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Residential Architecture Design and Drafting

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ISBN-10: 0827378483

ISBN-13: 9780827378483

Edition: 1st 1999

Authors: Ernest R. Weidhaas, Mark D Weidhaas

List price: $312.95
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This comprehensive text provides a complete overview for beginning and intemediate students. With equal emphasis on design and drafting, the book leads students through the design of a contemporary home from preliminary program to finished rendering, with plans included in relevant chapters. Applied academics are integrated throughout the text, applying math, social studies, science, and communication to the field of architectural drafting. Career profiles give students the perspective they need to plan their own careers. Beyond the basics, the text also explores such contemporary issues as environmental sensitivity, accessibility for the physically challenged, alternate energy sources,…    
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Book details

List price: $312.95
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 1/12/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 735
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.740
Language: English

Mark D. Weidhaas, P.E., is a Project Engineer for Moran & Associates, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO.

To Instructors
To Students
Introduction To Architectural Drafting: Architectural Styling
Architectural Drafting Tools
Sketching
Drafting
Architectural Technique
Computer-Aided Drafting .Architectural Design with CAD
Drawing Conventions: Projections
Multiview Projections
Auxiliary Views
Pictorial Projections
Architectural Lettering
Architectural Dimensioning in English Units
Architectural Dimensioning in Metric Units
Introduction To Architectural Design: Architectural History
Primary Considerations
Financing
The Program
Introduction to Room Design
The Kitchen
Living, Dining, & Sleeping Areas
Service Areas
Preliminary Layout
Working Drawings: Floor Plans
The Plot Plan
Roofs
Elevations & Sections
Windows
Doors
Schedules
Stairways
Fireplaces & Chimneys
Light Construction: Light framing
Structural Calculations
Durability
Electrical-Mechanical Systems: Electrical Conventions
Plumbing
Heating & Air Conditioning
Energy Conservation
Energy Sources
Presentation Drawing: Perspective
Shadows
Architectural Rendering
Entourage
Architectural Models
Commercial Design-Drafting: Commercial Drafting
Design for Accessibility
Design for Acoustics
Fire Protection
The Construction Documents
Career Opportunities in Architectural Fields
Appendices
Index