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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. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on August 20, 2015, with speeches from various UC Berkeley administrators, Ellen Lupton, Paul E. Jacobs, executive chairman of Qualcomm, 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. The makerspace contains tools and rapid prototyping equipment.

• 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.

References

1. "UC Berkeley's new Jacobs Hall to open in fall". The Daily Californian. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
2. "News & Events". Jacobs Institute.
3. "Grand opening for Jacobs Hall, the new hub for all things design". Berkeley News. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
4. "Rent a Space".
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.
6. "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

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