Architectural Drawing
(Grades 9 - 12 ; 2 Periods a week for one full school year.)
Architectural drawing offers an opportunity to draft an original student design of a vacation cottage. Architectural styles and construction methods are investigated. Students will develop floor plans, elevations, plot plans, foundation plans, electrical plans and wall sections. A perspective rendering in the medium of the student's choice is required. Instruction culminates in the construction of a 1/4" scale presentation model. The student's work will be displayed at the annual Video and Technology Showcase on campus. Students are encouraged to enter their designs in competition at the state level.
This course fulfills the 1/3 additional arts requirement.
Floor Plan Sketch September 19th
1/4" Scale Floor Plan October 17th
(4) 1/4" Elevations January 16th
(Four Drawings are due for the Elevations assignment, so budget your time.)
1/8" Plot Plan January 23rd
1" Wall Section February 20th
1/4" Foundation Plan March 5th
1/4" Electrical Plan April 16th
Perspective Rendering May 7th
1/4" Presentation Model May 28th
Frank Lloyd Wright's Kraus House (Pictured Above)
The Kraus House in Kirkwood, MO, provides JBS Architectural Drawing students the opportunity to tour a classic, restored Usonian home. This home contains all the original Wright-designed furnishings and many of the original textiles.
