Drafting & Design Technology

Program Description:

The Drafting and Design Technology program will provide young people with the skills needed to function in the modern architectural/engineering environment. This program will prepare students to communicate design ideas via architectural drawings, construction documents, and visual presentations. Students will analyze past and modern construction methods and materials. Design documentation will include construction specifications utilizing CSI Standards, cost estimations, and project scheduling. This course will identify all aspects of training/courses students will be required to take in college. The classroom is set up to imitate a modern architectural office. Students will advance through the program based on competency, production, responsibility, and accuracy. All courses utilize the computer drawing programs AutoCAD 2016 and Google SketchUp.

Drafting and Design Technology Staff

Andrew Stevens
Mr. Andrew Stevens

Course Outline:

Exploratory
  • Intro to SketchUp
  • Design and Dream Bedroom
  • Floor Plans and 3D Modeling
Architectural Drafting and Design I
  • Fundamentals of Architecture Design and CAD
  • Elements of Housing Design
  • Construction Technology and Building Models
  • Floor Plans with Relationship to Proportional Rooms
  • Oral Communications
Architectural Drafting and Design II
  • Residential Design and Construction
  • Fundamentals of Building Construction - Foundations and Wood
  • Framing Design and Hands-on Experience Building Construction Models
  • Masonry
  • Concrete
  • Develop a set of construction documents including floor plans, elevations, sections, and details.
Architectural Drafting and Design III
  • Outside and Town Work
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Thesis Project - Choose an Architectural Structure - Green Design

Articulation Agreements for Architectural Drafting and Design:

  • Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
  • New England Institute of Technology
  • Massachusetts Community Colleges

State / National Certifications:

  • OSHA 10 hour Safety Course

Career Pathways and Opportunities:

  • Civil Engineer
  • Construction Manager
  • Drafter
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Industrial Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Landscape Architect
  • Urban and Regional Planners

Architectural Design Students are working at the following companies:

  • KFP Architects Inc., Hingham, MA
  • Commonwealth Sheet Metal, Weymouth, MA
  • Group One Partners, Inc, Boston, MA
  • TLCR Architects, Inc. Weymouth, MA
  • Sandcastle Group, Marshfield, MA
  • Plymouth Rock Studios, Plymouth, MA