BCN 1272 - Blueprint Reading

Engineering and Building Arts Department

Credit(s): 2
Contact Hours: 32
Effective Term Fall 2004 (340)

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the reading and interpretation of architectural working drawings. Topics include history of recorded drawings, architectural and structural details, materials, structural, mechanical and electrical systems and related building code requirements. Emphasis is on residential plans.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will understand the history of recorded architectural drawings by explaining the history of architectural working drawings.
  2. The student will understand the order and hierarchy of architectural working drawings by organizing into proper order a random set of blueprints, according to accepted standards of practice.
  3. The student will read and interpret architectural materials and details by:
    1. identifying the architectural materials used in the construction from a given set of blueprints.
    2. identifying the architectural details used in the construction from a given a set of blueprints.
  4. The student will read and interpret structural systems and details by:
    1. identifying the structural systems used in the construction from a given a set of blueprints.
    2. identifying the structural details used in the construction from a given a set of blueprints.
  5. The student will read and interpret mechanical systems by:
    1. identifying the mechanical systems used in the construction from a given a set of blueprints.
    2. discussing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative mechanical systems that could be used in the construction.
  6. The student will read and interpret electrical systems by identifying the electrical systems used in the construction from a given set of blueprints.
  7. The student will be aware of some of the building code requirements affecting architectural working drawings by discussing the required building code requirements affecting the design and construction of a residence from a given set of blueprints.
  8. The student will understand building dimensions, room sizes and heights by:
    1. calculating the gross area of the building from a given a set of blueprints.
    2. calculating the net area of the rooms from a given a set of blueprints.
    3. identifying the room sizes and heights from a given a set of blueprints.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 80% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors

History of Changes

DBT 5/16/95, Eff Sess. 19951 3 YR Review 1999-2000. Effective 20041 (0340 PeopleSoft). 3 Year Review 2007.
C&I Approval: 05/25/2004, BOT Approval: 06/22/2004, Effective Term: Fall 2004 (340)

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