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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: TECHNOLOGY

Equipment + Facilities
All students entering Landscape Architecture are required to participate in the department’s laptop program, which includes the purchase of hardware, a software package, insurance and upgrades (as specified in the department’s Laptop Program Requirements and Policy Guidelines). Institutional technical support for student laptops is available with this program. Students entering RISD with current hardware may participate in the RISD software program only upon approval.

CAD Lab

hardware
• 15 CAD workstations, Windows XP
• 2 HP DesignJet 1055CM Plus plotters
• HP DesignJet 500 plotter
• HP 8100 LaserJet printer
• Xerox 7300N color laser printer
• Microtek 8700 ScanMaker flatbed scanner

software
• AutoCAD 2009
• Rhinoceros 4/Flamingo 1.1 with V-Ray
• Autodesk Max Design
• ArcView GIS 9.2
• Adobe Creative Suite 3
• Ecotect
• Autodesk Revit

Additional Facilities
model shop with hand and power tools for woodworking
gallery space

For more information about specifics, e-mail Eric Quimby, Laptop Program Manager
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