Reading Architectural Working Drawings: Residential and Light Construction

by Edward J. Muller, Philip A. Grau III

This workbook is ideal for those who want to refresh or test their knowledge base for reading today's architectural working drawings--including the full range of currently-used traditional and more modern procedures and techniques, terminology, etc. Features real working drawings (reduced to a manageable size), and worksheets covering the essentials of drawing, mathematics, geometry, terminology, materials, and systems--all focused around the details of residential and light construction. Includes a section on Computer-Aided Drafting--contemporary computer systems, hardware and software, and the Internet in design and construction. A section specifications covers the changes made in the 1995 edition of CSI Masterformat and Manual of Practice. For architects, designers, and construction personnel who want a refresher or up-date.

330 pages, Spiral-bound

First published August 13, 1971

About the author

Edward John Muller (1916–