Ignite LEGO® Challenge

At Iowa State University, our students, faculty, staff, and alumni are constantly raising the bar and leaving their marks through innovative ideas, collaborations, and inventions. Now we’re taking that innovative spirit to the Iowa State Fair!

As part of the Ignite LEGO® Challenge, undergraduate, graduate, faculty, staff, and alumni teams will design a concept, build a prototype, and then go on to build a full-scale model during a timed competition at the Iowa State Fair in August. And it will all be done with LEGO® bricks!

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11 Days Showcasing Iowa State’s Innovation

Visit Iowa State University in the Varied Industries Building during the Iowa State Fair, August 12-22, to see creativity, collaboration, and creation in action! Every morning, innovations from different Iowa State University colleges and programs will be highlighted. In the afternoon, our Ignite LEGO® Challenge will kick off with student, faculty, staff, and alumni teams competing for up to $9,000 in prizes. And all day long throughout the duration of the fair, you can watch in real-time as a life-sized statue of alum George Washington Carver is built from LEGO® bricks!

August 12

Highlighting the Ivy College of Business and Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship

August 13

Highlighting the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

August 14

Highlighting Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

August 15

Highlighting the University Library

August 16

Highlighting the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine

August 17

Highlighting the University Honors Program

August 18

Highlighting the College of Design

August 19

Highlighting the College of Human Sciences

August 20

Highlighting the College of Engineering

August 21

Highlighting the Student Innovation Center

August 22

Highlighting Innovate at Iowa State and competition winners