1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN
Research Unit for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia
Foundation of Natural and Built Environments
Introduction To Drawing (ARC 30103)
Prerequisite: None
Lecturers: Normah Sulaiman, Ida Mazlan, Wan Muhammad
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Final Project (Individual – 30%)
Orthographic Drawings
Submission date: 3rd June 2014
Introduction
This project introduces students to key people in the built environment and how drawing conventions and
calculation is used in the field. Students will explore and understand the relationship of key people in built
environment and how the application and complexity of drawing convention and skills is applied in the practice
as a means of communication.
Objectives of Project
 To introduce different techniques of drawing in the built environment practice.
Learning Outcomes
 Relate the basic principles and conventions of drawing skill as a communication tool in the construction
industry.
 Apply drawing as a means of communication in order to express three-dimensional space and object
into two- dimensional orthographic drawings.
Tasks
Students will select a space of about 10mx10m (not more) in from the current site. Students are required to produce the
followings on white art block A3 size papers.
- 1 plan
- 2 elevations
-1 section
- 2 details

2. 1. The PLAN and ELEVATION must show everything that is visible and using the appropriate drawing conventions and
representations.
2. The ELEVATIONS related to the plan and site (*approved by their tutor/lecturer) at the scale of 1:50.
3. TWO details of elements related to the site (*approved by their tutor/lecturer) at the scale of 1:20 or 1:10
Once completed, students need to compose these drawings as presentation drawings in TWO A2 board.
“Drawings” are presentation drawings. The presentation board must have title, introduction, annotations, labeling and scale,
using proper symbols and drawing conventions. You may color but it must be in an architectural technique.
Submission Requirement
1. All drawings and sketches must be to scale and must be hand drawn.
2. All drawings must be drawn using felt tip pens for the final drawing submission.
3. All drawings must show proper drawing conventions, line weight, labelling, title, scale, north point, dimension and
composition.
Presentation boards and all drawings must be complete by –
3rd June 2014.
Reminder: This is individual component.
4. All preliminary drawings must be drawn using butter paper and using pencils to be submitted together during the
submission day. Each preliminary drawing must be signed by lecturers during tutorial session.
5. The submitting documents should be between 5- 7 pieces of A3 paper. All must be compiled and arranged
accordingly and to be comb or wire bound.
6. All presentation boards, measuring sketches, doodles, in class assignments and sketches during the process
should be placed scanned for your e-portfolio purposes to show the process of preparing the drawing