IDEA Commons
Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, Arts
A Vision Led by Missouri State University
IDEA Commons is Missouri State University’s vision for an urban innovation park in downtown Springfield. It’s a collaborative
community effort where people from all walks of life can live, shop, learn, create
and work.
Building community
A community focused on creating what’s next
IDEA Commons is more than a collection of buildings and people. It’s a community rooted
in history but has eyes fixed to the future. It’s the catalyst for innovation in southwest
Missouri and beyond.
A state of the art, seven-story hub for innovative research and development in southwest Missouri.
Brick City
A cluster of buildings that house the university’s Art & Design programs, collaborative Pharm D program with UMKC, and a portion of efactory programs.
Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center
Home to efactory, the collaborative engineering program with Missouri S&T and printing & postal services.
Enriching Springfield
A bustling and thriving downtown community
IDEA Commons is also home to eclectic merchants, beautiful galleries, incredible resources and modern dining and living spaces, like:
- The Lofts at Inspired Commerce
- Obelisk Home
- The Jordan Valley Community Health Center
- The Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab
- National Audio Company
- Andy’s Frozen Custard corporate headquarters
- And so much more
