Open Spaces. Open Minds. Open Possibilities.
Planned to encourage open minds through open spaces and the right tools to realize a vision, the distinct areas arranged within The Innovation Studio’s 78,000 sq. ft. area will spark ingenuity. Check out the information display at the Quad entrance for a stream of weather, news, social feeds, activities, stories about donors, and WPI announcements.
McDonough Makerspace and Fitzgerald Prototype Lab
Super glue, Teflon, microwave ovens—accidental discoveries all. With the invitation to create, model, and test new ideas and state-of-the-art equipment (like rapid prototype 3-D printers), we can only imagine what’s going to come out of the makerspace. Inspiring unstructured creation, this is where the smallest connection can start the biggest change.
Aberdale Active Learning Classroom
What makes active learning classrooms different? Lots! This classroom uses space and furnishings with intention—to help students gather in groups or so faculty members may teach while moving around the room. The focus for this space: WPI’s Great Problems Seminar.
Noiles Teaching Laboratory
All robots, all the time. This teaching lab might look like a futuristic playhouse, but the work done here will change the way surgeries are performed, caretaking happens, manufacturing is produced, and music is played. It’s all about the robots—and it’s a blast.
Class of 1964 Connections Gallery
At the two-story video feature wall, take in the compelling and inspirational visual representations of the WPI Plan ideals. See the places we send our students around the world, stories and activities of students and alumni, and the complexities of our science and technology scholarship.
Oliver Active Learning Classrooms
Additional space for active learning classrooms welcomes larger groups and more opportunity for students to engage with the curriculum and each other.
Global Lab with Scherer Video Recording Suite
A global education is a WPI hallmark, and the Global Lab brings together project-based learning, digital storytelling, and engagement with our partners around the world. Here, we explore how audio/visual tools and emergent media technologies can deepen collaboration, expand the impacts of global partnerships, and provide new opportunities for reflecting, learning, and sharing.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
This space aligns entrepreneurial activities across campus and across disciplines and connects WPI innovators to commercial and venture capital opportunities. Whether seeking advice, bouncing ideas around, learning from failures, or celebrating successes, the expertise, camaraderie, and resources here will stimulate innovation throughout the WPI community.
