The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is a building on the campusofUC 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.
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]
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]
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