Careers in Architecture

Careers:

1. Beginning Drafter: Entry level position to gain experience and skill
2. Experienced Drafter: Expected to make construction decisions based on initial designs
3. Positions are available with architects engineers and designers

• Designer: May work under and architect and as a coordinator of many drafters
• Architect: Must be liscensed to practice

1. designs residential and commercial buildings
2. additional schooling beyong highschool required

• Engineer: Work is more technical and requires high level of math and science
• Building Inspector: Check plans to ensure codes and laws have been followed

Engineering Design Process

Elements of the Design Process:

• Problem Identification
• Research phase
• Requirements Specification
• Concept Generation
• Design Phase
• Prototyping Phase
• System Integration
• Maintenance Phase

Steps to the Problem:

• Collect information
• Interpret information
• Organize needs hierarchy
• Determine relative importance of needs
• Review outcomes and process

Requirement Specifications:

Identifies requirements design must satisfy for success

• Marketing Requirements (Custom Needs)
• Engineering Requirements ( Applies to technical aspects , Performance Requirements)

Example Engineering Requirements:

• Performance and Functionality
• Reliability
• Energy

Bubble House Plan

House Plan Summary

The house plan I have chosen to do is 1810 square Ft. This fits perfectly within the requirements that we were given for this assignment. The first floor of my house has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. All of the bedrooms are attached by a single hallway, making all the bedrooms easy to access. In all of the bedrooms there are huge closets, making a lot of storage for the family. When you walk into the house you are able to see the dining room, kitchen and living room all as one. The whole front of the house is following an open concept. This makes the house appear bigger, and everyone can see everything in the house. Behind the kitchen is a dining room and then off of the dining room is the laundry room. The laundry room is then attached to the garage at the back of the house. This makes it more convenient for the family because the utility room can also be used for shoe storage etc. The living room is a nice place for the family to spend time together with a tv and the computer all in the same room.

House Plans

Week 7

Monday - First day back to school after the march break. Uploaded my roller coaster animation to the blog and then started to look at our next project , Making a house

Tuesday- Started to work on our house projects. Found two different house plans and combined them to make my own to fill the requirments of the project. I made a bubble diagram and posted it to my blog

Wednesday- Started to do the floor plan for my house with the correct measurements. Made a note on different architectural careers.

Thursday- Continued to work on the floor plan added doors and windows.

Week 6

Monday - Contiued to work on the roller coaster assignment and started to work on animating it. Tommorrow will be a contiuation of the animation

Tuesday - Contiued to work on roller coaster animation

Wednesday- Finished the roller coaster animation and started to add trees etc in.

Thursday - Finished adding everything in.

Friday - Was not present . Start of march break

Engineering Drawing with AUTOCAD

Engineers: People who use technical means to solve problems. They design products , systems,devices, and structures to improve our living conditions.

Technical Drawing: Used to design and communicate. A clear a precise language. A graphical representation of objects and structures is done using freehand, mechanical, or computer methods.

Design Process:

• Problem Indentification
• Preliminary Ideas
• Design Refinement
• Analysis
• Optimization
• Documentation

Implementation:

• Servicing
• Financing
• Marketing
• Producing
• Planning
• Documenting

Week 5

Monday - Continued to work on the track for the roller coaster in Google SketchUp

Tuesday - Continued to work on track fo rthe roller coaster, accomplished the loop now working on finishing up the track. Tommorrow will be the support

Wednesday- Continued to work on the track , have not gotten to the support yet.

Thursday - reviewed engineering drawing with CAD Application

Friday- Conitued to work on rollercoaster adding support beams

Orthographic Drawing and AutoCad Summary

Orthographic Drawing and AutoCAD
Study Lesson 1-3: Engineering Drawings
Orthographic Projection
 Three standard views – Front, Top, Right
 Isometric view – a 3-Dimensional representation of the part with depth lines drawn at 30° angles
Study Lesson 2-1: CAD/CAM Introduction
CAD – Computer Aided Design
 Advantages of CAD
Easier creation and correction of drawings
o Better visualization of drawings
o Toolbox of drawing aids
o Quick and convenient design analysis
o Simulation and testing of designs
o Increased accuracy
o Improved filing
o Better communication with manufacturing
Isometric view – a 3-Dimensional representation of the part with depth lines drawn at 30° angles
Also Know …
AutCAD LT basics:
1. Review the following tutorials from the class webpage:
 ACAD Intro Tutorial
 ACAD Offset Tutorial
 ACAD Problems
2. Know how to do Assignment #2 from the webpage like the back of your hand!!!
3. Know layers – know how they work and how to manipulate them
4. Know how to start a new document and insert a standard border
5. Know the following icons and how they work
a. line
b. offset
c. mirror
d. trim
e. extend
f. delete
g. layer property manager
h. circle
i. rectangle
j. move

Front View Test

A-12
B-24

C-2

D-22

E-2

F-12

G-2

H-9

I-12

J-22

K-19

L-15

M-15

N-5

O-5

P-1

Q-21

R-19

S-9

T-11