Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This introductory drawing course is designed for Building Construction Technology students and anyone interested in developing architectural hand-drafting skills. It is a required course for all certificates and degrees in Building Construction Technology.

The transferability of credits depends entirely on the policies of the institution to which a student wishes to transfer.

Students with disabilities who need accommodations should arrange to meet with the instructor outside of class to discuss their specific requests. Required documentation of the disability will be reviewed by the Office for Students with Disabilities before any accommodations are granted.

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Use architectural drafting terminology and graphics.
2. Apply basic architectural drafting skills that communicate an intent to build. 

Through a series of drawing projects, students will demonstrate an understanding of architectural drawings including lettering, line quality, and line meaning, how to draw a plan, a building section, an elevation, a construction detail, and an axonometric drawing.

Students will demonstrate time management skills by completing deadlines for their projects. By producing drawings throughout the term, students will demonstrate an ability to follow complex instructions. 

Course material will be presented in lecture using multimedia and through demonstrations of hand-drafting techniques with industry-standard drawings provided. The lecture will be followed by lab time where students will demonstrate knowledge of the concepts presented in that week's class on topics like plans, sections, elevations, details, and axons.