BUILDSPACE
6 weeks to bring your ideas → reality!
What is Buildspace?
Buildspace is for you to come and build what you want. It's a place where creators find passion, community, and accountability- values that shape how we collaborate, create, and show up for one another.
1. Build your passion
Commit to a project you're passionate about, and report your weekly progress.
2. Meet the community
Connect with a space of other amazing people, and learn from experienced mentors.
3. Showcase your project!
At the end of the 6 weeks, showcase your project and display the fruition of your work.
4 Program Tracks
software
hardware
wildcard
creatives
4 Program Tracks
software
Learn to build full-stack applications and scalable software solutions.
hardware
Dive into electronics, circuits, and embedded systems development.
wildcard
Explore unconventional tracks and creative projects beyond standard boundaries.
creatives
Focus on design, visual storytelling, and creative problem-solving.
What You Get
We set you up for success, with every resource you need to build, learn, and grow.
Mentor Support
Get paired with experienced mentors (from engineers, to designers, to founders) who give you real, personalized guidance throughout the program.
Software & Hardware Access
Get special access to industry-grade software licenses and cutting-edge hardware. No need to own expensive tools to build something incredible.
Free Snacks
Build better on a full stomach. We keep the workspace stocked so you can stay in flow and focus on what matters!
Endless Possibilities
Maybe you want to create your own app.
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
Maybe you want to launch a business.
Maybe you want to build your tech startup.
Maybe you want to launch your youtube channel.
Maybe you want to experiment with large language models.
Maybe you want to write your own book.
BUILDyourpassion
Featured Projects
Browse our selected featured projects!
Checkpoint
by Tisya Bhatia
Helping neurodivergent users stay focused with dopamine-boost activities and AI.
Checkpoint
by Tisya Bhatia
Overview
Uses progressive overload, overall training volume & gain strengths, and lots of exercises to help boost your fitness.
Tech Stack
dawgdig
by Joshua Ton
UW student focused planner and rso/event discovery web app.
dawgdig
by Joshua Ton
Overview
A UW focused app dedicated to help students find RSOs and events that they actually care about and organize it all in one place.
Tech Stack
AutoFetcher
by Wallace Ruan
A contraption that automatically shoots a ball for a dog to fetch.
AutoFetcher
by Wallace Ruan
Overview
A contraption that automatically shoots a ball for a dog to fetch.
Tech Stack
Yomi Sensei
by Keanu Thakalath
An e-reader that automatically tracks your reading level.
Yomi Sensei
by Keanu Thakalath
Overview
An e-reader that automatically tracks your reading level.
Tech Stack
HeartBeats
by Hriesha Popat & Saachi Dhamija
Matches your real-time heart rate to music and auto-creates playlists that fit your workout energy.
HeartBeats
by Hriesha Popat & Saachi Dhamija
Overview
Matches your real-time heart rate to music and auto-creates playlists that fit your workout energy.
Tech Stack
Click
by Kairui Cheng, Matthew Epshtein, and Rayan Rizwan
App that lets students “tap phones” to create connection bridges.
Click
by Kairui Cheng, Matthew Epshtein, and Rayan Rizwan
Overview
App that lets students “tap phones” to create connection bridges and pairs them for short conversations to build real friendships.
Tech Stack
Jam Journal
by Jenny Peng & Kelly Wang
Overview
A platform to import YouTube music, take notes at timestamps while listening, and make notes for lyrics.
Tech Stack
MarioKart Racecar
by Mukund Senthil Kumar
An automated racecar that uses different sensors to traverse the terrain.
MarioKart Racecar
by Mukund Senthil Kumar
Overview
An automated racecar that uses different sensors to traverse the terrain and not hit obstacles and pedestrians.
Tech Stack
2048 Agent
by Brian Yao
Overview
Using reinforcement learning (DQN and PPO), and expectimax, the agent can predict and perform the most optimal moves in 2048.
Tech Stack
Verbalize
by Medha Gupta
An AI-powered multiplayer game that makes behavioral interview prep fun and approachable.
Verbalize
by Medha Gupta
Overview
An AI-powered multiplayer game that makes behavioral interview prep fun and approachable.
Tech Stack
Content Creation
by Tiffany Yan
Building my content creation through Instagram, LinkedIn, and Notion.
Content Creation
by Tiffany Yan
Overview
Creativity is very important to me, including design, music, modeling, photography, maker space, and calligraphy.
Tech Stack
AI Boxer
by Akshat Mundra
Focus Bank
by Luyang Wu & Varun Atraya
An app to help you lock in.
Focus Bank
by Luyang Wu & Varun Atraya
Overview
An app that helps you lock in, forcing you to budget your screen time.
Tech Stack
Bobby
by Carter Swartout & Andrew Edwards
A homemade Alexa and digital assistant.
Bobby
by Carter Swartout & Andrew Edwards
Overview
A homemade Alexa and digital assistant that incorporates hardware, software, and gen AI.
Tech Stack
ClearVote
by Anaya Pandit, Robert Luiten, Joey Laurent, and David Schultz
A web app that simplifies the voting process to increase voter turnout.
ClearVote
by Anaya Pandit, Robert Luiten, Joey Laurent, and David Schultz
Overview
ClearVote shows all candidate information in one spot with full transparency, and brings focus back to the community.
Tech Stack
BUILD THE FUTURE
Cohort Showcase
See all works from past cohorts.
Cohort 4
Mindspace
by Abdul Muhsin Hameed
The civilian, good guy version of tron: ares.
Mindspace
by Abdul Muhsin Hameed
Overview
A transparent safety layer for AI therapy.
Tech Stack
Checkpoint
by Tisya Bhatia
Helping neurodivergent users stay focused with dopamine-boost activities and AI.
Checkpoint
by Tisya Bhatia
Overview
Uses progressive overload, overall training volume & gain strengths, and lots of exercises to help boost your fitness.
Tech Stack
RareCare Pipeline
by Douglas Lin & Andy Hou
Medical pipeline that analyzes symptoms, runs targeted tests, and suggests potential treatments for rare diseases.
RareCare Pipeline
by Douglas Lin & Andy Hou
Overview
Medical pipeline that analyzes symptoms, runs targeted tests, and suggests potential treatments for rare diseases.
Tech Stack
dawgdig
by Joshua Ton
UW student focused planner and rso/event discovery web app.
dawgdig
by Joshua Ton
Overview
A UW focused app dedicated to help students find RSOs and events that they actually care about and organize it all in one place.
Tech Stack
EcoScan
by Nandini Khandelwal
A tool that analyzes a user’s AI usage and shows its environmental impact.
EcoScan
by Nandini Khandelwal
Overview
A tool that analyzes a user’s AI usage and shows its environmental impact.
Tech Stack
Sensei
by Sahana Narendran
A smart timesheet for self-employed side hustlers.
Sensei
by Sahana Narendran
Overview
A smart timesheet for self-employed side hustlers.
Tech Stack
Itinderary
by Chloe Bogen
Swipe through Seattle activities and auto-builds a personalized itinerary, tinder-style.
Itinderary
by Chloe Bogen
Overview
Swipe through Seattle activities and auto-builds a personalized itinerary, tinder-style.
Tech Stack
Train of Thought
by Dhanasri Prabhu, Devanshi Rautraya, and Rishali Vuriti
An adaptive Trolley Problem Simulator.
Train of Thought
by Dhanasri Prabhu, Devanshi Rautraya, and Rishali Vuriti
Overview
An adaptive Trolley Problem Simulator.
Tech Stack
LandDev Map
by Advaith Vankamamidi
Interactive map that helps make land-development decisions more informed.
LandDev Map
by Advaith Vankamamidi
Overview
Interactive map that shows zoning, environmental rules, utilities to make land-development decisions more informed.
Tech Stack
Hermopolis
by Nikki Mihaylova
A community where you can upload, translate, discuss, and nerd out about quotes in any language.
Hermopolis
by Nikki Mihaylova
Overview
A community where you can upload, translate, discuss, and nerd out about quotes in any language.
Tech Stack
You Will Always Get Through
by Samvedha Basireddy
Short, personalized micro-rituals to help people reset during stressful moments.
You Will Always Get Through
by Samvedha Basireddy
Overview
Short, personalized micro-rituals to help people reset during stressful moments.
Tech Stack
Access Map
by Neha Dubhashi, Daniel Welicki, Cady Xia, and Trisha Bhatawdekar
Accessibility details for campus events for students with disabilities.
Access Map
by Neha Dubhashi, Daniel Welicki, Cady Xia, and Trisha Bhatawdekar
Overview
Accessibility details for campus events for students with disabilities.
Tech Stack
Cohort 3
Jam Journal
by Jenny Peng & Kelly Wang
Overview
A platform to import YouTube music, take notes at timestamps while listening, and make notes for lyrics.
Tech Stack
MarioKart Racecar
by Mukund Senthil Kumar
An automated racecar that uses different sensors to traverse the terrain.
MarioKart Racecar
by Mukund Senthil Kumar
Overview
An automated racecar that uses different sensors to traverse the terrain and not hit obstacles and pedestrians.
Tech Stack
2048 Agent
by Brian Yao
Overview
Using reinforcement learning (DQN and PPO), and expectimax, the agent can predict and perform the most optimal moves in 2048.
Tech Stack
Verbalize
by Medha Gupta
An AI-powered multiplayer game that makes behavioral interview prep fun and approachable.
Verbalize
by Medha Gupta
Overview
An AI-powered multiplayer game that makes behavioral interview prep fun and approachable.
Tech Stack
Smile w/ me
by Eva Gonzales-Bravo
A photo booth website where you can take pics and have fun!
Smile w/ me
by Eva Gonzales-Bravo
Overview
This is a hand-coded photo booth website, where you can take photos and add stickers and filters!
Tech Stack
Juicebox
by Sia Razdan
Rewards families for disconnecting from screens - enabling connection, learning, and fun.
Juicebox
by Sia Razdan
Overview
This is a design speculative project to foster connection and disconnecting from screens.
Tech Stack
Fridge Sense
by Shrima & Arya
Smart food tracking app for your fridge, creating an easy way to track food expiry dates and reduce waste.
Fridge Sense
by Shrima & Arya
Overview
A handy tool for knowing what's in your fridge, helps with grocery shopping. Helps combat food waste at the college level!
Tech Stack
Gladius
by Alex Hsu
Overview
A plant-themed app that motivates fitness through digital garden growth. Gladius transforms your fitness journey into a motivational experience. It tracks your progress through biometric data.
Tech Stack
Se7en
by Noah Hoang, Kshitij Rao, and Chetan Sidhu
An app that fosters UW connectivity and community.
Se7en
by Noah Hoang, Kshitij Rao, and Chetan Sidhu
Overview
Se7en effortlessly organizes groups of people with similar interests for casual convos/coffee chat-like conversations.
Tech Stack
Nivo
by Samantha Scalia
Goggles designed for comfort and adaptability, delivering a clear and unobstructed view.
Nivo
by Samantha Scalia
Overview
Prescription lenses, custom fit, all-weather performance, and comfort. The base model is a simple CAD model that can be adjusted to the user's measurements.
Tech Stack
Content Creation
by Tiffany Yan
Building my content creation through Instagram, LinkedIn, and Notion.
Content Creation
by Tiffany Yan
Overview
Creativity is very important to me, including design, music, modeling, photography, maker space, and calligraphy.
Tech Stack
Crash Out
by Amina, Chloe, and Ella
A choice-based mini game that takes place on an island the player crashes onto.
Crash Out
by Amina, Chloe, and Ella
Overview
In order to escape the island, the player must complete tasks, make the right choices, find a special item, and make it to a cave before time runs out.
Tech Stack
Cohort 2
Chef Lens
by Ayesha Khan & Mawi Mawi
Streamlining recipe instructions for everyone.
Chef Lens
by Ayesha Khan & Mawi Mawi
Overview
An app that streamlines recipes, with no ads or unecessary backstories.
Tech Stack
Bioinformatics Dashboard
by Bhavya Krishnan
Helps biologists that were trained classically transition into computational biology/bioinformatics.
Bioinformatics Dashboard
by Bhavya Krishnan
Overview
An app to help biologists that were trained classically transition into computational biology/bioinformatics.
Tech Stack
CueZine
by David Kim
Overview
A tinder-style way to find places to eat.
Tech Stack
CrowdLight
by Colton Carroll
Make a holiday lightshow more interactive.
CrowdLight
by Colton Carroll
Overview
Make a holiday lightshow more interactive.
Tech Stack
Husky ButterWalk
by Crystal Shen, Katharine Zhang, Jenna Moon-Earle
An Uber app for Husky NightWalk.
Husky ButterWalk
by Crystal Shen, Katharine Zhang, Jenna Moon-Earle
Overview
An Uber app for Husky NightWalk, where students can track their ride, view estimated wait time, and find meeting point with driver.
Tech Stack
Vocab Generator for Anki
by Apolo Garica
A powerful, customizable flashcard application.
Vocab Generator for Anki
by Apolo Garica
Overview
A powerful, customizable flashcard application that uses spaced repetition to help users retain information over time.
Tech Stack
Focus Bank
by Luyang Wu & Varun Atraya
An app to help you lock in.
Focus Bank
by Luyang Wu & Varun Atraya
Overview
An app that helps you lock in, forcing you to budget your screen time.
Tech Stack
AI Social Media Analyst
by Charlene Lioe
An AI tool designed to help businesses analyze their ad campaigns.
AI Social Media Analyst
by Charlene Lioe
Overview
An app that helps you lock in, forcing you to budget your screen time.
Tech Stack
Beauty of Physics
by Amy Lu
Overview
A physics simulation to help simplify physics - helps you visualize particle movement.
Tech Stack
File Digest
by Nico Susanto
Overview
An app that helps you summarize and understand your directory files.
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AI + Healthcare
by Smriti Kalahalla, Jia Ruparel, Alba Navarro, and Stephanie Lau
An website that identifies an injury based off image recognition.
AI + Healthcare
by Smriti Kalahalla, Jia Ruparel, Alba Navarro, and Stephanie Lau
Overview
The website will quickly identify an injury from an image, and offer instructions on how to treat it.
Tech Stack
Pinpots
by Claire Li
Upload pictures of cool plants you see, and mark it on your map.
Pinpots
by Claire Li
Overview
Upload pictures of cool plants you see, and mark it on your map. Share these plants with your friends/the public, or choose to keep it private.
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Cohort 0
Bobby
by Carter Swartout & Andrew Edwards
A homemade Alexa and digital assistant.
Bobby
by Carter Swartout & Andrew Edwards
Overview
A homemade Alexa and digital assistant that incorporates hardware, software, and gen AI.
Tech Stack
Comic App
by Katherine Palevich
An app that displays and xkcd comic based on the users input.
Comic App
by Katherine Palevich
Overview
An app that displays and xkcd comic based on the users input.
Tech Stack
MusicMatch
by Srishti Singh, Isha Jagadish, and Sneha Murali
Connect with other people with similar music taste to yourself!
MusicMatch
by Srishti Singh, Isha Jagadish, and Sneha Murali
Overview
An app that helps you connect with other people that have similar music taste to yourself.
Tech Stack
chenthetutor
by Chendur Jayavelu
Overview
A project to grow my ACT Math TikTok by posting one 30-90 second video a day.
Tech Stack
MedCheck
by Danielle Maddox
Overview
A drug interaction checker to notify physicians if the medications they prescribe have severe interactions with the patients existing medications.
Tech Stack
Habit Builder
by Emily Kang
A structured place for habits, allowing you to connect, log, and visualize your results.
Habit Builder
by Emily Kang
Overview
A structured place for habits, allowing you to connect, log, and visualize your results. Based on Atomic Habits, Habit Builder allows you to learn new habits easier is.
Tech Stack
ClearVote
by Anaya Pandit, Robert Luiten, Joey Laurent, and David Schultz
A web app that simplifies the voting process to increase voter turnout.
ClearVote
by Anaya Pandit, Robert Luiten, Joey Laurent, and David Schultz
Overview
ClearVote shows all candidate information in one spot with full transparency, and brings focus back to the community.
Tech Stack
Us And AI: The Progress of AI and How We Will Stay as Humans
by Jintae Cho
A nonfiction book about AI and humanity.
Us And AI: The Progress of AI and How We Will Stay as Humans
by Jintae Cho
Overview
Worked on my book by writing 20,000 words in the matter of 6 weeks. Tried to perfect my writing skill by mostly working on the consistency.
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EasyLeasy
by Ankith Tunuguntla & Praveer Jain
A UW centric apartment finder which tries to solve the roommate match problem.
EasyLeasy
by Ankith Tunuguntla & Praveer Jain
Overview
A UW centric apartment finder which tries to solve the roommate match problem. You make a profile and match with other people based on interests and specifications of apartments.
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Ripple: UW Marketplace
by Will Hunt
A student based second-hand marketplace.
Ripple: UW Marketplace
by Will Hunt
Overview
A platform for UW students to sell their things to each other.
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EduCon
by Srimedha Thummala
A common platform for students to connect.
EduCon
by Srimedha Thummala
Overview
A central platform where students can connect with other students of similar backgrounds and interests. Through these relationships, students can build their education and knowledge beyond their curriculum.
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Wellness + Content Creation
by Anika Tara Rao
Sharing my journey in college.
Wellness + Content Creation
by Anika Tara Rao
Overview
Created content of my college wellness journey. Released multiple post in the instagram and tiktok. I even got a chance to record my first youtube video and continue releasing episodes for my podcast: “The Mango Tree Podcst”.
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