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Architectural Drafting and Design

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This book is great. It has everything in it you need to know about different architect and design terms. There are also a lot of floor plan sketches in it to show you how they are done. This book has many units on individual topics. The plumbing section is interesting along with the electrical. I reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in studying architect or drafting. This is a great book to solve all of your worries about the field of architecture.

I bought it used (1996 edition)at a bargain rate, in top condition. I'm changing from mechanical to architectural design and the book is priceless for me. It has all the basics, and lots of details. The book is a textbook with assignments and tests. Saves going to class. The focus is on design rather than CAD.

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the Architectural Drafting and Design textbook. It is one of the most comprehensive, clear, well-organized, easy-to-read textbooks of its type. If you plan on preparing to take the test to be ADDA certified, or just desire a great depth and breadth of the subject, this is the book for you. It is an incredible book that you will absolutely love reading and studying. The foundational knowledge and understanding you will gain from it is invaluable and worth every minute of your time. Thank you, David Madsen and Alan Jefferis, for writing it.

The Architectural Drafting and Design book is an awesome book! I used the book when going through college many years ago and thought it was a very well written book then, especially from the standpoint of learning the ENTIRE architectural process and how it applies more specifically to creating construction documents, presentation drawings, and information. Since then I have used the book in my own classes teaching at the local community college and it has proved to be an invaluable resource. This latest version includes the latest techniques and strategies, and work process for the ever evolving architectural world. Kudos to David and Alan for a book well done!

I have looked all over for a book I could use for my drafting class. I started my search in the second week of my class. When we began to discuss roofs and rafter details I knew I needed more info. My instructor assigned "Building Construction Illustrated" by Francis D.K. Ching, a great must have reference book, but not the best stand-alone text book for an Architectural class. I needed more, so I searched for anything I could find on "Roofs" and I found a pdf file which had chapter 20 of "Architectural Drafting and Design." It had just what I have been looking for. I knew that I had to have this book. What I find really helpful about the book were the wonderful colorful illustrations and photographs. The book is written and the other advantages are the end-of-chapter "additional reading" sections which gives a host of links to further info on various topics discussed. The "used" prices (less than $10) makes this book a great bargin, you can't get a better book for ~ $8 in the used market.

Clear, concise, but at the same time well-explained. This is a good book to look back at the aesthetics aspect of designing a house rather than focusing solely on the technical parts.

I was very disappointed with this book. Much of the info was good but many of the work assignments at the end of the chapters were full of mistakes. The measurements were incorrect or the angles were wrong. For someone trying to learn drafting this is a major headache and makes the work a lot harder than it needs to be.

I use this book for school. I've gone through almost the whole thing in 3 months. Some things I need to point out are that,
1. I don't care about hand drafting.
2. The CADD segments should be mixed in; I currently just skip them as there aren't any questions on it.
Anyway, besides that and outdated references, it's a decent book until you hit chapter 42. Chapter 42 on is killer.

This book was like brand new when I got. I'm so happy that I save so much money from buy it on amazon.

Just the book I was looking for. The price was right delivery was fast.
I would buy from Amazon again.