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Integrated Design Lab
Integrated Design Lab
As Northwest Arkansas continues to grow, creative business ideas turn into construction
projects, and the demand for qualified construction technicians and management increases.
Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) has heard the growing pains of community
businesses and is building a solution: the Integrated Design Lab (IDL).
Construction for the new IDL building broke ground in July of 2018, and its last beam was placed in January of 2019. The college plans to open the facility to students for
the Fall semester of 2019.
The IDL will provide needed classroom and lab space for students pursuing an education
in arts and construction technology. The facility will house space to support sculptures, ceramics, a Fab Lab with 3D
printers, a CNC router, laser cutting equipment, and other tools. Students will be
encouraged to test creative entrepreneurial ideas by utilizing the skills learned
in various construction and art courses.
Take a virtual tour of the future Integrated Design Lab:
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