FACILITIES
Explore your creation space
With the guidance of experienced technicians, you'll experiment with programming and electronics, build 3D prototypes, or create printed works and interactive projects with access to professional labs, studios and editing suites.
Facilities for DCART students
Our interdisciplinary teaching labs are accessible to all MDes, Design and Computation Arts students and faculty. These labs feature an array of specialized equipment to support students and faculty in realizing their projects.
Computation lab
Hosts powerful computer workstations and offers guidance for students working on creative computing and programming-intensive projects.
Documentation lab
Enables a flexible environment, tools and equipment for documenting student projects and creative class work.
Sensor lab
Provides facilities and tools for projects that involve analogue electronics, microcontroller programming and simple textile construction.
Soft surface lab
A dedicated teaching lab with space and equipment for students to develop and explore soft surface pattern design and making, eco dyeing, bioplastics, eco inks and hand or machine sewing.
Visual communications lab
Offers a variety of facilities and workshops for graphic design projects: bookbinding equipment, a guillotine paper cutter, a vinyl cutter, various finishing tools and a library of resource manuals.
Fine Arts facilities
Core technical centres
Located on the 8th floor of the EV building, the core technical centres are available to all Fine Arts students and include: the metal shop, wood shop, fabrication shop, and digital fabrication lab.
Centre for Digital Arts (CDA)
CDA provides access to computer labs, editing suites, and multimedia/audiovisual equipment loans for Fine Arts students.