acadia university's makerspace for everyone

Located in the heart of Acadia University, Steamspace is one of a kind.

Steamspace aims to foster creativity and innovation, and to support all types of making. The space is designed to serve the creative needs of faculty, staff, and students - whether for academic or personal purposes.

The 2500 ft² space is home to a variety of tools for twenty-first century design, prototyping, and digital creation. It will hosts course activities such as using 3D printers and laser cutters to produce prototypes for an entrepreneurship class; or a high definition scanner to create models of historical artifacts in a history class. Steamspace also enables personal interest projects, from making your own drone, designing fantasy figures for a board game, recording your own podcast, or even screen printing your own custom t-shirt. Your imagination is the only limit!

What is a Makerspace?

A Makerspace is a 21st century workshop that allows for individuals with shared interests and ideas to gather and develop projects, prototypes, and ideas through different means of technology and equipment.

A picture of a student setting up a Prusa MINI 3D printer with other students observing them as they work.
A picture of five students standing around a laser cutter in operation.
A picture of a workspace with a laser cutter in the back of the room and multiple tables with material for multiple different projects around the perimeter of the room.
A picture of seven students around a table play-testing a tabletop game.
A picture of an open room with a podium and a whiteboard in the back on the room.
A picture of a kitchen counter with two coffee machines, a sink, and a microwave.
A picture of a relatively large room for the space, currently without any furniture.
A picture of a stairwell facing a large window looking outwards.
A picture at an angle of a windowside short stairwell.
A picture of a window in the corner of an office.
A picture of an office corner with a closet door.

Have a peek at the stunning space!

Located in Raymond House, Steamspace is Acadia University’s first campus-wide makerspace.

 

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