However, we advise that students purchase a laptop with an external monitor (as large as possible), as laptops with larger screen sizes usually add 1-2 pounds of weight and have decreased battery life, making them less mobile.Įxternal Optical Mouse: Second to screen size in importance, an external mouse with two buttons is an essential tool for multiple software applications, particularly AutoCAD. The School recommends laptops with 15-inch displays as the minimum screen size. Screen Size: The single most important consideration for AutoCAD and graphic work. At the time of this writing, this means an Intel Core i7 (Quad-Core 2.0+ GHz) mobile processor or equivalent. Processor: Computers should have a processor no earlier than the fall of 2018. U-SoA requires each student to have a laptop with the minimmum requirements. Students who own a Apple MacOS computer that meets the school's requirment may configure their system to run Windows via Bootcamp. U-SoA and the University of Miami at large is set up to support Microsoft Windows operating systems. The following set of guidelines is meant to assist each student in purchasing a computer capable of supporting the software requirements of the current curriculum. The School cannot guarantee that any single device will be adequate to address all computing needs. Therefore, it is mandatory that incoming students purchase a computer capable of handling these sophisticated graphic and design applications.ĭue to the changing nature of the electronic world, U-SoA refrains from prescribing any specific computer brands, processor models, etc. The curriculum incorporates a variety of two dimensional and three dimensional software including Autocad, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Google Sketch-Up Pro, Rhino, Revit, and 3D Max. U-SoA utilizes the computer as an essential part of a modern and advanced undergraduate education. Today, these drawings are generated both manually and digitally and it is essential that each student be equipped with the proper tools to engage the multi-faceted nature of architectural drawing.
The fundamental role of drawing in the education of the architect has been central to the curriculum at U-SoA and over the years both faculty and students have produced beautiful and rigorous drawings that have been the outcome of countless hours of research and commitment.
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