Apple Display Advice

Can anyone help me chose between the following three displays? I am an architecture student who will be using 3D modeling software as well as the full Adobe Suite. The display would be connected to a mid-2012 MBP (non-retina).
Apple Cinema 20-inch Flat-Panel Display
Apple LED Cinema Display 24-Inch MB382LL/A
Apple Cinema 23-inch HD Flat-Panel Display
Thanks.

If you are not already considering either the 27" LED or the 27" Thunderbolt Display, and only the options you mention, then (personally) I would choose the 24" Cinema Display 24-inch MB382LL/A since it is the largest display with the best overall resolution.
Otherwise, I would opt for the 27" LED or 27" Thunderbolt. They are currently Apple's best displays.

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