ARCH 261 - Commercial Architecture Using Revit with Structural and MEP Applications

Prerequisite: ARCH 115, ENGT 150
Transfers to: CSU

This course is for students pursuing an Associate of Science Degree in Architecture or Architectural Design and Drawing with the intent of transferring and continuing their study of architecture. It presents an intensive study of buildilng information modeling (BIM) applications as they relate to architecture. Utilizing the latest releases of Revit software and technical and architectural drafting conventions learned previously in other courses, students will produce two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) BIM generated commercial architectural drawings and 3D virtual models. Advanced BIM applications extend the fundamentals learned in the Resdiential Architecture Using Revit and 3D Software course (ARCH 260) to include structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing extensions of the Revit software. High technology skills necessary to function as a designer or computer-aided deisgn and drafting (CADD) drafter are emphasized.