Architecture Drafting And Design

DRAFTING AND DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION, 9th edition presents architectural drafting and design concepts as practiced by professional architects. With an emphasis on environmental safety, protective measures, expanded coverage of construction design and drawings and chapter objectives, students are able to hone the necessary skills to create a complete set of drawing plans. Abundant appendices provide important reference material, career information, mathematical calculations, standard abbreviations and synonyms. Exciting new material on design principles and procedures along with new entries on smart homes, smart growth, recreational facilities, building information modeling, site planning, ecology, energy conservation, efficiency and sustainability has been added. In addition, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) coverage in an introductory chapter, along with a series of applications throughout, provide examples of how CAD is used to perform specific architectural drafting functions. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Architecture: Drafting and Design is a comprehensive, up-to-date program designed to help students learn and communicate basic principles of architectural design and construction systems. With the broad scope of the content and the multitude of resource materials, courses can easily be designed to fit both beginning and more advanced architectural drafting students.

This resource on architectural drafting introduces the topic specifically for beginning interior designers. This second edition adds a new chapter 14, 'Incorporating the Computer,' which covers integrating software with hand drafting. Content reorganization - like new chapter 3, '2D and 3D' - makes this edition even more intuitive, with specific topics easy to locate.

Binders provide all the instructional material from the Instructor's Manual, plus color transparencies, all in a convenient three-ring binder. G-W Binders have handles and Velcro closures to make them easier to carry between classrooms, office, and home.

This textbook is a comprehensive book designed for use in a first course in architectural design, construction, and drafting. It is concise and clearly written to help students learn the fundamental concepts and skills necessary for architectural planning, designing, and drawing. Special features such as related math and science features are highlighted and emphasized. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

While traditional drafting books focus on architectural and engineering readers, the thoroughly updated and revised Architectural Drafting for Interior Design, Third Edition, incorporates material and examples that are meaningful to today's interior designers. Beginning interior designers will learn how to communicate their ideas graphically with a resource that is designed specifically for them. This book addresses their needs by focusing on topics independent of CAD, such as how to draw a floor plan, how to use it to create an interior elevation, and how to understand the relationship between 2D and 3D drawings. Written with NCIDQ, CIDA and NKBA requirements in mind, this book will provide readers with a strong, standards-based foundation in interior design. New to this Edition: - Enhanced and new worksheets - New design and drafting information, including updated visuals and symbols - Emerging technologies such as photogrammetry and 3D printing STUDIO Features: - Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips - Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary - Download floor plan templates and worksheets to practice your drafting skills Instructor Resources: - The Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, grading rubrics, and a CIDA Professional Standards Matrix mapped to the chapters in the book - The Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter - PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion

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This unique text, which focuses on architectural drafting skills, presents information based on current drafting standards and trend int he architectural industry. A very graphically organized text, it will apeal to both stuents and instructors. The "hand-lettered" text and illustrations are easy to read and relate well to the details. Step-by-step prodcedures are given for laying out and drafting working drawings. This text instructs students to prepare sets of drawings in light commercial and residential construction. Basic drafting procedures, prject assembly techniques, computer-aided drafting, building materials, prblem solving, site plans, floor plans, and schedules are among the up-to-date topics covered. Cut-out models assist students in visualizing buildings in three dimensions. Working drawings are organized inthe text so that students can see the complete picture. The models and working drawings include a college library, a fiew station, and a skyway house. The text contains numerous end-of-chapter questions and drafting problems as well as abundant illustrations and examples. The Instructor's Guide contains learning objectives, answers to end-of-chapter questions, and drafting problems.