Architectural Drafting and Models

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These books were chosen for students of architecture, professional architects, architectural technicians, and draughtsmen in the building industry. These books cover residential and commercial architectural drafting, CAD drawing, design and modeling.

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Architectural Drafting and Models

• Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology
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-Jim Leggitt / Hardcover 208 pages / Published March 2002
This interesting book presents an ingeniously simple drawing approach that combines traditional hand drawing techniques with modern technology. Using all the advantages of current technologies, including cameras, copiers, and printers the author shows you exactly how to improve or gain the skills it takes to produce fast and effective visualizations. Great color photographs help guide you step by step. Use this book to start creating top-quality drawings faster and more effectively. This book presents practical techniques and applications that will improve your drawing skills and help you produce more accurate sketches by incorporating traditional hand drawing methods with today’s technology. Easy-to-follow instructions cover every aspect from the basics of drawing–such as composition, color, shading, shadow, and perspective–up to the most current applications of cameras, copiers, and computers to create and reproduce your work. Includes more than 300 full-color photographs and illustrations.
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• Architectural Working Drawings ~Usually Ships Within 2 to 3 Days
-Ralph W. Liebing / Hardcover 684 pages, 4th Edition / Published September 1999
The fourth edition of this popular classic guide provides clear explanations of why these architectural drawings are required, what they must contain to be relevant, the importance of understanding the drawing intent and content, and how to combine individual drawings into meaningful and construction ready sets of drawings. Using hundreds of real-world examples from a geographically diverse base, this book covers everything from site plans, floor plans, and interior and exterior elevations to wiring schematics, plumbing specifications, and miscellaneous details. Nearly 500 illustrations provide examples of the best and the worst in architectural working drawings.
This new edition of the classic text that has become a standard in the architecture profession that gives students an in-depth understanding and insight for improving architectural working drawings through the integration of traditional guidelines, standards, and fundamentals with today's CAD operations. A new chapter of CAD case studies as well as substantially increased and integrated CAD coverage throughout the book. And with more than 140 new illustrations reflecting the methods for improving CAD drawings.
This addition includes a new chapter on the coordination of working drawings and specifications. And includes the new drawing coordination systems from the Construction Specifications Institute and AIA.
This fourth edition is the ideal guide for students and young professionals who seek a solid foundation and a broad range of knowledge of emerging technologies to prepare for the unpredictable challenges in their careers.
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• A Manual of Construction Documentation: An Illustrated Guide to Preparing Construction Drawings
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-Glenn E. Wiggins / Paperback 222 pages / Published May 1989
This text book is a very good reference for preparing general commercial construction documents. The sheet by sheet instructions are very clear and show the process of putting together a set of architectural drawings. Includes many illustrations for preparing good construction drawings. However, not recommended for residential or for special interiors projects.
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• The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings, 2nd Edition, Study Guide
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-Osamu A. Wakita, Richard M. Linde / Paperback 190 pages, 2nd Edition / Published August 1994
This book is a current, comprehensive introduction to the fundamental skills needed for architectural drafting. Contains material about drafting equipment and office procedures along with the evolution of construction documents and construction techniques. This book will show you what information is needed in a good set of architectural plans. Includes examples of well prepared drawings and details explanations why they are. This latest edition includes new case studies, new chapters on agencies and codes, and tenant improvement. Features more than 800 detailed illustrations.
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• Architectural Working Drawings: Residential and Commercial Buildings
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-William P. Spence / Hardcover 536 pages / Published December 1992
This excellent book presents a detailed comprehensive examination of typical construction methods and the preparation of architectural working drawings for residential and commercial buildings. Covers drafting materials, tools, techniques and tips, electrical plumbing and plans, heating and air conditioning systems and technical sketching. Contains an in-depth discussion of computer graphics hardware and software as well as basic operating procedures for computer design. Chapters include technical vocabulary, study questions and laboratory problems.
Includes many detailed illustrations throughout.
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• Building Architectural Models ~Usually Ships Within 3 to 4 Weeks
-Patricia Demarco, Guy Demarco / Paperback 64 pages / Published October 1999
This book will give you professional insight into designing and producing architectural models. A great primer for the design, construction, and presentation of the three-dimensional model from conceptual drawings. The process begins with the construction of a cube and tetrahedron, and moves on to encompass manufactured modules, a commercial building, a single-story house, and a city rowhouse. Landscaping and presentation details are also provided to make your creations look their absolute best with spectacular results.
Beautiful photography illustrates the step-by-step instructions for the beginning projects, and a colorful gallery of more complex designs that will help to inspire you.
Ideal for use inside or outside the classroom, and perfect for beginners.
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• Design Drawing Experiences, 2000 Edition
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-William Kirby Lockard / Paperback 143 pages / Published January 2000
This book presents a collection of more than 50 exercises that helps students to develop the proficiency and skills in drawing that is required during the design process and to experience the relationship between what is being drawn and what is being designed. These exercises are designed to teach drawing procedures and skills.
Recommended as a companion to the Design Drawing, this book covering both conceptual and representational drawing, and helps students of architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design to master the fundamental elements necessary for the conception, development, refinement, and presentation of a designed space or object. The methods are direct and simplified, breaking down complicated procedures into easily understood steps.
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• Architectural Drafting: Residential and Commercial
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-Thomas L. Obermeyer / Paperback 462 pages / Published December 1992
This book focuses on developing architectural drafting skills, and presents information based on current drafting standards and current trends in the architectural industry. The clearly written text with detailed illustrations are easy to read and follow. Step-by-step procedures are given for laying out and drafting a set of working drawings. This text instructs students on how to prepare sets of drawings in light commercial and residential construction. Basic drafting procedures, project techniques, computer-aided drafting, building materials, problem solving, site plans, floor plans, and schedules are among the up-to-date topics covered. Cut-out models assist students in visualizing buildings in three dimensions. Working drawings are organized in the text so that students can see the complete picture. The models and working drawings include a college library, a fire station, and a skyway house. This book contains numerous end-of-chapter questions and drafting problems as well as abundant illustrations and examples.
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• Residential Architecture: Design and Drafting
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-Ernest R. Weidhaas, Mark D. Weidhaas / Hardcover 735 pages / Published January 1998
This comprehensive text provides a complete overview of residential architectural for beginning and intermediate students. With equal emphasis on design and drafting, this book leads students through the design of a contemporary home from preliminary design to the finished rendering, with relevant plans included in each of the chapters.
The text also explores such contemporary issues as environmental sensitivity, accessibility for the physically challenged, alternate energy sources, radon control, earthquake protection, and construction administration. In addition, a complete set of plans exposes students to commercial construction.
Includes an introduction to computers and the Internet to prepare students for the technological challenges they will encounter in the workforce. An ideal introduction to architectural drafting and design.
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• Working Drawings Handbook ~Usually Ships Within 24 Hours
-Keith Styles / Paperback 144 pages, 3rd Edition / Published November 1995
The latest edition of this comprehensive manual for students of architecture, architects, architectural technicians, and draughtsmen in the building industry, teaches how to produce clear and effective working drawings. Coverage includes techniques and materials as well as the information required on architectural drawings for particular purposes and how to relate that information to specifications and to drawings produced by other specialists.
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• Enhancing CAD Drawings with Photoshop ~Usually Ships Within 24 Hours
-Scott Onstott / Paperback 345 pages, Bk&CD-Rom Edition / Published January 2005
Bring Your CAD Drawings to Life Using Artistic Photoshop Techniques. Enhancing CAD Drawings with Photoshop is the first book to demonstrate how you can use Photoshop to transform CAD drawings into dynamic, attractive presentational pieces that speak to everyone. First, you'll master the basic Photoshop concepts and tools. Then you delve into sophisticated illustrating and compositing techniques. Practical tutorials lead you step-by-step through each process, and a full-color insert featuring before-and-after images is certain to inspire you with ideas and solutions. Includes:

1. Plan your work flow to ensure consistent color printing
2. Work in the digital darkroom and hone your retouching skills
3. Extract entourage objects from photographs and use them in architectural illustrations, renderings, plans, and elevations
4. Enhance your line drawings with color, pattern, gradient, transparency, and shadows
5. Dress up basic elevations using Photoshop's layer style effects, reflection and refraction, and entourage
6. Transfer 3D objects from Autodesk VIZ into image layers in Photoshop
7. Make objects look realistic using layers and clipping groups
8. Transform 3D models into pencil sketches, watercolors, and paintings
9. Share your digital work with your clients via prints, e-mail, the Web, and slideshows
10. Protect and catalog your intellectual property
Bring Your CAD Drawings to Life Using Artistic Photoshop Techniques
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