Labs & Facilities
Locations and Facilities
The school of Architecture operates computing facilities which include three computer graphics laboratories, classrooms, projection facilities, and clusters. A local area network ties all computers and peripherals to a central file server system. The local network is in turn connected to the University wide network allowing access to its resources and the internet.
ITC also maintains a number of Public Computer Labs
for general use by all UVA students, faculty, and staff. These labs can be used for many general purpose computing activities, and should be used whenever Architecture School facilities are busy or full. ITC labs offer less specialized application software, but will serve most standard purposes
School of Architecture labs include:
The Insight Lab and Shure Studio
Founded in 2009 under an Innovation Grant by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the The Insight Lab is a hub for faculty and student research activity, a space for multidisciplinary / cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a research lab for design informatics and applied information and visualization technologies.
The lab is intended to bring together faculty and students in an open and collaborative environment to pursue both individual and sponsored research. The lab's environment is designed to encourage and facilitate many things going on at once in a shared and dynamic space, using both traditional media and the most advanced technologies available to the school.
The Lab is equipped with state-of-the-art computer workstations, the Sandbox cluster of new and experimental software, several SMART Board interactive screens, a full-wall traditional whiteboard, and the newly acquired multi-touch SMART Table, the Lab is a testing ground for the newest technologies and their most advanced and innovative applications.
The Insight Lab is located within the Shure Studio, on the second floor and directly adjacent to the main entrance to Campbell Hall.
Room 105: ITC Digital Classroom
This supervised-use-only classroom is equipped with twenty-five Windows based computers. Software applications include GIS, CAD, animation, structural analysis, image processing, rendering, digital terrain modeling, desktop publishing, imaging, statistics, and spreadsheet packages. There is access to the Internet, electronic mail and to other University based services. A grayscale printer is in the room. This is an ITC classroom, not a public lab. It is only available during scheduled class sessions.
Room 130: Digital Media Lab
This lab hosts ten Apple digital media workstations. All Apple computers in Campbell Hall run both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Software includes CAD, animation, image processing, rendering, analog and digital video capture, editing and recording, video conferencing, and multimedia authoring. Scanning facilities include an 11" x 17" flatbed scanner, an 8.5" x 11" flatbed scanner, batch and large format slide scanners, grayscale laser, color laser, and photo printers. Analog videotape editing equipment is also available for standalone work or in combination with digital video capture, editing, and recording.
Room 132: CNC Fabrication and
Prototyping Lab
This lab contains two laser cutting and engraving machines (50-watt and 25-watt), a 4-axis CNC router with lathe/indexing attachment, a small 3-axis CNC mill, a Stratasys Dimension FDM 3D printer / rapid prototyping machine, and 3D digitizing and 3D Laser Scanning technology. This lab is developing a critical link between design computation and physical fabrication. These fabrication machines are all driven by CAD/CAM and graphics software, and are able to manufacture parts of varying sizes, in wood, plastic, foam, and soft metals. Access to the equipment is login-restricted based upon completion of training workshops. Training sessions are offered regularly.
Studio Clusters
Windows and Macintosh computers are available throughout the third and fourth floor Studio spaces, including the Technology Bridge on the fourth floor mezanine. Machines are positioned for ubiquitous access to all forms of digital technology using the standard software configurations found throughout the school. In many cases these machines will be positioned relative to a particular studio projects for related resources. Each studio common table also has a 27" iMac on a moveable arm for use in collaboration or group conversation.
Student Owned Personal Computers
The School of Architecture offers the undergraduate and graduate design studio spaces a wired network connection for every student desk along with a roaming wireless network. The school is dedicated to the integration of computing into the traditional design setting and curricula. All data connections are compatible with any computer operating system, and are available to any student in studio.
For more information on access to facilities and the policies regarding their use, please reference the school's Facilities and Policy Statement
Equipment Check-Out
The School of Architecture Office of Information Technology provides several pieces of equipment for public use. To check out these items, please see Dick Smith in room 118 or the IT Help Desk in room 304.
