ARCH 170 - Graphic Communications: Orthographic Drawings

3 units
2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU

This course introduces students to the fundamental tools and techniques used in professional practice to create architectural drawings. Lectures will present contemporary methods of illustrating form and space through the use of orthrographic drawings such as plan, section, and elevation. Students will survey the development of drawing throughout history as artists and designers found ways to express ideas, present design solutions and create visual narratives.