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  • Student using book making equipment.

    Book, Paper, and Printmaking Facilities

    623 S. Wabash Ave. and 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

    We have everything you’ll need to explore book arts, hand papermaking, letterpress, and printmaking. With four distinct studios spread across two buildings, you’ll have plenty of space to experiment. Read More
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    Fabrication Facility

    623 S. Wabash Ave., 10th Floor

    Experience 15,000 square feet of state-of-the-art equipment in Columbia’s central making space. With the latest machines, power tools, and equipment, you can create everything from jewelry to 3D models to furniture in one collaborative space. Read More
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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