Syllabus

Connect land sustainability principles to indigenous knowledge.

Use storytelling to share knowledge with others
Describe the four pillars of sustainability and how they connect
Identify the impact of indigenous knowledge in regard to land teachings
Explain the relationship between the four pillars and indigenous knowledge and perspectives

Recognize safety hazards and describe appropriate personal safety equipment on a worksite.

Identify and explain the steps required to complete a basic site analysis

List the legal property documents required
Describe the physical site appearance
Explain the connection of the spiritual world to the proposed physical design of the project
Explain how basic site analysis connects to indigenous land sustainability beliefs
Identify potential career paths in landscape architecture and site work

Explain the steps taken when completing Functional Programming

Define the problem
Identify the factors that determine the intended use of a building
List the desired features of the completed building
Generate ideas and inspiration from precedent research
Identify the physical requirements for services and materials
Explain how indigenous land sustainability beliefs have an impact of the design of the building
Identify potential career paths in architecture

Complete a high-level budget for a scheduled building project

Diagram the connection between the project budget and the project schedule
List all factors influencing the budget and the schedule
Identify existing market costs to use as a guide
Complete a basic budget spreadsheet
Identify budget items that may be impacted by indigenous land sustainability beliefs
Identify potential career paths in construction management

Represent an idea for a community project as a conceptual sketch

Define a conceptual sketch
Determine what is included in a conceptual sketch
Identify the different methods of creating a conceptual sketch
Create a simple conceptual sketch
Explain how indigenous land sustainability beliefs may influence the conceptual sketch
Identify potential career paths in design visualization and graphic design

Create a model of the conceptual sketch

Define basic architectural language
Layout a space that includes basic components of a building
Adapt the conceptual sketches into a physical model and document the progression of the design
Explain how this model supports indigenous land sustainability beliefs

Utilize architectural drafting conventions to prepare a basic drawing package

Create a 3D model using both digital and physical tools

Use metric and imperial measurements to correctly calculate required dimensions etc.
Use basic measuring tools
Use different materials to create a 3D model of a building
Identify commonly used digital and physical massing and sculpting methods
Identify potential career paths related to 3D modeling

Identify the specifications related to construction drawings

Use standard construction drawing standards and conventions in a detailed drawing package:
- Plan
- Section
- Elevations
- Typical and Unique Details
- Basic Specifications
- Descriptive Diagrams
Illustrate basic understanding of building science and sustainable building practices in a drawing package
Explain basic dimensioning, annotation, and specifications of a building
Complete a 2D and 3D representation of the building
Identify potential career paths related to architectural drafting