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An introductory course where students learn the basics of drafting using conventional and advanced techniques. Measurement, single-view drawing and multi-view drawing are some of the topics covered. Techniques learned in this class will help the student throughout the rest of the architectural pathway.

 MANUAL DRAFTING SKILLS USING                                 

DRAWING BOARD

   T-SQUARE

   TRIANGLES

   COMPASS

SINGLE-VIEW DRAWINGS AND DIMENSIONS

ISOMETRIC DRAWING 

COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING SKILLS USING

AUTOCAD 

MULTIVIEW DRAWING

AUTODESK INVENTOR

3-D MODELING

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING AND DESIGN I

• Students begin to learn the fundamentals of residential architectural design. Housing styles, materials, designing floor plans and space analysis are just some of the topics covered in the first year of the course.

  Software to be learned:

  • AUTOCAD  

  • AUTODESK REVIT 

  • AUTODESK HOMESTYLER

  • GOOGLE SKETCHUP

• Advanced studies in Architecture including Building Information Modeling and Conceptual Design.

 SOFTWARE TO BE LEARNED IN CLASS

• AUTOCAD ARCHITECTURE 

• AUTODESK REVIT 

• AUTODESK HOMESTYLER

• MODEL BUILDING SKILLS