Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation

Jacobs Hall as seen from outside the Wozniak Lounge.

The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is a building on the UC Berkeley campus, 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 by speeches by various UC Berkeley administrators, Ellen Lupton,[2] Paul E. Jacobs, executive chairman of Qualcomm,[3] and 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.

The building includes open student studio space on the first floor, two classrooms on the second floor, and a large conference room on the third floor.[4] It has design studios with shop tools and rapid prototyping equipment.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "UC Berkeley's new Jacobs Hall to open in fall". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "News & Events". Jacobs Institute.
  3. ↑ "Grand opening for Jacobs Hall, the new hub for all things design". Berkeley News. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  5. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 37°52′34″N 122°15′32″W / 37.876022°N 122.258802°W / 37.876022; -122.258802

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