IED Living Lab: A Space Designed for Discovery
Sneak Peek of IED's Living Lab
June 25, 2025 – Renovation is well underway for the Integrated Engineering Department’s (IED) Living Lab which is a bold, purpose-built learning space set to welcome the first cohort of 50 prospective students this coming September 2025.
But this isn’t just a classroom. In fact, we don’t call it that at all - for good reason.
The Living Lab is being crafted as an immersive, flexible space where engineering concepts come alive through collaborative learning, hands-on prototyping, and interactive exploration. Designed to support the unique pedagogy behind the Bachelor of Integrated Engineering with Honours, the space is a physical embodiment of the programme’s values: openness, creativity, experimentation, and learning by doing.
Everything about the environment is intentional - from the choice of furniture that encourages movement and teamwork, to lighting that enhances alertness, and even the carefully selected wall colours, chosen to reduce visual fatigue and help students stay focused for longer periods.
Inside the Living Lab, students will find:
- Writable walls and ideation corners for brainstorming
- Configurable workstations to support team-based projects
- Engineering artefacts and prototypes from past activities to inspire new ideas
- A clean, minimalist aesthetic designed to reduce distraction and support mental clarity
- Technology-ready zones for showcasing digital tools and engineering simulations
As construction progresses, the vision is becoming reality. The Living Lab is shaping up to be an inspiring space where ideas are tested, failures are welcomed, and learning feels real.
The countdown begins. The space is almost ready. And so are we.
