The Venture Lab offices are among the headliners in the new Tangen Hall at 40th and Sansom streets. Karl Ulrich, vice dean of entrepreneurship and innovation, views the building as a beacon for anyone interested in entrepreneurship. With nearly 70,000 square feet of suites, studios, and maker labs, plus a test kitchen and storefront retail space for student prototypes, Tangen Hall screams innovation.
That includes its decor: A virtual furniture competition was held last year so the Penn community — including fine arts and engineering students and recent MBA grads — could design the lobby. In addition to its specialized spaces, Tangen Hall pulls several key programs across campus under one roof for a more efficient collaboration, including the master’s-level Integrated Product Design program — which Ulrich co-founded — and venture consulting training through the Sol C. Snider Center, among others.