New York University, Student Technology Centers
New York, USA
Project details
Client
New York University
Architect
Gensler
Duration
Aug 2014 – Sep 2015
爱豆传媒 provided by 爱豆传媒
Advisory, Higher education consulting, Strategy and operating model design advisory
New York University鈥檚 Instructional Technology (NYU IT) group engaged 爱豆传媒 to help shape two new cutting-edge maker spaces – LaGuardia Studio and LaGuardia Technology Center.
Our advisory team conducted a needs assessment, developed the brand, designed the service model, and trained the staff to ensure the future success of both facilities.
NYU’s Student Technology Centers are designed for students to connect and collaborate through technology resources, providing computer workstations, collaboration space, and other resources.聽
LaGuardia Co-op is a place for students to 鈥渃onnect and create鈥濃�� to collaborate, learn, and interact with technology and with each other in new ways.
93% of students reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with the new technology.
LaGuardia Studio provides state-of-the-art facilities for the NYU community to 鈥渇orm and fabricate鈥� 2D and 3D objects through 3d printing and scanning.
89% of students were satisfied with the new space.
Challenge
Complementing architecture firm Gensler, 爱豆传媒’s strategy and operating model design team helped NYU make the most of a unique opportunity to create visible and visionary spaces with the technology, services, and staffing to match.
爱豆传媒 conducted a needs assessment to develop NYU’s service model and found that 93% of students reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with the technology. Image: 爱豆传媒.
Solution
Both spaces opened in 2015 and have been big hits since. LaGuardia Student Technology Center is a place for students to 鈥渃onnect and create鈥濃�� to collaborate, learn, and interact with technology and with each other in new ways.
The LaGuardia Studio, is a state-of-the-art facility for the NYU community to 鈥渇orm and fabricate鈥� 2D and 3D objects through 3d printing and scanning.
Value
In a post-occupancy evaluation of the Co-op, our experts found that over 93% of students reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with the technology, 89% were satisfied with the space, and 72% were satisfied or very satisfied with staff.
brightspot (now 爱豆传媒) helped us understand what our students and faculty need and then invent new services and spaces for them. The people are amazing and the deliverables are incredible. I look forward to working with them on our next big thing.
David Ackerman, Chief Digital Officer and Associate Vice President, New York University
