Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This course is required for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Architectural Design and Drafting.

Transferability of credit depends entirely upon the institu­tion to which the student wishes to transfer.

Students must be capable of reading and communicating in the English language and may be required to pass a listening competency test administered by the department.

Students who have a documented disability and require a classroom adjustment or accommodation should contact Disability Services www.pcc.edu/disability and provide the Approved Academic Accommodations letter to the Instructor.

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

Apply schematic design strategies to a new light frame commercial project.
Produce professional quality schematic presentation drawings.

This is a studio-based class: assignments, discussions, and seminars will take place in class, and attendance is expected. Assignments will revolve around studio exercises, discussions, out of class assignments and critical reviews.

• Participation in studio work sessions, class discussions and critiques
• Proper and timely completion of class projects, which demonstrate effective use of knowledge
• Evaluation procedures will be presented at the first class meeting.
• Student grades will be based on satisfactory com­ple­tion of assigned projects.

Themes, Concepts, and Issues:

This is a studio-based class: assignments, discussions, and seminars will take place in class, and attendance is expected. Assignments will revolve around studio exercises, discussions, out of class assignments and critical reviews.

Design Development

¨     Review of Schematic Design

¨     Design Development of Floor plans, Elevations and Site plan.

¨     Structural Framing Plan overlays