Labs

There may be limited access to Centennial’s computers and specialty labs. For your health and safety, follow any posted protocols (e.g., physical distancing, cleaning, etc.).

Attendance in all laboratory sessions is mandatory.

Laboratory schedule is also weather and resource dependent. As a result, topics & experiments may be added, deleted or rearranged as courses progress.

Computer lab access: during other Architectural classes, a few computers may be available to use for course work when classes are scheduled on campus. Always ask the lab instructor for permission first. Evenings and weekends: Computer labs are usually available when classes are scheduled on campus. 

The same Architectural software is also installed on the computers in the Morningside Campus Library & in the Morningside Commons.

Equipment

For your privacy and security, once you are finished in a lab/using a college device, please ensure that you log off the network/college device. Leave all equipment as you would like to find it.

Students will also require a personal computer (with the recommended specification to run Autodesk Revit software). 

Software

Students have access to industry-leading software packages and bundles that can be found in rooms, labs, and podiums across our campuses. Computers at each campus will be loaded with the applications for use in your courses. To access these features, you must log in to the network using your student number. You can see a comprehensive list of software and software packages installed by room and by campus here.

Software requirements that are specific to the program:

• Revit
• AutoCad
• SketchUp
• Microsoft Office

Digital Resources

Below are some online resources (e.g., publishers’ learning resources), common or key platforms used across the program:

www.oaa.on.ca

www.raic.org

www.linkedin.com/learning

Library Collections

You can review the online library guide and databases specific to the Architecture program below:

• Centennial’s Architectural Technology research guide (click for link)

Instructors may make course readings available online through the eReserves service in eCentennial or as physical items that can be borrowed from a campus library on short-term loan. If your instructor is using eReserves, you will see a module in the course content on eCentennial. The list may include links to library resources like databases, articles, and eBooks; book chapters; web links; and open educational resources. Check your course outline or contact your instructor for information about where your assigned course readings are located.

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