ARCH 1015 - Architectural Graphics

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Produce drawings with different fractional scales.
2. Draw textures.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create patterns, hatching, stippling, shading, blending, and tones.

Objectives:

1. Illustrate foreground.
2. Illustrate background.
3. Apply terms associated with monochrome and color illustration.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to generate architectural styles of lettering and numbers.

Objectives:

1. Correctly write letters per architectural styles and standards.
2. Correctly write numbers per architectural styles and standards
3. Correctly write fractions per architectural styles and standards
4. Correctly write decimals per architectural styles and standards

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to illustrate various shadows.

Objectives:

1. Draw ground shadow.
2. Draw a cast shadow in an illustration.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create architectural elements using one- and two-point perspectives.

Objectives:

1. Illustrate two-point perspective setup using the projection method.
2. Define ground line.
3. Define station point.
4. Define picture plane.

Outcome 6: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to construct or illustrate a 3D model.

Objectives:

1. Cut and glue matt board.
2. Create model according to specifications.

Outcome 7: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create projects with different medias on different materials.

Objectives:

1. Draw with Graphite on Vellum.
2. Draw with Ink on Mylar.

Outcome 8: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create projects with various graphic methods.

Objectives:

1. Arrange views.
2. Annotate drawings as required.
3. Present architectural drawings including floor plans, elevations, sections, and perspective drawings.

Outcome 9: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to create a course architectural design portfolio.

Objectives:

1. Present a collection of drawings created in the course.
2. Identify parts of a portfolio.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Textures & Tones
2. Still-Life
3. Materials
4. Entourage, Symbols, Lettering
5. Combining Elements
6. Model
7. Floor Plan
8. Site Plan
9. Section
10. Perspectives
11. Presentation Drawing
12. Portfolio