Credit Points: 15
Study Time: 150

This unit is designed to give a grounding in the skills of measured drawing and drafting. An existing building is visited, drawn and measured according to the conventions of architectural drawing. Site visits also introduce the issues of site health and safety and require an element of group collaboration.

These skills allow the drafting of an accurate representation of a structure for record and design purposes. The drafting of these drawings requires an understanding of the act of drawing. These first drawings are used to understand the issues of digital drafting.

Method of delivery
Lectures, seminars, studio projects, visits.

Aims

A1 To introduce the skills of site survey and documentation.
A2 To develop skill of measured drawing.
A3 To introduce digital drafting and presentation.

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will be able to demonstrate: 

LO1 Knowledge of site survey skills and issues 
LO2 Knowledge of measured drawing conventions 
LO3 Knowledge of digital drafting and presentation 

Method of delivery
Lectures, demonstrations, studio projects, visits.

Reference Material

Key
Ching, Francis DK (1996). Architectural graphics. John Wiley & Sons
Chitham, Robert (1980) Measured Drawing for Architects London: The Architectural Press
Kasprisin, R. and Pettinari, J. (1995). Visual thinking for architects and designers: visualizing context in design. New York: John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
Powell, H. and Leatherbarrow, D. (1983). Masterpieces of architectural drawing. New York: Abbeville
Yee, R. (2007). Architectural drawing: a visual compendium of types and methods. 3rd rev ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recommended
Additional texts depend on software used.

Web
V&A and RIBA Drawing Collections 
Carlo Scarpa (archive of drawings, Italian and English)