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Science and Innovation Building / California State University, Dominguez Hills
Designed by HGA Architects
& Engineers, the three-story, 91,000-square-foot Science
and Innovation building on
the campus of California
State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, CA, currently under construction, promises to be a mecca for all students in the greater Los Angeles area. The facility will comprise wet and dry labs for both instructional and research uses, offices, a roof terrace, collaborative common space, and outdoor work spaces, in addition to a maker space, the
Toyota Center Fabrication Lab. It will serve four programs, including the CISE program (Toyota Center), the physics program, the biology program, and the chemistry program.
The first-floor maker space/ fabrication laboratory, the Toyota Center Fabrication Lab, a.k.a. the “Fab Lab,” aims to provide K–16 students with tangible STEM applications to investigate and solve real-world challenges; teach students to develop 21st-century skills through project-based learn- ing; promote equity within the
Southern California region; and serve as a model for sustainable innovation in K–16 STEM edu- cation, according to Dr. Kamal Hamdan, faculty at CSUDH.
“The CSUDH Fab Lab will inspire and create young engi- neers, inventors, artists, and entrepreneurs!” he says. It will “provide access to fabrication equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, CNC mills, 3D modeling software, an electronics lab, and a suite of other tools that will allow any- one to create almost anything.”
Designed for flexibility,
furniture can reconfigure to support active learning, both indoors and out. IT infra- structure allows for the latest programs and technology. “Research and teaching labs are designed on a module and typically consist of two to four modules of space,” explains James Matson, vice president, HGA. “Services and infrastruc- ture mains are at the corridor ceilings and can be tapped into each space. Because of the modular system, labs spaces can be easily reconfigured in the future.”
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