The space not only has upgraded facilities between departments, but also fosters collaboration between faculty, students and staff. The new building is loaded with high-tech research laboratories; versatile classrooms; inspirational studios for drawing, design and fabrication; a spacious gallery to display student and faculty works; and community spaces and seminar rooms to spark idea exchanges. “This building is state of the art and the labs are places for discovery that we have not had before,” said associate dean of research and graduate education Kay Obendorf.