Welcome to the Spring semester of Architecture Drawing 1. I will post photos of activities and projects as well as supplemental information for class on this blog. Students will also be creating a blog of current projects and linking it to this class website.
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A great site that explains steps and considerations when designing a house. Bubble Diagrams help with space planning. Consider social, service and private zones and the circulation between the zones. A great organization in Atlanta. Southface promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance.
Link to passive solar resources for use with house design. How you orient your house on the site matters. Use passive solar concepts in your design. Research Architectural Precedents – At least 3 examples related to your project: pool house or library. Include photos and examples of plans, sections, and elevations. Often the best images for architectural elevations, plans, diagrams, and drawings are found in books and articles. Other places to look include:
archINFORM - The International Architecture Database containing the largest online collection about worldwide architects and buildings from past to present. Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) - These collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies. It is comprised of more than 350,000 measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from Pre-Columbian times to the twentieth century. Women in Drafting and CAD Scholarship. Check it out!
Deadline to apply September 14. Link to the Cobb County GIS Link to Autodesk Education Community. Students can download free AutoCAD, Revit and Inventor software.
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