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The Architecture Computing and Media group provides computing support for students, faculty and staff in the School of Architecture.

ACM supports and manages a range of teaching and research facilities within the school. These include computer applications such as: word-processing, spreadsheets, email, internet, computer-aided design (CAD), and computer graphics (in 2D and 3D). Students have access to basic and advanced computing equipment and operating systems as required by their studies. A helpdesk, staffed by acm, is available to answer student, staff, and faculty computing questions.

Also, ACM manages facilities for digital still image, video and audio processing. The equipment in these facilities include a professional-quality sound studio, video editing facility, scanning and digital photography as well as full traditional photography film and print-processing laboratories. All photographic darkroom equipment is available to students for course and project use. Equipment including cameras, video cameras and audio recording equipment can be rented at nominal charges to students for use outside the laboratories.

The day-to-day running of the infrastructure is managed by the three ACM group members: Matthew Oliver (systems manager), Bob McNair (multimedia) and Amy Townsend (computing administrator). Architecture faculty, office staff and students should direct their IT support questions in the first instance to the Helpdesk ext. 27600, archhelpdesk@architecture.uwaterloo.ca .
Also Helpdesk is now in room 2004 - enter through 2007 (between the men's washroom & computer lab).

Employment Opportunity
ACM is looking for an Administrative Assistant to fill a 1 year contact position.

Please refer to the job description located here

Please email resumes to Matthew Oliver
GENERAL COMPUTING
The building has wireless network access on all three floors. In addition, graduate students have wired access in their offices for network connectivity (activated on request). The general use and teaching Mac lab is set up with 22 Mac G5 machines running MAC OS X. This lab is available for undergraduate and graduate use.
PRINTING & SCANNING
printing on black & white or colour is available. The Watcard swipe station is located outside the lab to transfer funds from your Watcard to your NEXUS printing account. The School has four printers accessible to faculty and staff as well as students. There is a large format scanner (Up to Arch E) available for student use. It is located in the supply store/ACM on the second floor.
VIDEO SOUND ROOM
This facility includes equipment for digital video editing and production. It contains nine G5 machines running MAC OS X. Eight of these machines are equipped with JVC miniDV cassette recorders and Final Cut Pro. There is also one machine equipped with an M-Audio Keystation 49e, and a PreSonus Firebox for sound production.
EQUIPMENT LOANS
Digital cameras and digital video cameras are available to be signed out from the ACM helpdesk. We also have one iBook and one Windows laptop for loan. Items are borrowed on a next-day return policy. Digital projectors can be signed out from the front office.