and delivering the core curriculum for the new Master of Design program with the inaugural cohort in 2020.[6]
References
- ^ "UC Berkeley's new Jacobs Hall to open in fall". The Daily Californian. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "News & Events". Jacobs Institute.
- ^ "Grand opening for Jacobs Hall, the new hub for all things design". Berkeley News. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Rent a Space".
- ^ Mathew, Teresa (2015-08-26). "$24M UC Berkeley innovation institute partners with companies to boost maker movement". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "College of Engineering and College of Environmental Design launch new Master of Design program". Berkeley Engineering. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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