Fabrication Lab
This center for research in electronics, physical computing, tactile media and advanced imaging includes a computer-controlled laser cutter, large-format printer, solder stations, motion sensors, electronics components (transistors, resistors) and a robotics locker.
Fashion Lab
623 S. Wabash Ave., 7th Floor
Take your garments from concept to reality in the fashion lab, with all the industry-standard equipment and software you’ll need to make runway-ready garments under one roof.Read More
Fashion Study Collection Research Center
The Research Center is a workspace and archive in the Fashion Study Collection. The facility offers access to rare books on fashion and dress, magazines, journals, visual media, and other reference materials, dating as early as the 1840s through the present day. General subjects addressed in the Research Center include fashion history, construction, dress and fashion theory, designers, exhibitions, ethnic dress, and textiles. Individual appointments and class visits to the Fashion Study Collection are held in its Research Center.Read More
HAUS
HAUS functions both as a hangout and study area for students, as well as an events space. The room has a nightclub feel, with a small stage for concerts, comedy acts and readings.Read More
The Makerspace
754 S. Wabash Ave., 2nd Floor
The Makerspace is a student-centered arts, crafts, and fabrication studio that encourages and supports student creativity outside the classroom during the academic year. The Makerspace exists to promote hands-on skill development and foster a sense of community among makers. The Makerspace offers a wide variety of tools, materials, and workshops within a large dynamic space for students to collaborate, prototype, learn new making skills, and practice hobbies. Read More
Open Lab
916 S. Wabash Ave.
This major hub of student work and research includes three dozen computer workstations with superb hardware performance and the latest in high-end media production and application development software and game engines.Read More
Open Studio
623 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Floor
Need creative space that’s not your living room? Work in our open studio: it’s okay if paint drips on the floor. Read More
The Student Center
Columbia College Chicago’s first-ever Student Center is open to our community of creatives.
The five-story, 114,000 square-foot space is the campus hub for gathering, collaborating, learning and celebrating. The Student Center is a stage, a canvas, a hub for innovation and creativity—a place to Shape What’s Next. Read More
Computer Lounge
623 S. Wabash Ave., 9th Floor
Edit, design, and sketch the day (or night) away in the computer lab. Work on the latest professional software for Mac OS and Windows, with expert staff on-hand to help along the way. Read More