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Instructor:         Dr. Yasser Mahgoub

Telephone:        24987601

Email:               ymahgoub@yahoo.com

Homepage:       http://ymahgou.fortunecity.com

Place:               Building KH 5

Office Hours:    Sunday and Tuesday 12:00-1:00

Course Catalog Description: Course Catalog Description: Freehand sketching. Architectural black and white rendering using pencil and ink. Rendering in colors (pencil, water, Magic marker and airbrush). Developing perspective views. Architecture presentation. Modeling.

The course continues Architectural Communication 1 efforts to introduce ranges of graphic communication tools, techniques, and conventions designers use to communicate architectural ideas. It covers the following techniques:

·        Freehand sketching (using pencil)

·        Rendering in black and white (using pencil and ink)

·        Advanced architectural presentation techniques (shade and shadow)

·        Developing perspective views (entourage)

·        Advanced architectural communication techniques.

·        Modeling (using paper and balsawood)

·        Rendering in colors (using pencil, watercolor, magic-markers and airbrush)

Prerequisites: Architectural Communication1

1.        Course Objectives: Develop students’ ability to communicate graphics using most of the available architectural representation options and techniques.

2.        Help students understand the rationale behind the usage of a certain representation technique in a particular situation, and help them appreciate the choice of the right technique under particular circumstances.

3.        Enable students to communicate their ideas via the appropriate usage of architectural representation techniques.

Course activities: Workshop, Exercises, Assignments, Readings, and Exams.

Grading:

The weighing of final course grade is as follows:

Classwork                                                                                30%

Homework                                                                               20%

Mid Term Exam                                                                       10%

Final Term Exam                                                                      10%

Final project                                                                             20 %

Attendance, Progress and Participation                                     10%

TOTAL                                                                                    100%

Below 60:         F,                     failure, no credit in the course

60 – 69:           D & D+,          lowest passing mark, work of below average quality

70 – 79;           C- , C & C+,   work of average or medium quality

80 – 89;           B-, B & B+,     work distinctly above average

90 – 100:         A- & A,           unusual excellence

Required Textbooks:

- Architectural Drawing: A visual Compendium of types and methods (3rd Ed), by Rendow Yee (John Wiley & Sons, 2007).

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS

- Architectural Graphics (4th Ed), by Francis D.K. Ching (John Wiley & Sons, 2003).

- Fundamentals of Graphics Communication (3^rd edition), by Gary Robert Bertoline, Eric N Wiebe, and Craig Miller (McGraw-Hill, 2002).

- Architectural Representation Handbook: traditional and digital techniques for graphic communication, by Paul Laseau (McGraw-Hill, 2000).

- Basic Perspective Drawing: a Visual Approach, by John Montague (John Wiley & Sons, 1998).

- Perspective Drawing (2^nd edition), by Kenneth W. Auvil (McGraw-Hill, 1997).

The course fulfils the following National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) requirements:

12.2 Graphic Skills: Ability

PLAGIARISM

The matter of plagiarism is taken very seriously by the Department of Architecture and by the College. We, therefore, wish to draw students’ attention to the fact that any student who submitted work contains the unacknowledged work of another shall be subject to serious academic consequences. The College Council may determine this with regard to the marking of the work, or the entire semester work. Also as determined by the Dean in accordance with the University’s Disciplinary Procedures. The same applies to those students using external help to accomplish their submitted project work.

ATTENDENCE

Attendance is expected in all sessions.  After 2 missing sessions without acceptable excuse, this will result in student receiving 1^st warning; the next 2 missing session will results in student receiving final warning after which the student will be failed in the course.

HAND-IN DATES

Please note that all coursework constitute part of a formal University examination, and therefore only reasons of illness supported by a medical certificate, will be accepted for late-submission.   Any late submission without acceptable reason will be penalized 10% per day of fraction thereof.

LIST OF DRAWING EQUIPMENT

Same as Architectural Communication 1 + A3 and A4 size sketchbooks for exercises.

Final Term Exam: Scheduled on --------- --/06/2009    8:00-10:00 am