1. Building Construction 1
Lecture 6 – Week 7
Building Methods 1

2. Assignment 2 – 10/3/2010 Submit on 17/3/2010
Arch 205
Assignment 2 – 10/3/2010 Submit on 17/3/2010
Homework Assignment 2
Building Construction 1 – Arch 205
10 March 2010
Please read Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 in the textbook. Next week’s lecture will review Chapter 4, the following week will review chapter 5.
Answer the following questions:
Review the pictures below. They show 2 methods of building houses from wood, One is called Balloon Framing and the other is called Platform framing.
Can you name five things that are different between these?
Semester Project
Submit 3 concepts
and the floor plans
From the concept you select to design for
your house
next class, 17/3/2010
Each of these 2
Submittals is
worth 10 pts out of
100 total on the
Project mark. Late
Submittals get a Zero.