Fundamental Drawing Techniques :: Curriculum

Architectural Design 1 Model

Units:

Orientation/The World of Architecture
- Architectural Styles - Project Introduction (1 of 4)
- Architectural Styles - Project Research (2 of 4)
- Architectural Styles - Project Presentation (3 of 4)
- Architectural Styles - The Grand Finale (4 of 4)
- Amazing Architecture
- Early Traditional Home Styles
- Choose an Architect
  - Which house would you like to live in?
  - Activity #2
Architectural Career Opportunities
- The Architectural Team
- The Engineering Team
Fundamentals of Design
Indoor Living Areas
- 600 Sq. Ft. Cottage - Lesson 1 of 8 (or 12)
- Bedrooms and Bathrooms
- Room Planning Living area
Indoor Living Areas - Cottage Project
- Space Planning
- Kitchen
- Bath
- Living Room
- Bedroom
- Other Miscellaneous Considerations
- Preliminary Sketch
- Final Architectural Floor Plan
- Build the Model (Shoebox)
- Elevations
- Plot Plan
- Vicinity Map
Outdoor Living Areas
Traffic Areas and Patterns
Kitchens
- Architectural Kitchen Design Project - Basic Kitchen Designs & The Work Triangle (1 of 4)
- Architectural Kitchen Design Project - Seven Residential Kitchen Styles (2 of 4)
- Architectural Kitchen Design Project - Countertops & Backsplashes, Door & Drawer Front Styles, And Kitchen Appliances (3 of 4)
  - Hook/anticipatory set
  - Kitchen Countertops/Backsplash and Door & Drawer Styles
- Drawing Requirements/Material Scheduels & Deadlines for the "Architectural Kitchen Design Project" (4 of 4)
General Service Areas
Sleeping Areas
Bubble Diagrams
- Bubble Sketch House Plan
Technical Sketching
- Basic Elements of Straight Line
- 1 point Perspective
  - What is a 1 point Perspective
  - Let's see a perspective
Graphing
- Calculating Square Footage
Architectural Planning
Floor Plan Design and Delineation
- Floor Plan using Revit, Part 1 of 2
- Floor Plan using Revit, Part 2 of 2
  - Teacher will model how to use Revit
  - Students use Revit for their floor plan
- Drawing Walls with AutoCAD - double line tool
- Lesson Plan #4
Electrical Plans
- Creating a Basic Bread Board Electrical Circuit
- Create a Basic Bread Board Series Electrical Circuit
  - Set up for Making a Basic Bread Board Series Circuit
  - Making a Basic Bread Board Series Circuit
- Create a Basic Bread Board Parallel Electrical Circuit
  - Set up for: Creating a Basic Bread Board Parallel Circuit
  - Making a Basic Bread Board Parallel Electrical Circuit
- Create a Bread Board Series and Parallel Electrical Circuit
  - Set up for Making a Basic Bread Series and Parallel Circuit
  - What does a Basic Series Paralell Circuit look like?
- Electrical Plan Using REVIT
  - Creating Electrical Plans
- Electrical Symbols
- Adding Electrical Symbols to a Floor Plan
  - Handouts 15 and 16
Foundation Plans and Construction Details
- Foundation Plan Using REVIT
  - Installing Floors
  - Installing Foundation
- Drawing a foundation section view with AutoCAD
Elevation Designs and Layout
- Interior Elevation Development By: Alan Revilla
- Exterior Elevation Development By: Alan Revilla
- The basic roof plan
Section Plan Layouts
- What is a section view?
Site Plan Design
- Creating a Site Plan
Green Architecture
- Lesson Plan #1
- Insulation Challenge
Fundamental Drawing Techniques
- Drafting a Castle out of Geometric Shapes by Brian Atwater
- Drawing geometric designs with a compass
Roof Planning
- Types of Roofs by Brian Atwater
Structural Design in Architecture
- Keystone Bridge Project by: Michael Baggot
- Stair Design
Architectural Pictorials
- 2 Point Perspective(CAD)
Special Projects-Beginning Level
- Plans for a bird house kit.
- 1/4" Scaled Floor Plan Drawing of Student's Home- lesson 1 of 4
- Students Install Wall Framing of House in Which They Live in - 2 of 4
- Students Build Roof Framing of House in Which They Live in - 3 of 4
- Full Scale Model of Home Students Live In - exterior and roof covering 4 of 4
- Put a car in the garage
Special Projects-Advanced Level
- Barn to Office Conversion - Design Concept

Fundamental Drawing Techniques

Part of Course: Architectural Design 1 Model

Unit Overview / Details

Students will use the most frequently used conventional drawing equipment. They will demonstrate the proper use of scales and learn to read precision measurement instruments.
Students will be able to define the most frequently terms in geometric nomenclaltue and properly apply the elemental principles of geometric construction.

Instructional Hours

Classroom: 15 Hours

Content/Concepts

Use conventional drawing and design equipment
Use scales for measurement on architectural plans
Apply geometric construction
Use CADD software related to archtectural and structural engineering design activities.

California Career and Technical Education Standards

California Career and Technical Education Standards: 11
California Academic Content Standards: Reinforced: 5
All Standards
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Lessons in this Unit

Drafting a Castle out of Geometric Shapes by Brian Atwater
This lesson is designed to be used after students have be taught how to draw 3 to 10 sided geometric shapes. Student will draw a front view of a castle using several geometric shapes.

1 class period
2 Hours
Drawing geometric designs with a compass
Students will draw 4 geometric designs with a bow compass.

1 class period
58 Minutes