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An in­tro­duc­tion to basic ma­te­ri­als of con­struc­tion and the fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­pals of hand draft­ing and sys­tem analy­sis. The course­work in­cludes sur­vey­ing ex­ist­ing con­di­tions, de­vel­op­ment of plans, el­e­va­tions, and sec­tions, and basic de­tails as well as the study of ma­te­r­ial prop­er­ties and ap­pli­ca­tions.

An introduction to basic materials of construction and the fundamental principals of hand drafting and system analysis. The coursework includes surveying existing conditions, development of plans, elevations, and sections, and basic details as well as the study of material properties and applications.

The In­tro­duc­tion to Ar­chi­tec­ture pro­vides the foun­da­tions for a “vi­sual lit­er­acy” of the built en­vi­ron­ment. Using New York City as a liv­ing lab­o­ra­tory, stu­dents ex­plore con­cepts of de­sign, com­po­si­tion, and con­struc­tion in the con­text of the city through their di­rect ex­pe­ri­ence of build­ings. By prac­tic­ing the basic skills of draft­ing, sketch­ing, and read­ing about build­ings, and with the op­por­tu­nity to pre­sent their un­der­stand­ings to oth­ers through writ­ten as­sign­ments and ver­bal pre­sen­ta­tions, stu­dents will de­velop meth­ods of rep­re­sent­ing and pre­sent­ing ar­chi­tec­ture ver­bally and graph­i­cally.

The Introduction to Architecture provides the foundations for a “visual literacy” of the built environment. Using New York City as a living laboratory, students explore concepts of design, composition, and construction in the context of the city through their direct experience of buildings. By practicing the basic skills of drafting, sketching, and reading about buildings, and with the opportunity to present their understandings to others through written assignments and verbal presentations, students will develop methods of representing and presenting architecture verbally and graphically.