In addition to offering our students a strong theoretical base, we believe in the importance of learning through application and hands-on experience. CAAD Labs promotes the act of making as an essential component of a comprehensive design education. It provides support and resources for student and faculty production of full-scale design output, in pursuit of academic excellence, scholarly activities, and cross-disciplinary practice. CAAD Labs consists of three primary lab groups - Material Labs (woodworking, metal working, pottery, casting), Fabrication Labs (laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC cutting, industrial robotics), and Media Labs (audio/video production, photography, printmaking, and physical computing).