Architectural Design, Drafting, and CAD

Architectural Design, Drafting, and CAD allows architects to establish an overall design while also offering insight for architectural drafters and CAD operators who are preparing plans that must reflect appropriate building practices. This text offers technical skills that the drafter must be familiar with in order to tackle design issues, construction processes and building codes. This is an introductory text for all architectural graphic design processes as well as techniques that drafters must know in order to develop a variety of architectural drawings. The text covers current drafting processes, CAD concepts and residential design for a wide range of construction techniques. This book also teaches architectural drafting within the context of construction and design in order to give the reader a practical tool for decision-making within the industry. This text comes illustrated with easy-to-follow, detailed, step-by-step instructions for visual learners as well as explanations of building codes from around the different regions of North America. This text is 704 pages.