Massachusetts College of Art and Design

EDAD227 - 01 - Architectural Structures I

Full

Credits

3.0

Term

Jan 19 - May 21

Open Seats

0 of 20

Schedule

Thu 9:00am – 1:00pm

Course Type

Critique

Location

Section

01

Faculty

Armando Plata

Prerequisites

Description

This course introduces construction on a domestic scale through lectures, slides and field trips. Structural calculations include safe selection of building parts by stress analysis, beam equations, and column computations. Students learn sufficient wood and masonry building techniques to design a small wood frame building. Assignments include structural models and calculations.