Photography by Tim Nguyen, BFA’06
Written by Hong Truong, BA’13
It’s not every day you find an array of thread, bobbins and a pair of fabric sheers in a library. Unless of course, you found your way to the third floor of the University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library.
That’s where Lab NEXT is. The interdisciplinary research hub offers collaborative workspaces, high-performance computers and services such as virtual reality systems that allow users to explore existing environments or develop their own; a visualization studio with a massive display wall and software to merge data; and video studios with green screens. Lab NEXT also includes Makerspace, where you’ll find those sewing tools.
Makerspace is open to UCalgary students, faculty and staff and gives hands-on access to technologies for those looking to unleash their creativity, tinker with new…
