Learn more about the Lassonde Studios, the new home for student innovators and entrepreneurs at the University of Utah. The facility is a student residence, incubator and makerspace.
When the University of Utah and David Eccles School of Business announced plans for Lassonde Studios, the people behind it said they wanted to create a place where students could “dream big and change the world.” After much anticipation, the unique, $45 million, copper-clad building opened in August 2016. Lassonde Studios merges an innovation space […]
Watch our video yearbook for the very first Lassonde 400 group living at Lassonde Studios during the 2016-2017 academic year. We call this group L1. The video features images shared by the residents. Learn more about Lassonde Studios at lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
“You don’t need to know where you’re going, you just need to know where you’re going next.” This concept has become a mantra for first-year psychology major and graphic designer Taren Rohovit, who entered Lassonde Studios fall 2016 with the intent to do something. Although only entering his first year of college, Rohovit recognized the […]
Watch the video from the 2017 Business Scholars Innovation Showcase at the University of Utah. The Business Scholars is a program for high-achieving students at the David Eccles School of Business. In this event, the students presented innovation projects they developed during the year. Learn more about Business Scholars: eccles.utah.edu/students/business-scholars/.
We saw some amazing student ideas today at the Business Scholars Showcase today. A tampon subscription product won Best Idea. Congrats to all the winners! During the competition, first-year students in the Business Scholars program showcased their innovation team projects they have been working on for months. Each group developed a new invention or business […]
Browse some of the newest images of Lassonde Studios, our new $45 million home for student entrepreneurs and innovators at the University of Utah. All students are welcome to #livecreatelaunch here. Learn more at lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
The IIDA (International Interior Design Association) Intermountain Chapter awarded Lassonde Studios the BEST (Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking) award for interior design in the Learn category recently. The Learn category is open to all education related interior design projects including education administration facilities, K-12 schools and higher education buildings. The judges awarded Lassonde Studios the BEST […]
We’re thrilled to share that Lassonde Studios of the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute has been named the overall winner of the SXSWedu Learn X Design awards in the physical category. The award further solidifies Lassonde Studios as arguably the most innovative built learning facility in the world from the past year. One of […]
Make a picture. Tell a story. Sell a product. Sometimes, it takes a near-death experience to realize what you live for – and for Isaac Griffin, that is creating art. His creative works all incorporate a unique sense of movement and storytelling. An avid cyclist, illustrator and art director at AdThing, a student-powered ad agency, […]
A leading publication for startup news and trends, Fast Company featured Lassonde Studios in a new article titled “A $45 Million Experiment to Turn Dorms into Incubators.” Lassonde Studios is a new building where all students on campus can live, create products and launch startups. It opened in August 2016 and has received worldwide attention for […]
