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, part of the

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. Construction began in August 2014 with a $20 million gift from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation. The

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took place on August 20, 2015, with speeches from various UC Berkeley administrators,

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, Paul E. Jacobs, executive chairman of

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, and

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. 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

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program with the inaugural cohort in 2020.

References

External links

Institute homepage

Berkeley MDes website

Design at Berkeley
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