This stellar new edition details step-by-step methods for the design and layout of each type of drawing required for a complete set of architectural plans. This comprehensive handbook also contains a copy of the AutoCAD 2000 direct-to-student software and dwg files of selected plans in the book, supplemented by expanded coverage of CADD and freehand sketching techniques. Readers are challenged to think through and solve numerous design problems while adhering to the latest Universal Building Code, CABO and SBCCI codes; meeting requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act; taking into account the latest NDS wood design standards; and considering the growing popularity of engineered lumber and steel construction.
- ISBN10 0766828603
- ISBN13 9780766828605
- Publish Date 1 January 2001
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 20 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Delmar Cengage Learning
- Edition 4th ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 954
- Language English