Learn how architects determine dimensions and space requirements using human scale, anthropometry, furniture, circulation, accessibility and building standards.
Learn fixed shading devices in architecture, including overhangs, fins, louvers and egg-crates, with orientation, sizing, materials and examples.
Learn window design in architecture, including types, size, orientation, daylight, ventilation, glazing, shading and practical design guidelines.
Learn how architectural plans, elevations and sections relate, align and communicate the same building through coordinated orthographic drawings.
Learn podium design in architecture, including planning, parking, circulation, structure, fire safety, landscape, services, sustainability and tower integration.
Learn heat transfer in buildings, including conduction, convection, radiation, thermal mass, U-value, glazing, thermal bridges and passive design strategies.
Learn about shading devices in architecture, their types, orientation, sizing, materials, solar control, design principles and real examples.