Students and teachers from mechanical engineering as well as electrical engineering and information technology will be taught in the new Karlsruhe Learning and Application Center for Mechatronics (LAZ) in the future. From 2023, the LAZ is expected to offer new teaching concepts, improved space for student learning and work, and a project-oriented infrastructure, such as a student workshop.
The LAZ is part of the campus development in KIT's Master Plan 2030. The construction site is centrally located directly on the eastern Kaiserstraße. The planning envisages two buildings - a flat workshop building in front and a main building with five upper floors. The usable floor space of around 3,000 square meters will include a lecture hall with 274 seats, modern learning areas, a prototype workshop and innovative communication and project rooms. The building will have a photovoltaic system and will be certified in accordance with the Sustainable Building Rating System (BNB).