Ubiquitous, easily accessible technology was a critical element for this school of medicine’s new multi-story facility built on top of an existing building. The 16 classes had to be able to support different types of learning and instruction, from lectures and collaborative projects to individual study and research. Writable surfaces were used as often as possible to maximize the working space; and carefully integrated room schedulers and key card access ensure the rooms are used efficiently. Technology also played a key role up front: the school used DIRTT’s 3D ICE® flythroughs to fully understand how their space would look… and as a powerful fundraising tool to offset construction costs.
Indiana University Global and International Studies Building
The new Global and International Studies Building defines an important cultural and academic crossroads at the heart of campus. Home to the new School of Global and International Studies and many of the language, literature and culture studies programs in IU’s College of Arts and Sciences, the new building provides flexible spaces for teaching and learning that extend beyond the classroom to foster collaboration and inter-disciplinary education.