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ARCH 478, Spring 2011
CADD + Working Drawings
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Instructor: Ron Wright, AIA LEEDtm
     Principal, Ron Wright & Associates/Architects, P.S.
     www.rwaa.com

e-mail: rwrght@u.washington.edu
Phone: (206) 728-4248

Credits:  4
Room:  Gould 007F
Time:  M-W, 8:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
          F  Lab 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Course Description

This course is an intensive introduction to the use of a Computer Aided Design and Documentation (CADD) system for the development of construction documentation (also known as Working Drawings).  Lectures will consist of instruction on system use combined with discussions regarding the applications and issues affecting the efficient application of CADD to the preparation of architectural working drawings.  The course will include lectures and discussions of process, conventions, composition, coordination, and layout, as well as graphic skill development.

Assignments will focus on the understanding of the material presented.  Exercises will include relevant documentation for the design of a small two story office building. The final exercise will be a set of 11" x 17" drawings of plans for the building, incorporating the work completed in previous exercises .

Students will work with AutoCAD 2011 (or the most current version of the software available).  Individually, each student will produce documentation associated with the production of architectural working drawings.  Skill development will be reinforced through a series of assignments that address specific aspects of architectural drawings (e.g., representation, composition, coordination, layout and dimensioning, etc.).  The primary focus is the use of the 2d aspects of AutoCAD.  Depending upon time available, the basics of 3-D documentation, and possibly some Revit and BIM content will also be covered.

The course will also cover current methodologies for communication of architectural and design firms, including use of the Internet (file transfers, e-mail, obtaining relevant information from the Internet, use of html and graphic files within AutoCAD, etc.).

The general format for the instructional time will be lectures and discussions on Mondays and Wednesdays, and lab sessions on Fridays.  There are a few Friday class days scheduled, which are to be treated as regular class days.  Attendance at lab sessions on Fridays, which are one hour sessions, is required.  You are highly encouraged to make use of lab hours to complete the exercises.

  
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Grading Policy

Students will be evaluated as follows:

20%    Class Participation

Due the cumulative aspect of the contact - each lecture and associated exercise draws upon previous class content - class participation is a primary component to learning the material of this course. 

60%    Demonstrated CAD system skill development, and
          utilization of concepts covered in class as reflected in
          the CAD files and related documentation.

The course will include a series of exercises or assignments that will focus on developing the skills necessary to produce CAD documentation.

20%    Demonstrated understanding and development of
          working drawing components, and displaying an
          understanding of the principles covered with
          regards to working drawings.

A component of evaluation in this area will be one or more written exams.

 

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Due Dates

The exercises in this course are designed to allow us to monitor your skill development and engage in a dialog with you regarding your use of the system and your working drawing development.  As such they lose most of their meaning if they are turned in late, so grades on assignments turned in late will be discounted 50%.  Late is any time after the hour and day on which they are listed as due.  If you don't get an assignment done on time, please turn it in as soon as possible after the due date.  Missing assignments have a significant negative effect on grades.

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Time Commitment

Previous students who have completed this course have uniformly responded to course evaluation questionnaires indicating the need for between 10 and 15 hours per week to be spent on this course.

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 Last Updated:
6/15/10

Contact the instructor at: rwrght@u.washington.edu