COURSE CODE: ARC-101
COURSE TITLE: ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
MAJOR: INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
TIMETABLE: TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS (8 periods per week)
TUTOR: DOMENICA RENKO
E-MAIL: d-omis@hotmail.com
SEMESTER: FALL 2010
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course provides the basic principles of
an architectural drawing. Learners learn theoretical motives,
basic measurements, aspects and directions of certain zones,
staircases, analyzing different types of spaces, plans, sections
and elevations of space or object.
2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The course aims to help students to explore and
understand the fundamentals of an architectural drawing. Students
learn to create both technical and theoretical idea of a drawing. They
learn to identify and “read” in a correct way the architectural synthesis
of a drawing.
3. COURSE SCHEDULE AND MATERIAL COVERED:
WEEK 1: 05/10/2010 and 07/10/2010 – INTRODUCTION OF THE
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING | OBJECTS AND SYMBOLISMS
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What this class is about
Objects, elements that need to be used | what are they and
how to use them
Symbolism explanation | what is, how to record and how to
draw
WEEK 2: 12/10/2010 and 14/10/2010 – REVIEW OF LAST SESSION AND
SYNTHESIS OF AN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
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How to prepare the architectural drawing sheet
How to make annotates
Openings, recesses, framings | doors, windows, etc.
WEEK 3: 19/10/2010 and 21/10/2010 – REVIEW OF LAST SESSION | PLAN
OF SPACE
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Plan of space | what is and how to draw
How to “read” a plan
How to analyse a plan of space
WEEK 4: 26/10/2010 – REVIEW OF LAST SESSION | PLAN OF SPACE
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How to produce/draw a correct plan of space
Introduce and explanation of exercise/project 1
WEEK 5: 02/11/2010 and 04/11/2010 – HAND-IN PROJECT 1
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Review of projects | present in class
Correct possible mistakes of project
WEEK 6: 09/11/2010 and 11/11/2010 – BASIC MEASUREMENTS, SCALES
AND PROPORTIONS | SHORT EXERCISE ON SYMBOLISMS
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Measurements | what and how to measure
Scales and proportions of spaces | houses VS apartments |
bedroom VS living room
Human figures and proportions
WEEK 7: 16/11/2010 and 18/11/2010 – REVIEW OF LAST SESSION AND
TWO EXERCISES ON DRAWING TWO DIFFERENT SPACES
WEEK 8: 23/11/2010 and 25/11/2010 – REVIEW OF LAST SESSION AND
DIRECTIONS, ASPECTS AND ZONES
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Space arrangement | space planning
Day and night zones
How spaces/rooms communicate/interact
WEEK 9: 30/11/2010 and 02/12/2010 – ANALYSING DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SPACES AND COMPONENTS
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Kitchen types | the bathroom | the bedroom | the living room |
storage
WEEK 10: 07/11/2010 and 09/11/2010 – DRAWING DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SPACES AND COMPONENTS | SHORT EXERCISE ON KITCHEN TYPES
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How spaces, types and components are drawn
WEEK 11: 14/12/2010 and 16/12/2010 – REVIEW OF LAST SESSION
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Introduce and explanation of exercise/project 2
WEEK 12: 21/12/2010 – HAND-IN PROJECT 2
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Review of projects | presented in class
WEEK 13: 11/01/2011 and 13/01/2011 – REVIEWS AND SMALL EXERCISES
| EXAM PREPARATION
4.
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REQUIRED OBJECTS/DRAWING TOOLS (must always have in class):
Pencils (2H, H, HB, 2B, 4B, etc)
Soft erasers
Ruler 50 or 60cm large
Metric scale (1:10, 1:50, 1:100, 1:200)
Compass
Triangles (60-30-90 and 45-45-90)
“T” shape ruler
Curvilinear ruler (=καμπυλόγραμμο)
Stencils
A3 sheets
Brush
Tracing papers
A3 and A4 or A5 sketch book
A2 or A3 size folder to storage and carry on your drawings
5.
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
The course book/handouts
Magazines, periodicals
Other in-class recommended reading
6.
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GRADING INFORMATION:
Attendance and participation: 10%
In-class exercises: 10%
Project 1: 15%
Project 2: 15%
Final exam: 50%
7. HOW THIS CLASS WORKS: Come to class on time, come
prepared, set-up your tools, choose your position for the rest of
the semester and always come with new material-work to work
with. Sketch, make models, share, explore research and express
ideas, be open and ask questions.