The WSU Campus Reality Capture and Digital Twin Initiative brings together faculty, graduate students, and industry collaborators to develop a repeatable workflow for capturing campus facilities as digital datasets. By integrating surveying, LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), the project is creating a foundation for future teaching, research, […]
The 2026 Trimble Technology Lab (TTL) Summit brought together faculty, university administrators, and Trimble leaders from Technology Labs around the world for several days of collaboration, professional development, and strategic planning in Denver, Colorado. Hosted by Trimble’s Education and Outreach team, the summit provided an opportunity for participating universities to exchange ideas, explore emerging technologies, […]
The Trimble Technology Lab is pleased to feature an outstanding student project from SDC 140: Foundations Studio, illustrating how first-year students begin to develop the analytical, representational, and digital skills that form the basis of design education. The featured project, Crossplane, by Addyson Short, explores the relationship between form, site, light, and circulation through the […]
The Trimble Technology Lab is pleased to recognize Caleb Grayson for his outstanding work in SDC 140: Foundations Studio, where his final pavilion project demonstrates how digital tools can support—and not dictate—the design process. The featured project was completed as the third and final assignment in SDC 140, in which students were challenged to design […]
The Trimble Technology Lab is pleased to feature the work of Maurice Brown, whose final project for SDC 140: Foundations Studio demonstrates how digital modeling can be used to translate conceptual ideas into thoughtful architectural spaces. Maurice’s proposal, The Crown Canopy, draws inspiration from one of nature’s most recognizable spatial experiences—the shelter and interconnectedness of […]
The Trimble Technology Lab (TTL) continues to support innovative research at Washington State University by providing students and faculty with access to industry-standard digital technologies. One recent example is the master’s thesis of Tendaishe Mugaviri, whose research combined SketchUp, Enscape, and virtual reality to investigate how lighting influences visitors’ emotional and perceptual experiences in museum […]
A recent faculty survey conducted by the WSU Trimble Technology Lab indicates growing interest in expanding the use of its resources across the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture. The survey, which gathered responses from faculty representing a broad range of disciplines, assessed awareness of the lab, current and potential use of its resources, and […]
Beginning in August 2025, the Trimble Technology Lab in Carpenter Hall will be accessible to all students in the School of Design and Construction (SDC) on a 24/7 basis through card swipe access. This initiative, made possible with the support of the VCEA IT team, is intended to enhance flexibility and improve access to high-performance […]
On May 30, just one month after her arrival in Pullman, WSU President Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell visited the Trimble Technology Lab as part of a focused tour of research and teaching facilities within the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA). She was accompanied by Provost T. Chris Riley-Tillman, VCEA Dean Partha Pande, and School […]
The Trimble Technology Lab at Washington State University is set to support a new interdisciplinary initiative focused on reality capture technologies, offering access to high-precision surveying equipment to enhance education and research across campus. The initiative, led by Dr. Hongtao Dang, who is an Assistant Professor at the School of Design and Construction, brings together […]