ASSIGNMENTS

SCALE READINGS

 STUDENTS COMPLETE A SERIES OF EXERCISES USING THE ARCHITECT'S SCALE (RULER) TO BUILD AND REINFORCE SCALE READING SKILLS AND ABILITIES.  BEING ABLE TO ACURATELY MEASURE AND READ MEASURED DRAWINGS IS ESSENTIAL TO DRAFTING AND ARCHITECTURE.

SURFACE IDENTIFICATIONS

STUDENTS COMPLETE A SERIES OF EXERCISES WHERE THEY MUST CORRECTLY IDENTIFY INDICATED SURFACES OF AN OBJECT AND CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE CORRECT VIEW OF AN OBJECT GIVEN A SPECIFIC VIEW OF THAT OBJECT.  THIS BUILDS AND REFINES A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO VISUALIZE OBJECTS IN SPACE AND THINK ABOUT HOW...

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS

ORTHOGRAPHIC IS LATIN FOR CORRECT "DRAWING" OR "WRITING".  STUDENTS CREATE A SERIES OF MEASURED, ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS USING TRADITIONAL DRAFTING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES.  STUDENTS ARE GIVE "ISOMETRIC" DRAWINGS OF OBJECTS.  THEY MUST THEN DRAW THE THREE NECESSARY ORTHOGRAPHIC...

FLOOR PLANS

STUDENTS CREATE A FLOOR PLAN FOR A SMALL CAFE OR OTHER RETAIL SPACE.  THEY MUST CONSIDER AND INCLUDE STORAGE AREAS, EXITS AND ENTRANCES, RESTROOM FACILITIES AND OTHER BUSINESS SPECIFIC FEATURES.  STUDENTS ARE INTORDUCED TO THE CONCEPTS OF TRAFFIC FLOW, ERGONOMICS AND EFFICIENCY. ...

SMALL HOUSE DESIGN

STUDENTS USE THE SKILLS AND CONCEPTS LEARNED TO THIS POINT TO DESIGN A SMALL HOUSE.  THE HOUSE MUST NOT EXCEDE 1'000 S.F. IT MUST INCLUDE A KITCHEN/DINING AREA, AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA, SLEEPING AREA, BATHROOM AND STORAGE AREAS.  STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE CONCEPTS OF WORK TRIANGLE,...

"CHIEF ARCHITECT" SMALL HOUSE DESIGN

STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SOFTWARE "CHIEF ARCHITECT".  STUDENTS WILL USE THE PROGRAM TO TRANSFER THEIR HAND DRAWN SMALL HOUSE PLANS, INTO CADD RENDERED PLANS.

ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH PROJECT

STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A LIST OF FAMOUS ARCHITRECTS PAST AND PRESENT.  THEY MUST RESEARCH THE ARCHITECT A PREPARE A 3-5 MINUTE PRESENTATION FOR THE CLASS.  ALONG WITH THE ORAL PRESENTATION, STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE VISUAL AID WITH THIS PROJECT.  STUDENTS CAN CREATE POWER POINT...

FOUNDATION WALLS

STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HOW TO CREATE FOUNDATION WALL "SECTION" DRAWINGS.  EACH STUDENT CREATES A SCALE DRAWING OF A FOUNDATION WALL WITH PROPER MEASUREMENTS AN ANNOTATIONS WHERE NEEDED.  THIS IS DONE BY HAND AND THEN USING THE CADD SOFTWARE.

FRAMING

STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HOW TO CREATE A FIRST FLOOR WALL SECTION DRAWING.  STUDENTS THEN CREATE A SCALE DRAWING OF AN EXTERIOR WALL SECTION OF A HOUSE.  EXTERION AND INTERIOR FINISHES ARE SHOWN AS WELL AS ROOF PITCH AND COVERING.  DETAILS SUCH AS FLOORING, DRYWALL AND INSULATION ARE...

ROOF SYSTEMS

STUDENT ARE GIVEN A MORE DETAILED LESSON ON ROOF DESIGN AND ROOF STYLES.  STUDENTS ARE TESTED ON THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DESIGN STYLES.  STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE CONCEPTS OF LOAD, LIVE LOAD, DEAD LOAD AND SNOW LOAD.  STUDENTS ARE ALOS SHOWN HOW TO CALCULATE...

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