The Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering held a weeklong celebration starting April 9 in honor of Luddy Hall, the new 124,000-square-foot, $39.8 million home to most of the school's departments and programs.

LuddyFest included a lecture series from global innovators; a student startup pitch contest; demonstrations of maker spaces and workshops; an unveiling ceremony for "Amatria," a large, high-tech, sculptural work of art suspended from beneath the glass atrium on the fourth floor; and a dedication ceremony led by IU President Michael A. McRobbie.

Take a look at some of the highlights from the celebration:

Exterior of Luddy Hall
Guest at Luddy Fest visits with others.
Interior of Luddy Hall.

From top: The exterior of Luddy Hall, the new 124,000-square-foot, $39.8 million home to the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering on the IU Bloomington campus; Sean Wang, dean of the School of Computer Science at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, shakes hands with a guest; students, faculty and staff visit Luddy Hall during the weeklong celebration.  Photos by Eric Rudd and James Brosher, IU Communications

Tingyu Li, left, and Pavithra Ramamurthy sit with their speech therapy robot
Ian Rogers.
Student Aiden Whelan holds a headset.

From top: Tingyu Li, left, and Pavithra Ramamurthy pitch their "Buddy" speech therapy robot for children with cleft lip and palate. The team won first prize and $7,500 at the third annual Cheng Wu Innovation Challenge; keynote speaker and IU alumnus Ian Rogers, the former senior director of Apple Music and the chief digital officer of LVMH, speaks to a crowd; engineering student Aiden Whelan, left, holds a headset as he demonstrates an interactive creation during the FabLab Showcase.  Photos by Ann Schertz, Eric Rudd and James Brosher

The unveiling of the large, high-tech work of art, 'Amatria.'
A student interacts with a guest.
Two artists work on the sculpture, 'Amatria.'

From top: The audience begins to fill in before the unveiling of "Amatria," a piece of "living art" designed by world-renowned Canadian architect Philip Beesley; a student speaks with an alumnus after a roundtable discussion; Toronto artists Luke Kimmerer, left, and Richard Mui work on the installation of "Amatria" leading up to LuddyFest. Photos by Amelia Herrick and James Brosher, IU Communications.