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What is the course about?
This short course will be give an overview of architectural drawings: what types there are, and how you might use them. We will cover a high-level overview explaining the purpose of different architectural drawings.
Architectural drawings are traditionally used as a method of communication to convey detailed information about a building or architectural idea. Architects and designers will create a variety of different drawing types at different phases of a project.
What will you learn in each video?
- 10 tutorials
- 16 minutes
- No software required
Architectural drawings are traditionally used as a method of communication to convey detailed information about a building or architectural idea. Architects and designers will create a variety of different drawing types at different phases of a project.
When creating an architectural drawing, there are a few key characteristics or features to consider before you begin. In this lesson we will examine 5 things you should consider before starting your drawing.
Plans are perhaps the most common architectural drawing and are a top-down representation of a building or design as seen from a specific point or direction above – like a bird-eye view.
Elevation drawings are typically 2D side on representations of an architectural design. Plan drawings view from the top down, whereas elevation drawings are typically from the font, left right and back sides.
Sections are useful for describing the inside of a building.
Architectural details are a combination of small plan and section drawings that describe how key elements of a building might come together.
Plans, elevations, sections and details are drawings known as 2D orthographic drawings, but there are also a collection of 3D drawings that are typically used to describe architectural designs. One of these is the axonometric drawing, which is a 3D drawings drawn at rotational angles of 30,60,90 or 45,90,45.
Perspective drawings are great tools at communicating what a design or building might look like in real life. They are particularly helpful to people who might not understand technical drawings, and need a quicker and simpler way to understand your design idea.
3D visualisation in architecture has become a key part of the design process, particularly in conceptual design stages, as it allows clients and stakeholders to better understand how a building or design might look in real life.
Diagrams and Sketches are perhaps the most common types of drawings, but are the ones that commonly don’t make it into design presentations or competition entries. They are great tools for quickly communicating simple ideas and working through options in a design.
What are the learning objectives for the course?
- Understand a breadth of typical drawings used by architects
- Demonstrate an understanding of key features of architectural drawings
- Understand a variety of non-traditional architectural communication methods