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Berkeley Global
Develop your skills in hand drafting and sketching with this basic course in line work, lettering and page layouts for architectural drawings. Learn to produce floor plans, elevations and sections for construction and presentation to contractors and clients. Throughout this process, you learn the basics of industry-standard terms, methods of construction, and organization of graphic communication and the architectural vocabulary. The work is all done by hand, with the intent of preparing you for computer-aided work in future classes.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Discuss projects using correct architectural vocabulary and nomenclature
- Create architectural mechanical drawings by hand
- Produce floor and ceiling plans
- Draw elevations and sections that communicate your ideas
- Understand industry standards
What You’ll Learn
- Lettering
- Orthographic drawings
- Floor plans
- Sections
- Paraline drawings
- Interior elevations
How You’ll Learn
- Lectures
- Assigned readings
- Homework assignments
Is This Course Right for You?
This course is ideal if you want to learn to produce floor plans and other architectural drawings by hand.
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Summer enrollment opens on March 20!