FAQs

What is the difference between the IDC and the Hive?

Originally, the term “The Hive” referred to a collective group of student volunteers who ran ECE-focused events for students at Georgia Tech. In 2018, the renovation of the Van Leer rotunda was completed, and the Interdisciplinary Design Commons (IDC) opened as a 15,000+ square foot, 3 floor makerspace on September 27th, 2018. the Hive then became the group that staffed and operated the IDC. Over time, the term “The Hive” came to be associated with the space in general, and now most people (including us PIs and Staff), refer to the makerspace itself as “The Hive” or, offically, “The Hive Makerspace.”