Yale School of Architecture

Yale School of Architecture, Digital Media Facilities

Digital media and integrated information systems are an integral part of the School’s curriculum. The School provides students with a high-quality and robust information infrastructure, including cloud-based personal storage for each student and unlimited network storage for individual classes and studios. The School has its own proprietary digital media facilities that consist of cloud-based servers for high-quality distributed information systems, two advanced computer labs, an imaging and 3D scanning lab, a printing lab with more than fifty 3D printers, and dedicated printing rooms and plotting clusters outfitted with photocopiers and large-format plotters on each studio floor. In addition, dedicated laser cutter rooms are found on each studio floor.

All students are provided with a high-end workstation, preloaded with a wide array of software and integrated design tools, and two LCD monitors. The School also provides facilities and resources for students’ design, research, computational, communication, and fabrication needs. In addition, wireless access points are located throughout the studios and classrooms to allow students, if they desire, to supplement their school-supplied computer with their own laptop. The School provides large mobile LCD screens with workstations located in the review spaces. Available for checkout at no cost are digital cameras, drawing tablets, camcorders, and more.