Architecture

The Architecture Department offers vocational and paraprofessional programs in architectural technology as well as preparation for transfer to four- and five-year architecture programs. The curriculum provides necessary skills for employment in the design and construction fields. Students may prepare for positions as CAD drafting technicians, 3-D project renderers, and other similarly related occupations in public and private sector architecture and construction/building industry related offices. Supplemental courses offer students a broad architectural and general education background and enable them to continue their education in architecture at the university level.

CA 6 AS 6

This certificate is primarily designed to provide the student with the necessary entry-level skills needed for entry into work or to continue their studies into a 4 year University program, where they will work towards gaining a professional degree eventually leading to licensure further down the line. The courses within the program will provide a strong foundation for students to successfully execute their upper division work toward the major in Architecture or a related field. The global business of building/environmental design is continually growing and demand is stable if not growing, particularly in the Bay Area. Students who pursue their Bachelor’s and higher often have greater chances of securing a position in a professional office, especially after gaining some real-world experience, but entry level CAD drafting positions do arise, more often in a related field. Such positions still provide very valuable and useful job/detailing skills which can later be applied as they progress in their educational goals. Architects need to know materials and how things get detailed and go together, and that is true at every level and every aspect of a project, from the smallest of things integrated in a building to the largest and most complex aspects of a building. Students will work with a variety of tools starting with manual drawing tools to develop their visualization/design skills and then advance to various CAD software tools which help them manipulate and refine more complex design ideas and processes. The advancement of digital design and fabrication within the realm of Architectural practice is one such area where this integrative workflow process becomes critical and thus one of the reasons we are developing and integrating this practice more and more into our program. Students will benefit greatly from taking all of the courses in our program because that will provide them with the broadest exposure to all of the skills that are relevant to the creative design/fabrication/build aspect of architecture.

Core Courses ARCH 10 Introduction to Architecture 2 Yr 1, Fall ARCH 13 Architectural Drafting and Design I 4 Yr 1, Fall ARCH 104A Beginning Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) 3 Yr 1, Fall ARCH 23 Architectural Drafting and Design II 4 Yr 1, Spring CONMT 20 Blueprint Reading and Interpretation 3 Yr 1, Spring ARCH 125 Digital Tools for Architecture and Design 3 Yr 1, Spring ARCH 33 Architectural Drafting and Design III 4 Yr 2, Fall ARCH 121A Introduction to Building Information Modeling (BIM) 2 Yr 2, Fall ARCH 43 Architectural Drafting and Design IV 4 Yr 2, Spring ARCH 121B Advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) 2 Yr 2, Spring Select one course from the following: ARCH 103 Materials of Construction 2 Yr 2, Fall CONMT 32 Materials and Methods of Construction 3 Yr 2, Fall Major Requirements 32-33 GE 19 Total Units CA 32-33 Total Units AS 60

The Architecture CA/AS provides students in the Bay area with the necessary skills needed to pursue an entry level position or enter a higher level degree at a 4 and 5 yr. university program, both in and out of state. At the same time it also addresses employment needs in the region by providing opportunities for individuals seeking to add or improve their skills, particularly in the realm of BIM (Building Information Modeling) and CAD computer based software programs. Many students come to Laney specifically for those types of job related skill upgrades and also one of the reasons we do not have as many full program completers as we would like – they come and take only those courses that they feel will help them the most in their current situation or that will help ensure their entry into a 4 or 5 yr. university program.

Diablo Valley College: Certificate of Achievement Daniel R. Abbott 925-969-2373 dabbott@dvc.edu emailed and called them; as 3/20/18 no reply City College of San Francisco: Certificate of Achievement Olallo L Fernandez ofernand@ccsf.edu 415-452-5171 emailed and called them; as 3/20/18 no reply Chabot College: Certificate of Achievement Adrian W. Huang (510)723-7410 ahuang@chabotcollege.edu emailed and called them; as 3/20/18 no reply