Tyler’s buildings have exposed systems and structures that give Tyler Architecture and Environmental Design an inside-out view of how their ideas and work come to life in real built spaces. 

Our students utilize dedicated workstations in open-plan classroom environments. Desking equipment is rugged enough to support model building, and ceiling mounted power receptacles are in reach of every station to support the use of digital tools. 

Architecture Computer Lab Software 

• ArcGIS Pro 

• Autodesk AutoCAD 

• Autodesk Fusion 

• Autodesk Netfabb 

• Autodesk Revit 

• CAM for Rhino 

• ClimateStudio 

• ElumTools & AGI32 

• Enscape 

• Lumion 

• Luxion KeyShot 

• Rhino 

• SketchUp 

• Slicer for Fusion 360 

• Solar Analysis 

• Total Carbon Analysis 

• V-Ray for Rhino 

Architecture Woodshop 

The Architecture woodshop comes with full-time technical service staffers to help you use the equipment safely and effectively.   Table saw  Band saw  Miter saw  Planer  Jointer  Drill press   Sanding machines  Assortment of power and hand tools 

• Table saw 

• Band saw

• Miter saw

• Planer

• Jointer

• Drill press 

• Sanding machines

• Assortment of power and hand tools

The Architecture woodshop staff also provide design and construction consultations. Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices. 

Work inside one of the biggest ceramics studios in the country (around 10,000 square feet)! Enjoy access to Tyler’s 

• 13 electric kilns  

• 1 large pug mill & 2 clay mixers 

• 3 3D printers 

• Glaze Lab 

• Clay & gaze material storage rooms 

• 18-station wheel throwing room  

• Large hand-building room 

• A big undergraduate major’s room  

• 6 graduate studios  

• A huge exhibition and critique room   

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices. 

The Design and Illustration programs at Tyler—including Graphic and Interactive Design, User Experience and User Interface Design, and Illustration and Emerging Media—share vibrant studio spaces that support a range of creative work, from concept development to final presentation. 

Students have access to: 

• A collaborative workroom for idea sharing, physical prototyping, and group work 

• A dedicated PC lab equipped for 3D and virtual reality projects 

• Oculus VR headsets for testing and building immersive experiences 

• Laptop and iPad Pro carts with Apple Pencils, stored for shared classroom use 

• Large-format color laser printer and flatbed scanners for high-quality output 

• A large-format inkjet printer for select projects 

• Individual workstations designed for students to use their personal laptops 

• A limited number of studio machines available for students without laptops 

• A growing library of design and illustration books for research and inspiration 

These resources support a wide range of creative exploration—whether students are building brand systems, interactive experiences, illustrated narratives, or experimental visual solutions. 

Design and Illustration Computer Lab Software 

• Blender 

• Figma 

• Glyphs 

• Hype4 

• ON1 Resize AI 

• Unity 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices. 

Whether you want to design big or small, digital or by hand, or with traditional or experimental materials, the Tyler Fibers & Material Studies facilities and studio spaces boast a rich array of tools to bring your work to life: 

• Screen printing equipment and tables for printing on fabric  

• Computerized looms (TC2 and Compu-Dobby) 

• Floor looms 

• Design software   

• Large-format printer (able to print on up to 44-inch-wide bolts of cloth)  

• Professional dye lab for synthetic and natural dyes  

• Natural dye garden 

• Digital embroidery machine   

• Long arm quilting machine 

• Knitting machines  

• Rug tufting equipment 

• Various sewing machines (industrial and home) 

• Studio spaces for undergraduate majors   

• Studio spaces for graduate students  

• Materials processing room  

• Color-corrected lighting  

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices.

All undergraduate studio art and design students at Tyler start with a one-year series of foundations courses. To complete this art degree requirement, you get to work inside great facilities and studios that comprise nearly 12,000 square feet: 

• 8 classrooms with spaces for drawing, 2D and 3D 

• Woodshop  

• Casting studios 

• Digital fabrication lab  

• Digital Services  

• Computer labs  

You also get access to Tyler’s comprehensive IT facilities that include a digital fabrication lab, digital services and computer labs. 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices.

Built for both research and creation, Tyler’s Glass program provides you with 10,000 square feet of space — plus all the equipment for glass blowing, glass casting, glass fusing and kiln work:

At Temple University’s Ambler Campus, Tyler's Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs work within a living laboratory thanks to specialized facilities and tools 

• 5,600-square-foot sustainably managed greenhouse  

• 187-acre arboretum and research field station 

• CAD labs and design studios, including digital design studio 

• A design-build studio space 

You also get access to these and other industry-standard software: 

• AutoCAD 

• ArcView GIS 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices. 

Whether you design wearable art or other beautiful or useful objects, your creative mind and hands get to use a variety of metals and materials: 

• Gold 

• Silver 

• Aluminum  

• Bronze  

• Titanium  

• Even plastics 

As a Metals / Jewelry / CAD-CAM student, you work inside our 5,500-square-foot facility, where you learn and practice everything from lost-wax casting to traditional blacksmithing. While using these state-of-the-art studio spaces and tools, you also use both digital and analog processes for your designs: 

• 56 bench top torches 

• 3 burn-out ovens 

• Crucible 

• Centrifuge 

• Vacuum-forming tools 

• Computer lab 

• 3D printers 

• Electroplating studio 

• Blacksmith studio 

• Wood shop 

• Metals shop 

• Laser cutter 

• Laser welder  

• CNC milling 

• Buffing, polishing, grinding and finishing stations 

Metals / Jewelry / CAD-CAM Computer Lab Software 

• Autodesk Fusion 

• Autodesk Meshmixer 

• Autodesk Netfabb 

• Luxion KeyShot 

• Rhino 8 

• Slicer for Fusion 360 

• V-Ray for Rhino 

• Zbrush 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices. 

Tyler's Painting program studios feature floor-to-ceiling windows that face north, giving you fantastic light and views of Philadelphia.  

Inside the nearly 19,000-square-foot facility, you get access to amazing creative spaces and tools 

• 6 drawing and painting rooms, more than 1,000 square feet each  

• Painting racks for even the largest paintings 

• 12-foot doorways between rooms for easy passage 

• Modeling stands 

• Professional-standard complement of heavy-duty painting and drawing equipment 

The painting areas also feature these dedicated spaces and functions 

• 15 graduate-student studios 

• Rooms for undergrad majors 

• Storage 

• Models changing rooms 

• Critique area with projection capability 

• Conference room 

• Paintbrush washing tubs 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices.

As a Tyler photography student, you get access to 9,000 square feet of creative spaces with incredible, professional-standard work areas and equipment.  

• Large wet labs   

  • Black & white 16 station darkroom  

  • 4x5 enlargers 

  • Silver recovery systems 

  • An alternative darkroom for large scale printing equipped with UV large-format light sources 

  • An archival print washing area  

  • Film processing area/rolling rooms 

• Print finishing area with cold and hot press mounting systems 

• Project room with cutters and book making equipment. 

• Glowforge laser cutter for a hands-on experience 

• Lighting studio equipped with state-of-the-art equipment 

• 2 large state-of-the-art digital photography labs with professional scanners and viewing systems, including a lab with professional printers 

• Dedicated advanced printing lab with several large-format professional printers and digital scanning system 

• Monitored equipment cage for loaning out photographic gear to students enrolled in the program:  

  • Professional lighting equipment 

  • High-end large and medium-format digital and analog cameras 

  • Alternative process equipment  

  • Accessories 

• Seminar/critique room 

• Exhibition spaces for professional and student work  

Graduate students get access to 4 individual studios with professional digital equipment, a community grad area with professional printers, and a traditional darkroom within the grad suite. The photography areas feature high-air-exchange ventilation, especially for traditional film processing and chemical storage. 

Photography Computer Lab Software 

• Capture One 

• MadMapper 

• PTGUI 

• SilverFast

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices.

Tyler’s Printmaking program houses large, modern, fully equipped studios — totaling nearly 10,000 square feet, with great spaces, features and tools: 

• Large lithography room with 4 presses 

• Large etching / relief / monotype printing room with 5 presses (one oversized) 

• Large screen-printing room with 14 printing stations and one vacuum press 

• New letterpress facility for typesetting, printing and book arts 

• Graining sink for large stone work 

• Lithographic stone and plate etching 

• Exposure room for photo-plates and photo-screens 

• Screen washout room  

• Copper etching facility 

• Spray booth  

• Extensive storage for lithography stones, large screens, and work on paper 

• Large work tables and critique space 

• 12-station computer lab 

• Digital transparency printing, including large inkjet and standard laser printers 

• Digital equipment, including scanning, tablets, and flatbed vinyl cutting  

• Seminar room  

• Exhibition area  

Graduate students also get full, independent access to the complete studio and set-up in private or shared studios.  

A well-planned ventilation system features local exhaust ventilation and other refinements. 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices. 

Tyler houses its Sculpture program within a 16,000-square-foot space, featuring all the tools you need to bring your vision for each piece into the world  

Wood Shop 

• Table saw 

• Bandsaws 

• Miter saw 

• Jointer 

• Planner  

• Drill presses  

• Lathe  

• Sanders  

• Grinders  

• Hand tools for wood construction   

Metal fabrication shop & tools 

• Bending  

• Sanding  

• Grinding  

• Rolling 

• Plasma cutter 

• Vertical and horizontal bandsaw 

• MIG, TIG, Oxyacetylene and Spot Welding  

• Forging  

• Sand casting 

The Sculpture facilities also contain two 2-ton gantry cranes, smaller hoists, an outdoor assembly area and a 1,000-square-foot outdoor exhibit pad. 

Along with your classmates and faculty mentors, you will use various classrooms, with smart tech, and two large critique areas to learn and grow. 

The Sculpture program facilities also feature dedicated undergraduate major studios and large graduate student studios.  

You also have access to video, sound, and projection equipment. 

Tyler offers all students full access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365 to install on their own devices.