Architectural Design

In Architectural Design, students gain knowledge and skills specific to those needed to enter a career in architecture and construction or prepare a foundation toward a postsecondary degree in architecture, construction science, drafting, interior design, and landscape architecture. Architectural design includes the knowledge of the design, design history, techniques, and tools related to the production of drawings, renderings, and scaled models for commercial or residential architectural purposes.

NEWS & REMINDERS

 

Office Building Project - 3/25/13
Office Building Project.docx
Microsoft Word document [11.5 KB]

11-26-12 - Sketch Up Project

 

Students will use Sketch Up to create an outdoor event venue of some sort. This could be a skate park, a football stadium, water park, concert venue, or anything they can come up with. 

 

Requirements:

 

Must include color

Must be detailed

Must be complete

 

 

This project is due on Wednesday/Thursday the 28th/29th

AutoCAD Project File 2
AutoCAD Project File 2.zip
Compressed archive in ZIP format [25.3 KB]
AutoCAD Project File
Use this file for part 2 of the AutoCAD Project
AutoCAD Project File.zip
Compressed archive in ZIP format [30.8 KB]

10/8 - 10/17 - Custom Home Project

 

Students will be designing their dream home following the steps given below:

 

Step 1:

  • Make out a list of all the rooms you want in your house
  • Draw out FOUR different bubble diagrams showing how your house could be laid out

Step 2: 

  • Pick your favorite bubble diagram and use it to create your house plan. This will show exactly where all the walls are and how the house will be designed

Step 3:

  • Download the Project File below and start designing your house on the given lot. Remember to organize and layout your house so that it is accessable and useable in the given space
Custom Home Sweet Home3D project file
Set Lot Project.zip
Compressed archive in ZIP format [36.3 KB]

9/19/12 - Architectural Styles Mini Poster Project is due by the end of class on the 19th/20th. NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 21st.

Architectural Styles Mini Poster Project[...]
Microsoft Word document [13.9 KB]

9/19/12 - Reminder, your HAR.com styles activity is due on Wednesday (19th)/Thursday(20th) of this week at the BEGINNING of class

HAR Architectural Style Activity.docx
Microsoft Word document [11.7 KB]

9/17/12 - Please bring back your Architectural History and Styles Worksheet completed. You will be turning this in at the BEGINNING of class

History Styles Worksheet.docx
Microsoft Word document [91.3 KB]

9/10/12 - Remember to bring your posters next class for the partner poster project over your architectural career! 

Grading Rubric for Research Poster
This is the grading rubric that will be used on the partner poster project we did in class Friday 7th and Monday 10th
Grading Rubric_Partner Career Research P[...]
Microsoft Word document [12.8 KB]