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A gym in Marshall Square Mall has transformed into the home of Syracuse University’s MakerSpace. On a busy day, students can be found tinkering with 3D printers, embroidering designs or jamming out in a cubicle music studio.
“People make stuff for projects, they make stuff for school, they make stuff for gifts, they make stuff just for kicks,” founder John Mangicaro said.
John officially opened the ITS MakerSpace in 2014, housed in Kimmel Hall. When SU announced plans to tear down the dorm at the end of 2024, MakerSpace was forced to relocate. January 2025 marks the one-year anniversary of its move into a new location in Marshall Square Mall. They’ve carried over the machines they’ve had for years,…