Facilities and Resources 

The Art Institute of Philadelphia occupies four academic facilities, 1622 Chestnut Street, 1610 Chestnut Street, 1530 Chestnut Street and 2300 Market Street, in the heart of the Philadelphia business and financial district. Furthermore, 1510 Chestnut Street offers additional general education classrooms.

These buildings contain classrooms and industry-related equipment, administrative offices, two art galleries, a student supply store, and the following:

• Computer labs: There are fourteen Macintosh labs, eleven PCbased computer labs and one cross-platform open lab. Facilities include a variety of software and printing and scanning devices. An on-site service bureau is also available for printing photos and other student work. Internet access is available in most computer labs. Additionally, there is a cross-platform computer lab dedicated to skills enhancement.
• Post-production facility: The facility features digital technology, audio-for-video equipment, surround sound, a sound isolation booth, and a variety of equipment and microphones to create foley sound recordings.
• Video studios and edit suites: The 1500 square foot television studio offers a fully outfitted digital control room, and soundstage with a cyclorama wall and light grid. Students have access to computer labs with non-linear editing software for audio and video. Included in the facility are independent edit suites to create on-line productions including SD and HD video and surround sound. The department uses Beta, DVC Pro, and MiniDV cameras and technology, as well as HD cameras recording on removable memory and external hard drives.
• The Design Groups: Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media and Digital Filmmaking & Video Production students work under faculty supervision on projects related to their program of study, for outside clients.
• The Library: The Library/Learning Resource Center houses a circulating book collection of approximately 30,000+ volumes including a continually growing collection of DVDs. Additionally, students have access to on-line databases for images, business information, and journal articles.
• Photographic imaging facilities: These facilities include a wide selection of traditional and digital cameras including: medium form, 4x5 and 8x10, an equipment check-out area, a full photography studio, complete black and white laboratories, and a digital darkroom outfitted with film scanners and digital color printers.
• Kitchen facilities: Culinary Students utilize an a la carte kitchen, two skills kitchens, a combined bake shop skills kitchen and a bake shop. Additionally, the Culinary Arts program operates Petite Passion, a chef-instructor/student-run restaurant.

The Art Institute of Philadelphia’s primary school-sponsored housing facilities are located at Broad and Chestnut Streets and 1510 and 1530 Chestnut Street. Each term approximately 850 students select the school-sponsored housing option and reside in high-rise apartment complexes in a variety of apartment styles.