Students in the interior design program must have a laptop computer. For undergraduates, the purchase of a laptop computer is required when entering the sophomore year of study. These are the recommended minimum requirements:
Notebook
- 15.6”-17.3”
- 4GB-8GB Memory
- 500GB-1TB Hard Drive
- DVD+/-RW Burner
- 3 Yr Warranty (or as desired)
- Intel® Core™ i5-2300 processor (2.8 GHz, 6 MB cache) or equivalent AMD® processor.
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition, Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit (SP2 or later) Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 edition (SP2 or later)*
Software
Microsoft Office 2010, Adobe Design Standard CS5.5, Autodesk Revit Architecture**
* For Windows XP Professional x64: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual core, 1.6 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology
** AutoDesk products, including Revit Architecture, are available free to students
MAILING ADDRESS
SIUC SCHOOL of ARCHITECTURE MC 4337 | 410 QUIGLEY HALL | 875 S. NORMAL AVENUE |
CARBONDALE, IL 62901-4303 | PHONE: 618-453-3734 | FAX: 618-453-1129
