Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation

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.

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.

External links

Institute homepage
Berkeley MDes website
Design at Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

Located in: Berkeley, California

Academics

Athletics

Programs	Golden Bears Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Rugby Softball Volleyball
Rivals	Stanford Big Game UCLA Rivalry
Culture	Oski "The Play"

Campus

Academic	Libraries Bancroft Library Doe Memorial Library Moffitt Library California Hall Campbell Hall Dwinelle Hall Etcheverry Hall Evans Hall Gilman Hall Hearst Memorial Mining Building Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation LeConte Hall Leuschner Observatory South Hall Wheeler Hall
Residential	Bowles Hall International House Stern Hall Student housing University House
Student life	Hearst Greek Theatre Memorial Stadium Edwards Stadium Senior Hall Zellerbach Hall Haas Pavilion Tightwad Hill Evans Diamond
Facilities	Berkeley Art Museum Botanical Garden and Julia Morgan Hall Lawrence Hall of Science Sather Gate Sather Tower Sproul Plaza
Service	Bear Transit