Laboratories

Grounded in innovation, sustainability, and experimentation, the UC Biofabrication Laboratory (BioFab UC) at FADEU focuses on the research, development, and advancement of materials and manufacturing processes derived from biological and natural structures and systems; intersecting ecology and material science.

Created as an initiative to bring digital fabrication tools closer to the FADEU community, such as laser cutting in various formats and sizes, 3D printing, thermoforming, CNC routers, and more, the FABHAUS provides cutting-edge technology for design, bridging the digital and the physical.

Providing FADEU students, faculty, and researchers with a dedicated studio to record and experiment with photographic and audiovisual techniques, this space enables the possibility of recording products, fashion, portraits, models, plans, and more.

Created to effectively and accurately measure, test, and project the energy impacts of architectural design for specific climates, uses, construction systems, and locations, the laboratory helps FADEU students, faculty, and researchers assess environmental performance and inform design processes and choices.

With one of the largest collections of artificial light sources for teaching the basic concepts of electrical lighting and with an extensive specialized library of books, catalogs, and magazines, this laboratory is considered one of the most complete nationwide.

Equipped with hardware, tools, and machinery, this makerspace is a teaching and applied design research unit at FADEU intended for students, faculty, and researchers to develop a direct relationship with construction and manufacturing by building models and prototypes at different scales and in various materials.

This laboratory is an open-access space for the FADEU community, providing resources and facilities for printing, binding, experimentation, and academic research in graphic arts.

Comprising the dyeing laboratory, the printing room, and the garment construction room, this facility provides a space for experimentation, prototyping, and developing models in textile techniques.