This course is INACTIVE
Division
Industrial Technology - DNU
Department
Arch Construction-DNU
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Architecture/Construction
Course Number
130
Course Title
Architectural Graphics
Cross-Referenced Course
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
77.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
77.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Catalog Course Description
A basic course in architectural drawing in which the student studies architectural freehand sketching, elevation and plan rendering techniques, shade, shadow and perspective drawing methods used in architectural renderings. The student also becomes acquainted with the use of various manual and electronic drawing media and color.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- • Shade and shadow principles
- • Sketching entourage
- • Presentation principles
- • Rendering with felt-tipped pens and art markers
- • Rendering with colored pencils / pastels
- • Multimedia rendering (i.e., combining several media including manual and electronic)
- • Incorporate the above elements in several projects, including, but not limited to: o Building Elevations and Sections o Perspective o Site Plans and Floor Plans
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Create building elevations and sections rendered in color using basic techniques
- *Construct a two-point perspective drawing
- Create a perspective rendered in color using basic techniques
- Create site plans and floor plans rendered in color using basic techniques
- Develop basic techniques in the construction of shade and shadow
- Develop basic techniques in the use of textural and tonal contrast
- Develop basic techniques in the use of entourage
- Develop basic techniques in the use of composition
- Develop basic techniques in the use of manual and electronic color media
- Sketch architectural objects/forms
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Assessment is based on performance of periodic lab projects. All assessment of student achievement is left to the discretion of the individual instructor.
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Summer 2007