Build Lab

Space at 730 Commonwealth Avenue was be renovated for Innovate@BU, a new University-wide initiative to create an environment in which all BU students can engage in innovation and entrepreneurship to solve real-world problems. The 6,000 foot space that formerly housed a Radio Shack store, was reconfigured to make room for the student hub of Innovate@BU, the BUild Lab: IDG Capital Student Innovation Center. The space, which opened in January 2018, includes wraparound glass walls, team meeting rooms and student workspaces, offices for program leaders and mentors, video screens for presentations, and open space for hackathons, accelerators, classes, and hands-on workshops with mentors and experienced innovators from industry, government, nonprofits, and the arts.