Opportunities for Educational and Professional Growth
Facility Resources
AAP Computer Labs and Digital Classrooms
The architecture department’s primary computer facilities for general use by its undergraduate students are located on the second floor of Rand Hall, directly adjacent to the design studios. There are approximately sixty Macs and PCs, which are upgraded annually with hardware and software to ensure that the facility provides the latest equipment and opportunities for learning and instruction. The labs are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Design Studios and Shop
Most of the department’s design studios are located on the second and third floors of Rand Hall, with a few in Sibley. All students in studio have a dedicated space, drafting table and stool for their exclusive use during the semester, and access to the studio twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The architecture shop is located on the ground floor of Rand Hall, convenient to studios on the floors above. Besides standard power tools for working with wood and metal, it includes a sophisticated laser cutter for precision cutting of wood, metal, plastic and other materials. Cornell is one of only a handful of schools in the nation that possess laser cutters.
Students at all levels of the program make extensive use of the shop and are introduced to its equipment almost from day one of first-year studio. Students are carefully trained before being allowed to use any of the equipment. This training, combined with the constant vigilance and supervision of the shop manager, has ensured an impressive safety record.
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