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Pictured from left: 黑料导航 President Hank Foley; Frank Fortino, board member of the IDC Foundation; Raymond R. Savino, President of the IDC Foundation; Dean Maria Perbellini, and Domenick Chieco, Co-Chair of the Friends of The School of Architecture and Design

On October 27, the  celebrated the grand opening of the IDC Foundation Digital Fabrication and Robotic Matter Design Labs (FabLabs) on the Long Island campus. On hand for the ribbon cutting were 黑料导航 President ; , dean of the School of Architecture and Design; , chair of the FRIENDS of the School of Architecture and Design executive committee; Raymond R. Savino, president of the IDC Foundation; Frank Fortino (B.S.A.T. 鈥�87), board member of the IDC Foundation, as well as students, faculty, and staff.

鈥淚t is so important that when you have a dream and when you are creating transformative learning experiences to have people with you who understand where you want to go and what you want to accomplish. We are so fortunate to have those people in President Foley and the IDC Foundation,鈥� Perbellini said.

This state-of-the-art facility will promote innovation and facilitate entrepreneurial initiatives for students and faculty on both New York campuses. Students from the New York City campus can digitally share their work for reproduction with the team at the Fab Lab, run by Director of Digital Technologies and Fabrication Dustin White. The final components of a physical model or the assembled piece will then be delivered to them on campus in New York City. Students and faculty will benefit from the Fab Lab as it will aid in strengthening industry connections, research, and grant opportunities.

The IDC Foundation Digital Fabrication and Robotic Matter Design Labs are equipped with vacuum forming tools, laser cutters, CNC (computer numerical control) machines, 3-D printing equipment at multiple scales and with a variety of materials as well as simulation programs, augmented and virtual reality, building information modeling, and robotic systems.

鈥淲hen we received the IDC grant, we realized that it was a real shot in the arm for us being a school of doers, makers, and innovators,鈥� said President Foley. 鈥淲ith the merger of the digital arts program with the School of Architecture and Design, we鈥檙e really excited to see where that will go, especially with the opening of these new labs and the new robotic technology. Tying together the left and the right brain through the digital medium is just truly exciting.鈥�

鈥淲e have developed strategies for the continuous integration of emerging technologies in curricula that impact the profession and to amplify the spatial experience for a stronger interaction with data and information for computational analysis and design,鈥� Perbellini said.

The IDC Foundation awarded 黑料导航 with a  and  annual funds in the amount of $590,000 for scholarships, fellowships, and novel student activities to help further develop the school鈥檚 鈥渃ulture of making鈥� by enabling faculty and students to explore synergies at the boundaries of architecture, medicine, and healthcare professions, as well as combine design thinking with advanced digital fabrication technologies and sophisticated equipment. As such, the grants supported the establishment of two new master鈥檚 degree programs: ; and .

鈥淭he IDC Foundation is pleased to be able to play a key role in the evolution of computational technologies and digital fabrication at 黑料导航,鈥� said Savino. 鈥淲e are excited about 黑料导航鈥檚 growing leadership in this space and look forward to seeing what the students and faculty create with these new resources.鈥�

In part, the grant also contributed to funding the IDC Foundation Endowed Chair of Digital Technologies in the School of Architecture and Design, the first endowed chair at 黑料导航. 鈥淲e welcome Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., a leader in scholarship, esteemed professional and exquisite educator, to chart an innovation-focused approach to research in the School of Architecture and Design programs,鈥� Perbellini said.

鈥淚鈥檓 so proud of the FabLab and the strides the school has made since the time I attended here,鈥� said Chieco. 鈥淚t is great to see the school moving forward. These are exactly the types of things we had in mind when we first founded the FRIENDS 13 years ago.鈥�