Class Info

  • Date: Thursday March 17, 2022
  • Meeting: Voorhees Building, Room 305, 3rd floor

To-Do Before Class

Topics

  • Architectural drawing views: Elevation, Plan, + Section
  • Coordinating drawing views of a building

Objectives

  • Demonstrate proficiency in the use of various scales, line weights and views in architectural drawing
  • Practice using tools for architectural analysis
  • Demonstrate understanding of 3 basic 2-D architectural drawing views

Activities

  • Review PROJECT 1 – Plan + Section; Elevations
    • Discuss + draw drawing labels, symbols, dimensioning
    • Review architectural drawing “Tips” from video
  • Review architectural terminology of week 1 – week 5
    • Discuss the difference between description vs. analysis
  • Prepare for Midterm Exam next week

To-Do After Class

  • Complete assignments to date
  • Prepare for Midterm Exam
    • Exam will be to draw a small building similar to the prior assignment, using dimensions I will provide on the exam.
    • There will also be a short building description where you must use vocabulary terms from the assignment last week.
    • The vocabulary terms are on slide deck week 5 here