I get that contractors like to do things a particular way – as do I – but I can’t understand why preparing more drawings appears to equate to a more expensive product. Our intent when preparing construction documents isn’t to weaponize the drawings, we are simply trying to solve as many questions as possible before construction starts. The contractors we sent these sets to all rolled their eyes and had no qualms expressing their complete lack of interest in ( waving hands over the drawings) “dealing with all this” and I am completely frustrated as to why this is happening. A 4,440 square foot house project that we recently completed had 42 E-size pages in it and had we not stopped to go through a pricing exercise I am confident that we would have added at least 6 more sheets worth of interior details. We prepare a lot of drawings, but it isn’t done for the sake of producing a bigger set. ![]() The reactions I have been getting to my sets lately have not been entirely positive – which seems like a silly thing to say on this podcast – so maybe I should take a moment and clarify. We are going through an exercise in the Residential Studio where we are evaluating what we are drawing and whether it makes sense. There are people who are undoubtedly more qualified to teach on this matter but it would appear that those classes don’t really exist or those people are simply harder to find than I am.įor those of you that enjoy this series, the next installment will be coming out in a week and the topic will be “Architectural Cover Pages” … and it will be the sexiest entry in the series yet. I have been influenced by many people but the reality of it is that I simply do what makes sense to me. Since I have worked in small firms for the majority of my career, I have been given an unreasonable amount of latitude when it comes to how the drawings I prepare appear. For the most part, these are simply me sharing my opinions about why I draw things the way I do – some of which was taught to me as I have moved from one architectural office to another. I’m not sure why I decided to start writing the occasional post on architectural graphics, but I know that they have proven to be some of the more interesting posts on the site (with very active comment sections). Title Blocks ( October 2020 with 54,159 views)įinish Schedules ( January 2021 with 62,064 views)Īrrows or Ticks ( June 2021 with 12,924 views) Window Schedules ( October 2017 with 201,891 views) Wall Types ( August 2017 with 142,039 views) Lineweight (February 2017 with 171,254 views) Reflected Ceiling Plans (January 2017 – this was the first entry into the series with 62,031 views)ĭrawing Alignment and Notes ( January 2017 with 68,830 views) If I wait too long between posting one I will start to receive emails asking when the next one is coming out. I know that if I put one of those posts together it will be positively received. The most popular posts on this site are the architectural graphics 101 series … it’s not even close. The Architectural Graphics Series jump to 10:25 If there were any knowledge gaps that existed, I simply did what I thought best. Everything I know was either learned by looking at other drawing sets once I was out of school and had a job, or someone took the time to discuss it with me during my professional formative years. ![]() How a set is assembled, how it is structured, what sort of drawings should be included, and where they go in the entirety of the set was a topic never discussed during my education. What sort of drawing curriculum exists in architecture schools these days? If I start with the idea of a set of construction drawings, do they have classes that teach people how they are organized and why some drawings exist at one scale versus another? I don’t recall taking any formal or structured classes when I was in school regarding construction drawings. ![]() Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS Welcome to Episode 099: Construction Drawings But construction drawings are getting harder, the sets are getting bigger, more complicated, and we seem to have as many issues as ever. Fundamentally and at their essence, drawings are at the core of what architects do and they allow us to have a conversation with owner’s clients, colleagues, contractors, developers – everyone in our business – without having to say a single word (assuming you do it correctly). A subject matter that we are always dancing around is the creation and preparation of drawings.
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